Section 7.10
Original Sanskrit
7.10.1 आपो वावान्नाद्भूयस्तस्माद्यदा सुवृष्टिर्न भवति व्याधीयन्ते प्राणा अन्नं कनीयो भविष्यतीत्यथ यदा सुवृष्टिर्भवत्यानन्दिनः प्राणा भवन्त्यन्नं बहु भविष्यतीत्याप एवेमा मूर्ता येयं पृथिवी यदन्तरिक्षं यद्द्यौर्यत्पर्वता यद्देवमनुष्या यत्पशवश्च वयाँसि च तृणवनस्पतयः श्वापदान्याकीटपतङ्गपिपीलकमाप एवेमा मूर्ता अप उपास्स्वेति ॥ १ ॥
7.10.2 स योऽपो ब्रह्मेत्युपास्त आप्नोति सर्वान्कामाँस्तृप्तिमान्भवति यावदपां गतं तत्रास्य यथाकामचारो भवति । योऽपो ब्रह्मेत्युपास्तेऽस्ति भगवोऽद्भ्यो भूय इत्यद्भ्यो 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.
7.10.1 "Water is greater than food. When good rain does not come, living creatures are troubled: 'There will be less food.' But when good rain comes, living creatures rejoice: 'There will be abundant food.' These are water made solid: this earth, the middle air, heaven, the mountains, gods and humans, cattle and birds, grasses and trees, wild beasts down to insects, moths, and ants. These are water made solid. Meditate on water.
7.10.2 "Whoever meditates on water as Brahman attains every desire and is filled with satisfaction. That person moves at will wherever water extends—whoever meditates on water as Brahman." "Revered sir, is there something greater than water?" "There is indeed something greater than water." "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.
7.10.1 "Water is greater than food. When there is not enough rain, living beings become distressed, thinking, 'There will be less food.' When there is plenty of rain, living beings are happy, thinking, 'There will be plenty of food.' Water has taken all these forms: earth, the space between earth and heaven, heaven, mountains, gods and human beings, livestock and birds, grasses and trees, wild animals, down to worms, flying insects, and ants. All these are forms of water. Meditate on water."
7.10.2 "Someone who meditates on water as Brahman obtains everything they desire and becomes satisfied. They can move as they please wherever water reaches. This is true of someone who meditates on water as Brahman." "Sir, is anything greater than water?" "Yes, something is greater than water." "Please tell me what it is."
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Section 7.10 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 123 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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