Section 7.13
Original Sanskrit
7.13.1 स्मरो वावाकाशाद्भूयस्तस्माद्यद्यपि बहव आसीरन्न स्मरन्तो नैव ते कञ्चन शृणुयुर्न मन्वीरन्न विजानीरन्यदा वाव ते स्मरेयुरथ शृणुयुरथ मन्वीरन्नथ विजानीरन्स्मरेण वै पुत्रान्विजानाति स्मरेण पशून्स्मरमुपास्स्वेति ॥ १ ॥
7.13.2 स यः स्मरं ब्रह्मेत्युपास्ते यावत्स्मरस्य गतं तत्रास्य यथाकामचारो भवति यः स्मरं ब्रह्मेत्युपास्तेऽस्ति भगवः स्मराद्भूय इति स्मराद्वाव 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.
7.13.1 "Memory is greater than space. Even if many people were gathered together, without memory they would hear no one, reflect on nothing, and understand nothing. But when they remember, they hear, reflect, and understand. Through memory one recognizes one's children; through memory, one's cattle. Meditate on memory.
7.13.2 "Whoever meditates on memory as Brahman moves at will wherever memory extends—whoever meditates on memory as Brahman." "Revered sir, is there something greater than memory?" "There is indeed something greater than memory." "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.
7.13.1 "Memory is greater than space. Even if many people were sitting together, without memory they would not hear anyone, think, or understand. When they remember, they hear, think, and understand. Through memory one recognizes one's children and livestock. Meditate on memory."
7.13.2 "Someone who meditates on memory as Brahman can move as they please wherever memory reaches. This is true of someone who meditates on memory as Brahman." "Sir, is anything greater than memory?" "Yes, something is greater than memory." "Please tell me what it is."
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Section 7.13 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 126 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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