Chandogya Upanishad — Chapter 8

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atha yad idam asmin brahmapure daharaṃ puṇḍarīkaṃ veśma daharo 'sminn antarākāsaḥ | tasmin yad antas tad anveṣṭavyaṃ tad vāva vijijñāsitavyam iti

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taṃ ced brūyur yad idam asmin brahmapure daharaṃ puṇḍarīkaṃ veśma daharo 'sminn antarākāśaḥ kiṃ tad atra vidyate yad anveṣṭavyaṃ yad vāva vijijñāsitavyam iti | sa brūyāt

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yāvān vā ayam ākāśas tāvān eṣo 'ntarhṛdaya ākāśaḥ | ubhe 'smin dyāvāpṛthivī antar eva samāhite | ubhāv agniś ca vāyuś ca sūryācandramasāv ubhau vidyun nakṣatrāṇi | yac cāsyehāsti yac ca nāsti sarvaṃ tad asmin samāhitam iti

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taṃ ced brūyur asmiṃś cedaṃ brahmapure sarvaṃ samāhitaṃ sarvāṇi ca bhūtāni sarve ca kāmā yad enaj jarā vāpnoti pradhvaṃsate vā kiṃ tato 'tiśiṣyata iti

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sa brūyāt | nāsya jarayaitaj jīryati na vadhenāsya hanyate | etat satyaṃ brahmapuram asmin kāmāḥ samāhitāḥ | eṣa ātmāpahatapāpmā vijaro vimṛtyur viśoko vijighatso 'pipāsaḥ satyakāmaḥ satyasaṃkalpaḥ | yathā hy eveha prajā anvāviśanti yathānuśāsanam | yaṃ yam antam abhikāmā bhavanti yaṃ janapadaṃ yaṃ kṣetrabhāgaṃ taṃ tam evopajīvanti

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tad yatheha karmajito lokaḥ kṣīyata evam evāmutra puṇyajito lokaḥ kṣīyate | tad ya ihātmānam ananuvidya vrajanty etāṃś ca satyān kāmāṃs teṣāṃ sarveṣu lokeṣv akāmacāro bhavati | atha ya ihātmānam anivudya vrajanty etaṃś ca satyān kāmāṃs teṣāṃ sarveṣu lokeṣu kāmacāro bhavati

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sa yadi pitṛlokakāmo bhavati | saṃkalpād evāsya pitaraḥ samuttiṣṭhanti | tena pitṛlokena saṃpanno mahīyate

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yaṃ yam antam abhikāmo bhavati | yaṃ kāmaṃ kāmayate | so 'sya saṃkalpād eva samuttiṣṭhati | tena saṃpanno mahīyate

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atha yadi mātṛlokakāmo bhavati | saṃkalpād evāsya mātaraḥ samuttiṣṭhanti | tena mātṛlokena saṃpanno mahīyate

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atha yadi bhrātṛlokakāmo bhavati | saṃkalpād evāsya bhrātaraḥ samuttiṣṭhanti | tena bhrātṛlokena saṃpanno mahīyate

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atha yadi svasṛlokakāmo bhavati | saṃkalpād evāsya svasāraḥ samuttiṣṭhanti | tena svasṛlokena saṃpanno mahīyate

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atha yadi sakhilokakāmo bhavati | saṃkalpād evāsya sakhāyaḥ samuttiṣṭhanti | tena sakhilokena saṃpanno mahīyate

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atha yadi gandhamālyalokakāmo bhavati | saṃkalpād evāsya gandhamālye samuttiṣṭhataḥ | tena gandhamālyalokena saṃpanno mahīyate

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atha yady annapānalokakāmo bhavati | saṃkalpād evāsyānnapāne samuttiṣṭhataḥ | tenānnapānalokena saṃpanno mahīyate

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atha yadi gītavāditalokakāmo bhavati | saṃkalpād evāsya gītavādite samuttiṣṭhataḥ | tena gītavāditalokena saṃpanno mahīyate

