Section 7.12
Original Sanskrit
7.12.1 आकाशो वाव तेजसो भूयानाकाशे वै सूर्याचन्द्रमसावुभौ विद्युन्नक्षत्राण्यग्निराकाशेनाह्वयत्याकाशेन शृणोत्याकाशेन प्रतिशृणोत्याकाशे रमत आकाशे न रमत आकाशे जायत आकाशमभिजायत आकाशमुपास्स्वेति ॥ १ ॥
7.12.2 स य आकाशं ब्रह्मेत्युपास्त आकाशवतो वै स लोकान्प्रकाशवतोऽसम्बाधानुरुगायवतोऽभिसिध्यति यावदाकाशस्य गतं तत्रास्य यथाकामचारो भवति य आकाशं ब्रह्मेत्युपास्तेऽस्ति भगव आकाशाद्भूय इति आकाशाद्वाव 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.
7.12.1 "Space is greater than fire. In space are both sun and moon, lightning, stars, and fire. Through space one calls, through space one hears, through space one answers. In space one rejoices; in space one does not rejoice. In space one is born; into space one grows. Meditate on space.
7.12.2 "Whoever meditates on space as Brahman attains spacious, luminous worlds, unconfined and wide-ranging. That person moves at will wherever space extends—whoever meditates on space as Brahman." "Revered sir, is there something greater than space?" "There is indeed something greater than space." "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.
7.12.1 "Space is greater than heat. In space are both the sun and the moon, lightning, stars, and fire. Through space one calls, hears, and answers. In space one enjoys oneself, and in space one does not. In space one is born and grows into space. Meditate on space."
7.12.2 "Someone who meditates on space as Brahman reaches spacious, bright worlds, free of crowding and with room to move. They can move as they please wherever space reaches. This is true of someone who meditates on space as Brahman." "Sir, is anything greater than space?" "Yes, something is greater than space." "Please tell me what it is."
About this section
Section 7.12 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 125 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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