Section 7.1
Original Sanskrit
7.1.1 अधीहि भगव इति होपससाद सनत्कुमारं नारदस्तँ होवाच यद्वेत्थ तेन मोपसीद ततस्त ऊर्ध्वं वक्ष्यामीति स होवाच ॥ १ ॥
7.1.2 ऋग्वेदं भगवोऽध्येमि यजुर्वेदँ सामवेदमाथर्वणं चतुर्थमितिहासपुराणं पञ्चमं वेदानां वेदं पित्र्यँ राशिं दैवं निधिं वाकोवाक्यमेकायनं देवविद्यां ब्रह्मविद्यां भूतविद्यां क्षत्रविद्यां नक्षत्रविद्याँ सर्पदेवजनविद्यामेतद्भगवोऽध्येमि ॥ २ ॥
7.1.3 सोऽहं भगवो मन्त्रविदेवास्मि नात्मविच्छ्रुतँ ह्येव मे भगवद्दृशेभ्यस्तरति शोकमात्मविदिति सोऽहं भगवः शोचामि तं मा भगवाञ्छोकस्य पारं तारयत्विति तँ होवाच यद्वै किञ्चैतदध्यगीष्ठा नामैवैतत् ॥ ३ ॥
7.1.4 नाम वा ऋग्वेदो यजुर्वेदः सामवेद आथर्वणश्चतुर्थ इतिहासपुराणः पञ्चमो वेदानां वेदः पित्र्यो राशिर्दैवो निधिर्वाकोवाक्यमेकायनं देवविद्या ब्रह्मविद्या भूतविद्या क्षत्रविद्या नक्षत्रविद्या सर्पदेवजनविद्या नामैवैतन्नामोपास्स्वेति ॥ ४ ॥
7.1.5 स यो नाम ब्रह्मेत्युपास्ते यावन्नाम्नो गतं तत्रास्य यथाकामचारो भवति यो नाम ब्रह्मेत्युपास्तेऽस्ति भगवो नाम्नो भूय इति नाम्नो वाव भूयोऽस्तीति तन्मे भगवान्ब्रवीत्विति ॥ ५ ॥
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.
7.1.1 Narada approached Sanatkumara and said, "Teach me, revered sir." He answered, "Come to me with what you know; then I will tell you what lies beyond it." Narada said:
7.1.2 "Revered sir, I have studied the Rigveda, the Yajurveda, the Samaveda, the Atharvaveda as the fourth, history and ancient lore as the fifth Veda, the Veda of the Vedas, ancestral rites, arithmetic, divination, treasure lore, disputation, ethics, the lore of gods, sacred lore, the lore of beings, military science, astronomy, and the lore of serpents and divine beings. All this, revered sir, I have studied.
7.1.3 "Yet I know only the sacred formulas, revered sir, not the Self. I have heard from those like you that one who knows the Self crosses beyond sorrow. I am sorrowful, revered sir. Carry me beyond sorrow." He answered, "Everything you have studied is only name.
7.1.4 "The Rigveda is name; so are the Yajurveda, the Samaveda, the Atharvaveda as the fourth, history and ancient lore as the fifth, the Veda of the Vedas, ancestral rites, arithmetic, divination, treasure lore, disputation, ethics, the lore of gods, sacred lore, the lore of beings, military science, astronomy, and the lore of serpents and divine beings. All this is only name. Meditate on name.
7.1.5 "Whoever meditates on name as Brahman moves at will wherever name extends—whoever meditates on name as Brahman." "Revered sir, is there something greater than name?" "There is indeed something greater than name." "Tell me of it, revered sir."
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.
7.1.1 Narada approached Sanatkumara and said, "Sir, teach me." Sanatkumara replied, "Tell me what you know already. Then I will teach you what goes beyond it." Narada said:
7.1.2 "Sir, I have studied the Rigveda, the Yajurveda, the Samaveda, the Atharvaveda as the fourth, histories and ancient accounts as the fifth Veda, the study of the Vedas, ancestral rites, calculation, omens, hidden treasures, debate, rules of conduct, knowledge of the gods, sacred knowledge, knowledge of spirits, military knowledge, astronomy, and knowledge of snakes and divine beings. This is what I have studied, sir.
7.1.3 "But I only know the sacred texts. I do not know the Self. I have heard from people like you that someone who knows the Self gets beyond sorrow. I am in sorrow, sir. Please help me cross to the other side of sorrow." Sanatkumara told him, "Everything you have studied is only name.
7.1.4 "The Rigveda, the Yajurveda, the Samaveda, the Atharvaveda as the fourth, histories and ancient accounts as the fifth Veda, the study of the Vedas, ancestral rites, calculation, omens, hidden treasures, debate, rules of conduct, knowledge of the gods, sacred knowledge, knowledge of spirits, military knowledge, astronomy, and knowledge of snakes and divine beings—all of this is only name. Meditate on name."
7.1.5 "Someone who meditates on name as Brahman can move as they please wherever name reaches. This is true of someone who meditates on name as Brahman." "Sir, is anything greater than name?" "Yes, something is greater than name." "Please tell me what it is."
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Section 7.1 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 114 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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