Section 4.13
Original Sanskrit
4.13.1 अथ हैनमाहवनीयोऽनुशशास प्राण आकाशो द्यौर्विद्युदिति य एष विद्युति पुरुषो दृश्यते सोऽहमस्मि स एवाहमस्मीति ॥ १ ॥
4.13.2 स य एतमेवं विद्वानुपास्तेऽपहते पापकृत्यां लोकीभवति सर्वमयुरेति ज्योग्जीवति नास्यावरपुरुषाः क्षीयन्त उप वयं तं भुञ्जामोऽस्मिꣳश्च लोकेऽमुष्मिꣳश्च य एतमेवं विद्वानुपास्ते ॥ 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.
4.13.1 Then the offering fire instructed him: "Life-breath, space, heaven, and lightning. The person seen in lightning—I am that one; that very one am I.
4.13.2 "Whoever knows thus and meditates on this wards off evil deeds, gains a world, reaches the full span of life, and lives long. That person's descendants do not die out. We sustain that person in this world and the world beyond—whoever knows thus and meditates on 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.
4.13.1 Then the offering fire taught him: "Life-breath, space, heaven, and lightning. The person seen in lightning is me. I am that very one.
4.13.2 "Anyone who knows this and meditates on it removes wrongdoing and gains a world. He reaches his full lifespan and lives a long time. His descendants do not die out. We protect anyone who knows this and meditates on it, both in this world and in the other world."
About this section
Section 4.13 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 69 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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