Section 2.21
Original Sanskrit
2.21.1 त्रयी विद्या हिङ्कारस्त्रय इमे लोकाः स प्रस्तावोऽग्निर्वायुरादित्यः स उद्गीथो नक्षत्राणि वयाꣳसि मरीचयः स प्रतिहारः सर्पा गन्धर्वाः पितरस्तन्निधनमेतत्साम सर्वस्मिन्प्रोतम् ॥ १ ॥
2.21.2 स य एवमेतत्साम सर्वस्मिन्प्रोतं वेद सर्वꣳ ह भवति ॥ २ ॥
2.21.3 तदेष श्लोको यानि पञ्चधा त्रीणी त्रीणि तेभ्यो न ज्यायः परमन्यदस्ति ॥ ३ ॥
2.21.4 यस्तद्वेद स वेद सर्वꣳसर्वा दिशो बलिमस्मै हरन्ति सर्वमस्मीत्युपासित तद्व्रतं तद्व्रतम् ॥ ४ ॥
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.
2.21.1 The threefold sacred knowledge is Hinkara; these three worlds are Prastava; fire, wind, and the sun are Udgitha; stars, birds, and rays are Pratihara; serpents, Gandharvas, and ancestors are Nidhana. This is the Saman woven into everything.
2.21.2 Whoever knows this Saman woven into everything becomes everything.
2.21.3 On this there is a verse:Beyond the five groups of three,there is nothing other, greater, or higher.
2.21.4 Whoever knows this knows everything.All directions bring tribute to that person.One should meditate, "I am everything." That is the vow; 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.
2.21.1 The threefold Vedic knowledge is Hinkara. These three worlds are Prastava. Fire, wind, and the sun are Udgitha. The stars, birds, and rays of light are Pratihara. Snakes, gandharvas, and ancestors are Nidhana. This is the Saman woven into everything.
2.21.2 Someone who knows this Saman woven into everything becomes everything.
2.21.3 There is this verse about it:Beyond these five groups of three,there is nothing else greater.
2.21.4 Whoever knows this knows everything.All directions bring them tribute.Meditate with the thought, "I am everything." That is the observance—that is the observance.
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Section 2.21 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 34 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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