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atha yadi strīlokakāmo bhavati | saṃkalpād evāsya striyaḥ samuttiṣṭhanti | tena strīlokena saṃpanno mahīyate

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ta ime satyāḥ kāmā anṛtāpidhānāḥ | teṣāṃ satyānāṃ satām anṛtam apidhānam | yo yo hy asyetaḥ praiti na tam iha darśanāya labhate

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atha ye cāsyeha jīvā ye ca pretā yac cānyad icchan na labhate sarvaṃ tad atra gatvā vindate | atra hy asyaite satyāḥ kāmā anṛtāpidhānāḥ | tad yathāpi hiraṇyanidhiṃ nihitam akṣetrajñā upary upari sañcaranto na vindeyuḥ | evam evemāḥ sarvāḥ prajā ahar ahar gacchantya etaṃ brahmalokaṃ na vindanty anṛtena hi pratyūḍhāḥ

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sa vā eṣa ātmā hṛdi | tasyaitad eva niruktaṃ hṛdy ayam iti tasmād dhṛd ayam | ahar ahar vā evaṃvit svargaṃ lokam eti

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atha ya eṣa saṃprasādo 'smāc charīrāt samutthāya paraṃ jyotir upasaṃpadya svena rūpenābhiniṣpadyata eṣa ātmeti hovāca | etad amṛtam abhayam etad brahmeti | tasya ha vā etasya brahmaṇo nāma satyam iti

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atha ya ātmā sa setur dhṛtir eṣāṃ lokānām asaṃbhedāya | naitaṃ setum ahorātre tarato na jarā na mṛtyur na śoko na sukṛtam | sarve pāpmāno 'to nivartante | apahatapāpmā hy eṣa brahmalokaḥ

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tasmād vā etaṃ setuṃ tīrtvā andhaḥ sann anandho bhavati | viddhaḥ sann aviddho bhavati | upatāpī sann anupatāpī bhavati | tasmād vā etaṃ setuṃ tīrtvā api naktam ahar evābhiniṣpadyate | sakṛd vibhāto hy evaiṣa brahmalokaḥ

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tad ya evaitaṃ brahmalokaṃ brahmacaryeṇānuvindanti teṣām evaiṣa brahmalokaḥ | teṣāṃ sarveṣu lokeṣu kāmacāro bhavati

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atha yad yajña ity ācakṣate brahmacaryam eva tat | brahmacaryeṇa hy eva yo jñātā taṃ vindate | atha yad iṣṭam ity ācakṣate brahmacaryam eva tat | brahmacaryeṇa hy eveṣṭvātmānam anuvindate

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atha yat sattrāyaṇam ity ācakṣate brahmacaryam eva tat | brahmacaryeṇa hy eva sata ātmanas trāṇaṃ vindate | atha yan maunam ity ācakṣate brahmacaryam eva tat | brahmacaryeṇa hy evātmānam anuvidya manute

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atha yad anāśakāyanam ity ācakṣate brahmacaryam eva tat | eṣa hy ātmā na naśyati yaṃ brahmacaryeṇānuvindate | atha yad araṇyāyanam ity ācakṣate brahmacaryam eva tat | tat araś ca ha vai ṇyaś cārṇavau brahmaloke tṛtīyasyām ito divi | tad airaṃmadīyaṃ saraḥ | tad aśvatthaḥ somasavanaḥ | tad aparājitā pūr brahmaṇaḥ prabhuvimitaṃ hiraṇmayam

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tad ya evaitāv araṃ ca ṇyaṃ cārṇavau brahmaloke brahmacaryeṇānuvindanti teṣām evaiṣa brahmalokaḥ | teṣāṃ sarveṣu lokeṣu kāmacāro bhavati

