Section 2.17
Original Sanskrit
2.17.1 पृथिवी हिङ्कारोऽन्तरिक्षं प्रस्तावो द्यौरुद्गीथो दिशः प्रतिहारः समुद्रो निधनमेताः शक्वर्यो लोकेषु प्रोताः ॥ १ ॥
2.17.2 स य एवमेताः शक्वर्यो लोकेषु प्रोता वेद लोकी भवति सर्वमायुरेति ज्योग्जीवति महान्प्रजया पशुभिर्भवति महान्कीर्त्या लोकान्न निन्देत्तद्व्रतम् ॥ 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.
2.17.1 Earth is Hinkara; the middle air is Prastava; heaven is Udgitha; the directions are Pratihara; the sea is Nidhana. These are the Shakvari chants woven into the worlds.
2.17.2 Whoever knows these Shakvari chants woven into the worlds gains a world, reaches the full span of life, and lives long; becomes great through offspring and livestock, great in renown. One should not revile the worlds: that is the vow.
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.
2.17.1 Earth is Hinkara, the space between earth and heaven is Prastava, heaven is Udgitha, the directions are Pratihara, and the ocean is Nidhana. These are the Shakvari verses woven into the worlds.
2.17.2 Someone who knows the Shakvari verses woven into the worlds gains worlds, reaches a full lifespan, lives a long time, and becomes great in children, livestock, and fame. Their observance is not to speak badly of the worlds.
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Section 2.17 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 30 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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