Section 7.3
Original Sanskrit
7.3.1 मनो वाव वाचो भूयो यथा वै द्वे वामलके द्वे वा कोले द्वौ वाक्षौ मुष्टिरनुभवत्येवं वाचं च नाम च मनोऽनुभवति स यदा मनसा मनस्यति मन्त्रानधीयीयेत्यथाधीते कर्माणि कुर्वीयेत्यथ कुरुते पुत्राँश्च पशूँश्चेच्छेयेत्यथेच्छत इमं च लोकममुं चेच्छेयेत्यथेच्छते मनो ह्यात्मा मनो हि लोको मनो हि ब्रह्म मन उपास्स्वेति ॥ १ ॥
7.3.2 स यो मनो ब्रह्मेत्युपास्ते यावन्मनसो गतं तत्रास्य यथाकामचारो भवति यो मनो ब्रह्मेत्युपास्तेऽस्ति भगवो मनसो भूय इति मनसो वाव भूयोऽस्तीति तन्मे भगवान्ब्रवीत्विति ॥ २ ॥
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.
7.3.1 "Mind is greater than speech. As a fist encloses two myrobalan fruits, two jujubes, or two dice, so mind encloses speech and name. When someone thinks in the mind, 'Let me study the sacred formulas,' then that person studies; 'Let me perform rites,' then that person performs them; 'Let me desire children and cattle,' then that person desires them; 'Let me desire this world and the world beyond,' then that person desires them. Mind is the self; mind is the world; mind is Brahman. Meditate on mind.
7.3.2 "Whoever meditates on mind as Brahman moves at will wherever mind extends—whoever meditates on mind as Brahman." "Revered sir, is there something greater than mind?" "There is indeed something greater than mind." "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.
7.3.1 "Mind is greater than speech. Just as a fist holds two amla fruits, two jujubes, or two dice, the mind holds speech and name. When someone thinks, 'Let me study the sacred texts,' they study. When they think, 'Let me perform the rites,' they perform them. When they think, 'Let me desire children and livestock,' they desire them. When they think, 'Let me desire this world and the next,' they desire them. Mind is the self; mind is the world; mind is Brahman. Meditate on mind."
7.3.2 "Someone who meditates on mind as Brahman can move as they please wherever mind reaches. This is true of someone who meditates on mind as Brahman." "Sir, is anything greater than mind?" "Yes, something is greater than mind." "Please tell me what it is."
About this section
Section 7.3 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 116 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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