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atha yā etā hṛdayasya nāḍyas tāḥ piṅgalasyāṇimnas tiṣṭhanti śuklasya nīlasya pītasya lohitasyeti | asau vādityaḥ piṅgala eṣa śukla eṣa nīla eṣa pīta eṣa lohitaḥ

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tad yathā mahāpatha ātata ubhau grāmau gacchatīmaṃ cāmuṃ caivam evaitā ādityasya raśmaya ubhau lokau gacchantīmaṃ cāmuṃ ca | amuṣmād ādityāt pratāyante tā āsu nāḍīṣu sṛptāḥ | ābhyo nāḍībhyaḥ pratāyante te 'muṣminn āditye sṛptāḥ

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tad yatraitat suptaḥ samastaḥ saṃprasannaḥ svapnaṃ na vijānāti | āsu tadā nāḍīṣu sṛpto bhavati | taṃ na kaścana pāpmā spṛśati | tejasā hi tadā saṃpanno bhavati

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atha yatraitad abalimānaṃ nīto bhavati | tam abhita āsīnā āhur jānāsi māṃ jānāsi mām iti | sa yāvad asmāc charīrād anutkrānto bhavati | tāvaj jānāti

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atha yatraitad asmāc charīrād utkrāmati | athaitair eva raśmibhir ūrdhvam ākramate | sa om iti vā hod vā mīyate | sa yāvat kṣipyen manas tāvad ādityaṃ gacchati | etad vai khalu lokadvāraṃ viduṣāṃ prapadanaṃ nirodho 'viduṣām

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tad eṣa ślokaḥ | śataṃ caikā ca hṛdayasya nāḍyas tāsāṃ mūrdhānam abhiniḥsṛtaikā | tayordhvam āyann amṛtatvam eti viṣvaṅṅ anyā utkramaṇe bhavanty utkramaṇe bhavanti

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ya ātmā apahatapāpmā vijaro vimṛtyur viśoko vijighatso 'pipāsaḥ satyakāmaḥ satyasaṃkalpaḥ so 'nveṣṭavyaḥ sa vijijñāsitavyaḥ | sa sarvāṃś ca lokān āpnoti sarvāṃś ca kāmān yas tam ātmānam anuvidya vijānātīti ha prajāpatir uvāca

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tad dhobhaye devāsurā anububudhire | te hocur hanta tam ātmaānam anvecchāmo yam ātmānam anviṣya sarvāṃś ca lokān āpnoti sarvāṃś ca kāmān iti | indro haiva devānām abhipravavrāja virocano 'surāṇām | tau hāsaṃvidānāv eva samitpāṇī prajāpatisakāśam ājagmatuḥ

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tau ha dvātriṃśataṃ varṣāṇi brahmacaryam ūṣatuḥ | tau ha prajāpatir uvāca | kim icchantāv avāstam iti | tau hocatur ya ātmā apahatapāpmā vijaro vimṛtyur viśoko vijighatso 'pipāsaḥ satyakāmaḥ satyasaṃkalpaḥ so 'nveṣṭavyaḥ sa vijijñāsitavyaḥ | sa sarvāṃś ca lokān āpnoti sarvāṃś ca kāmān yas tam ātmānam anuvidya vijānātīti bhagavato vaco vedayante | tam icchantāv avāstam iti

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tau ha prajāpatir uvāca ya eṣo 'kṣiṇi puruṣo dṛṣyata eṣa ātmeti hovāca | etad amṛtam abhayam etad brahmeti | atha yo 'yaṃ bhagavo 'psu parikhyāyate yaś cāyam ādarśe katama eṣa iti | eṣa u evaiṣu sarveṣvannteṣu parikhyāyata iti hovāca

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udaśarāva ātmānam avekṣya yad ātmano na vijānīthas tan me prabrūtam iti | tau hodaśarāve 'vekṣāṃ cakrāte | tau ha prajāpatir uvāca kiṃ paśyatha iti | tau hocatuḥ sarvam evedam āvāṃ bhagava ātmānaṃ paśyāva ā lomabhyaḥ ā nakhebhyaḥ pratirūpam iti

