Section 6.12
Original Sanskrit
6.12.1 न्यग्रोधफलमत आहरेतीदं भगव इति भिन्द्धीति भिन्नं भगव इति किमत्र पश्यसीत्यण्व्य इवेमा धाना भगव इत्यासामङ्गैकां भिन्द्धीति भिन्ना भगव इति किमत्र पश्यसीति न किञ्चन भगव इति ॥ १ ॥
6.12.2 तँ होवाच यं वै सोम्यैतमणिमानं न निभालयस एतस्य वै सोम्यैषोऽणिम्न एवं महान्यग्रोधस्तिष्ठति श्रद्धत्स्व सोम्येति ॥ २ ॥
6.12.3 स य एषोऽणिमैतदात्म्यमिदद्ँ सर्वं तत्सत्यँ स आत्मा तत्त्वमसि श्वेतकेतो इति भूय एव मा भगवान्विज्ञापयत्विति तथा सोम्येति होवाच ॥ ३ ॥
Musean translation
Complete machine-assisted Musean translation made directly from the Sanskrit, independently of the Plain English edition. All eight books and the closing invocation are retained.
6.12.1 "Bring a fruit from that banyan tree." "Here it is, sir." "Break it open." "It is broken open, sir." "What do you see there?" "These tiny seeds, sir." "Now break open one of them." "It is broken open, sir." "What do you see there?" "Nothing at all, sir."
6.12.2 He said to him, "My dear, from this subtle essence that you cannot see, this great banyan tree stands grown. Have faith, my dear.
6.12.3 "That subtle essence—all this has that as its Self. That is the real. That is the Self. You are that, Shvetaketu." "Sir, make me understand further." "So be it, my dear," he said.
Plain English translation
Complete machine-assisted Plain English translation made independently and directly from the Sanskrit, not from the Musean edition. All eight books and the closing invocation are retained.
6.12.1 "Bring a fruit from that banyan tree." "Here it is, sir." "Break it open." "It is broken, sir." "What do you see in it?" "These very small seeds, sir." "Now break one of them open." "It is broken, sir." "What do you see in it?" "Nothing at all, sir."
6.12.2 His father told him, "My dear, you cannot see this finest essence. Yet this great banyan tree exists because of that very finest essence. Trust this, my dear.
6.12.3 "This finest essence is the Self of this whole world. That is what is real. That is the Self. You are that, Shvetaketu." "Sir, please help me understand this further." "Yes, my dear," he said.
About this section
Section 6.12 is part of Chandogya Upanishad by Unknown. This page sets the Sanskrit original beside 2 direct-source translations, so any line can be checked against the source. It is section 109 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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