Section 6.13
Original Sanskrit
6.13.1 लवणमेतदुदकेऽवधायाथ मा प्रातरुपसीदथा इति स ह तथा चकार तँ होवाच यद्दोषा लवणमुदकेऽवाधा अङ्ग तदाहरेति तद्धावमृश्य न विवेद ॥ १ ॥
6.13.2 यथा विलीनमेवाङ्गास्यान्तादाचामेति कथमिति लवणमिति मध्यादाचामेति कथमिति लवणमित्यन्तादाचामेति कथमिति लवणमित्यभिप्रास्यैतदथ मोपसीदथा इति तद्ध तथा चकार तच्छश्वत्संवर्तते तँ होवाचात्र वाव किल तत्सोम्य न निभालयसेऽत्रैव किलेति ॥ २ ॥
6.13.3 स य एषोऽणिमैतदात्म्यमिदँ 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.
6.13.1 "Put this salt in water, then come to me in the morning." He did so. His father said to him, "Now bring the salt you put in the water last night." He felt for it but could not find it.
6.13.2 For it had dissolved. "Now sip from one side. How is it?" "Salty." "Sip from the middle. How is it?" "Salty." "Sip from the other side. How is it?" "Salty." "Pour this away, then come to me." He did so, saying, "It is still there, as before." His father said to him, "Here too, my dear, you do not perceive it, yet it is right here.
6.13.3 "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.
6.13.1 "Put this salt in water, then come to me in the morning." He did so. His father told him, "Now bring me the salt you put in the water last evening." He felt around for it but could not find it.
6.13.2 It had dissolved. "Now sip from the top. How is it?" "Salty." "Sip from the middle. How is it?" "Salty." "Sip from the bottom. How is it?" "Salty." "Pour this away, then come to me." He did so and said, "It is still there, just as before." His father told him, "My dear, you cannot see it here, but it is right here.
6.13.3 "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 6.13 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 110 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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