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tau ha prajāpatir uvāca sādhvalaṃkṛtau suvasanau pariṣkṛtau bhūtvodaśarāve 'vekṣethām iti | tau ha sādhvalaṃkṛtau suvasanau pariṣkṛtau bhūtvodaśarāve 'vekṣāṃ cakrāte | tau ha prajāpatir uvāca kiṃ paśyatha iti

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tau hocatur yathaivedam āvāṃ bhagavaḥ sādhvalaṃkṛtau suvasanau pariṣkṛtau sva evam evemau bhagavaḥ sādhvallaṃkṛtau suvasanau pariṣkṛtāv iti | eṣa ātmeti hovāca | etad amṛtam abhayam etad brahmeti | tau ha śāntahṛdayau pravavrajatuḥ

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tau hānvīkṣya prajāpatir uvāca | anupalabhyātmānam ananuvidya vrajato yatara etadupaniṣado bhaviṣyanti devā vā asurā vā te parābhaviṣyantīti | sa ha śāntahṛdaya eva virocano 'surāñ jagāma | tebhyo haitām upaniṣadaṃ provāca ātmaiveha mahayya ātmā paricaryaḥ | ātmānam eveha mahayann ātmānaṃ paricarann ubhau lokāv āpnotīmaṃ cāmuṃ ceti

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tasmād apyaddyehādadānam aśraddadhānam ayajamānam āhur āsuro bateti | asurāṇāṃ hy eṣopaniṣat | pretasya śarīraṃ bhikṣayā vasanenālaṃkāreṇeti saṃskurvanti | etena hy ammuṃ lokaṃ jeṣyanto manyante

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atha hendro 'prāpyaiva devān etad bhayaṃ dadarśa | yathaiva khalv ayam asmiñ charīre sādhvalaṃkṛte sādhvalaṃkṛto bhavati suvasane suvasanaḥ pariṣkṛte pariṣkṛta evam evāyam asminn andhe 'ndho bhavati srāme srāmaḥ parivṛkṇe parivṛkṇaḥ | asyaiva śarīrasya nāśam anv eṣa naśyati | nāham atra bhogyaṃ paśyāmīti

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sa samitpāṇiḥ punar eyāya | taṃ ha prajāpatir uvāca | maghavan yac chāntahṛdayaḥ prāvrājīḥ sārdhaṃ virocanena kim icchan punar āgama iti | sa hovāca yathā eva khalvayyaṃ bhagavo 'smiñ charīre sādhvalaṃkṛte sādhvalaṃkṛto bhavati suvasane suvasanaḥ pariṣkṛte pariṣkṛta evam evāyam asminn andhe 'ndho bhavati srāme srāmaḥ parivṛkṇe parivṛkṇaḥ | asyaiva śarīrasya nāśam anv eṣa naśyati | nāham atra bhogyaṃ paśyāmīti

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evam evaiṣa maghavann iti hovāca | etaṃ tv eva te bhūyo 'nuvyākhyāsyāmi | vasāparāṇi dvātriṃśataṃ varṣāṇīti | sa hāparāṇi dvātriṃśataṃ varṣāṇyuvāsa | tasmai hovāca

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ya eṣa svapne mahīyamānaś caraty eṣa ātmeti hovāca | etad amṛtam abhayam etad brahmeti | sa ha śāntahṛdayaḥ pravavrāja | sa hāprāpyaiva devān etad bhayaṃ dadarśa | tad yady apīdaṃ śarīram andhaṃ bhavaty anandhaḥ sa bhavati yadi srāmam asrāmaḥ | naivaiṣo 'sya doṣeṇa duṣyati

