Section 4.6
Original Sanskrit
4.6.1 अग्निष्टे पादं वक्तेति स ह श्वोभूते गा आभिप्रस्थापयाञ्चकार ता यत्राभिसायं बभूवुस्तत्राग्निमुपसमाधाय गा उपरुध्य समिधमाधाय पश्चादग्नेः प्राङुपोपविवेश ॥ १ ॥
4.6.2 तमग्निरभ्युवाद सत्यकाम३ इति भगव इति ह प्रतिशुश्राव ॥ २ ॥
4.6.3 ब्रह्मणः सोम्य ते पादं ब्रवाणीति ब्रवीतु मे भगवानिति तस्मै होवाच पृथिवी कलान्तरिक्षं कला द्यौः कला समुद्रः कलैष वै सोम्य चतुष्कलः पादो ब्रह्मणोऽनन्तवान्नाम ॥ ३ ॥
4.6.4 स य एतमेवं विद्वाꣳश्चतुष्कलं पादं ब्रह्मणोऽनन्तवानित्युपास्तेऽनन्तवानस्मिꣳल्लोके भवत्यनन्तवतो ह लोकाञ्जयति य एतमेवं विद्वाꣳश्चतुष्कलं पादं ब्रह्मणोऽनन्तवानित्युपास्ते ॥ 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.
4.6.1 "Fire will tell you a quarter." The next day he drove the cows onward. Where they came at evening, he kindled a fire, enclosed the cows, put fuel on the fire, and sat west of it, facing east.
4.6.2 Fire addressed him: "Satyakama!" "Revered sir," he answered.
4.6.3 "Dear one, let me tell you a quarter of Brahman." "Tell me, revered sir." It said, "Earth is a part, the middle air is a part, heaven is a part, and the sea is a part. Dear one, this quarter of Brahman, made of four parts, is named Boundless.
4.6.4 "Whoever knows thus and meditates on this four-part quarter of Brahman as Boundless becomes boundless in this world. Whoever knows thus and meditates on this four-part quarter of Brahman as Boundless wins boundless worlds."
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.
4.6.1 "Agni will tell you a quarter." The next day, Satyakama drove the cows onward. When they stopped for the evening, he lit a fire, penned the cows, put wood on the fire, and sat down west of it, facing east.
4.6.2 Agni spoke to him: "Satyakama!" "Yes, sir," he answered.
4.6.3 "My boy, let me tell you one quarter of Brahman." "Please tell me, sir." Agni told him, "The earth is one part, the space between earth and heaven is one part, heaven is one part, and the ocean is one part. My boy, this quarter of Brahman has four parts. Its name is Endless.
4.6.4 "Anyone who knows this and meditates on this four-part quarter of Brahman as Endless becomes endless in this world. Anyone who knows this and meditates on this four-part quarter of Brahman as Endless wins endless worlds."
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Section 4.6 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 62 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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