Section 2.23
Original Sanskrit
2.23.1 त्रयो धर्मस्कन्धा यज्ञोऽध्ययनं दानमिति प्रथमस्तप एव द्वितीयो ब्रह्मचार्याचार्यकुलवासी तृतीयोऽत्यन्तमात्मानमाचार्यकुलेऽवसादयन्सर्व एते पुण्यलोका भवन्ति ब्रह्मसꣳस्थोऽमृतत्वमेति ॥ १ ॥
2.23.2 प्रजापतिर्लोकानभ्यतपत्तेभ्योऽभितप्तेभ्यस्त्रयी विद्या संप्रास्रवत्तामभ्यतपत्तस्या अभितप्ताया एतान्यक्षराणि संप्रास्र्वन्त भूर्भुवः स्वरिति ॥ २ ॥
2.23.3 तान्यभ्यतपत्तेभ्योऽभितप्तेभ्य ॐकारः संप्रास्रवत्तद्यथा शङ्कुना सर्वाणि पर्णानि संतृण्णान्येवमोंकारेण सर्वा वाक्संतृण्णोंकार एवेदꣳसर्वमोंकार एवेदꣳ सर्वम् ॥ ३ ॥
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.
2.23.1 There are three branches of sacred duty. Sacrifice, study, and giving are the first; austerity is the second; sacred studentship in the teacher's household is the third, surrendering oneself wholly to life in that household. All these attain worlds of merit. One established in Brahman attains immortality.
2.23.2 Prajapati heated the worlds. From them, heated, the threefold sacred knowledge flowed forth. He heated it. From it, heated, these syllables flowed forth: Bhuh, Bhuvah, Svah.
2.23.3 He heated them. From them, heated, the sound Om flowed forth. As all leaves are held together by a pin, so all speech is held together by Om. Om alone is all this; Om alone is all this.
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.
2.23.1 There are three branches of religious duty. The first consists of sacrifice, study, and giving. The second is austerity. The third is the life of a student who stays at the teacher's home and dedicates their whole life to it. All these attain worlds earned by good deeds. But someone firmly established in Brahman attains immortality.
2.23.2 Prajapati heated the worlds through concentrated effort. From those heated worlds flowed the threefold Vedic knowledge. He heated that knowledge. From it flowed these syllables: Bhur, Bhuvah, and Svar.
2.23.3 He heated those syllables. From them flowed Om. Just as a pin holds all the leaves together, Om holds all speech together. Om is all this. Om is all this.
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Section 2.23 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 36 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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