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sa samitpāṇiḥ punar eyāya | taṃ ha prajāpatir uvāca - maghavan yac chāntahṛdayaḥ prāvrājīḥ kim icchan punar āgama iti | sa hovāca nāha khalv ayaṃ bhagava evaṃ saṃpraty ātmānaṃ jānāty ayam aham asmīti | no evemāni bhūtāni | vināśam evāpīto bhavati | nāham atra bhogyaṃ paśyāmīti

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maghavan martyaṃ vā idaṃ śarīram āttaṃ mṛtyunā | tad asyāmṛtasyāśarīrasyātmano 'dhiṣṭhānam | ātto vai saśarīraḥ priyāpriyābhyām | na vai saśarīrasya sataḥ priyāpriyayor apahatir asti | aśarīraṃ vāva santaṃ na priyāpriye spṛśataḥ

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aśarīro vāyuḥ | abhraṃ vidyut stanayitnur aśarīrāṇy etāni | tad yathaitāny amuṣmād ākāśāt samutthāya paraṃ jyotir upasaṃpadya svena rūpeṇābhiniṣpadyante

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evam evaiṣa saṃprasādo 'smāc charīrāt samutthāya paraṃ jyotir upasaṃpadya svena rūpeṇābhiniṣpadyate | sa uttamapuruṣaḥ | sa tatra paryeti jakṣat krīḍan ramamāṇaḥ strībhir vā yānair vā jñātibhir vā nopajanaṃ smarann idaṃ śarīram | sa yathā prayogya ācaraṇe yukta evam evāyam asmiñ charīre prāṇo yuktaḥ

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atha yatraitad ākāśam anuviṣaṇṇaṃ cakṣuḥ sa cākṣuṣaḥ puruṣo darśanāya cakṣuḥ | atha yo vededaṃ jighrāṇīti sa ātmā gandhāya ghrāṇam | atha yo vededam abhivyāharāṇīti sa ātmā abhivyāhārāya vāk | atha yo vededaṃ śṛṇvānīti sa ātmā śravaṇāya śrotram

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atha yo vededaṃ manvānīti sa ātmā | mano 'sya daivaṃ cakṣuḥ | sa vā eṣa etena daivena cakṣuṣā manasaitān kāmān paśyan ramate ya ete brahmaloke

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taṃ vā etaṃ devā ātmānam upāsate | tasmāt teṣāṃ sarve ca lokā āttāḥ sarve ca kāmāḥ | sa sarvāṃś ca lokān āpnoti sarvāṃś ca kāmān yas tam ātmānam anuvidya vijānāti | iti ha prajāpatir uvāca prajāpatir uvāca

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śyāmāc chabalaṃ prapadye | śabalāc chyāmaṃ prapadye | aśva iva romāṇi vidhūya pāpaṃ candra iva rāhor mukhāt pramucya dhūtvā śarīram akṛtaṃ kṛtātmā brahmalokam abhisaṃbhavāmīty abhisaṃbhavāmīti

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ākāśo vai nāma nāmarūpayor nirvahitā | te yadantarā tad brahma tad amṛtaṃ sa ātmā | prajāpateḥ sabhāṃ veśma prapadye yaśo 'haṃ bhavāmi brāhmaṇānāṃ yaśo rājñām yaśo viśām | yaśo 'ham anuprāpatsi | sa hāhaṃ yaśasāṃ yaśaḥ | śyetam adatkam adatkaṃ śyetaṃ lindu mābhigāṃ lindu mābhigām

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tad dhaitad brahmā prajāpataya uvāca prajāpatir manave manuḥ prajābhyaḥ | ācāryakulād vedam adhītya yathāvidhānaṃ guroḥ karmātiśeṣeṇābhisamāvṛtya kuṭumbe śucau deśe svādhyāyam adhīyāno dharmikān vidadhad ātmani sarvendriyāṇi saṃpratiṣṭhāpyāhiṃsan sarvabhūtāny anyatra tīrthebhyaḥ | sa khalv evaṃ vartayan yāvad āyuṣaṃ brahmalokam abhisaṃpadyate | na ca punar āvartate na ca punar āvartate