Section 4.14
Original Sanskrit
4.14.1 ते होचुरुपकोसलैषा सोम्य तेऽस्मद्विद्यात्मविद्या चाचार्यस्तु ते गतिं वक्तेत्याजगाम हास्याचार्यस्तमाचार्योऽभ्युवादोपकोसल३ इति ॥ १ ॥
4.14.2 भगव इति ह प्रतिशुश्राव ब्रह्मविद इव सोम्य ते मुखं भाति को नु त्वानुशशासेति को नु मानुशिष्याद्भो इतीहापेव निह्नुत इमे नूनमीदृशा अन्यादृशा इतीहाग्नीनभ्यूदे किं नु सोम्य किल तेऽवोचन्निति ॥ २ ॥
4.14.3 इदमिति ह प्रतिजज्ञे लोकान्वाव किल सोम्य तेऽवोचन्नहं तु ते तद्वक्ष्यामि यथा पुष्करपलाश आपो न श्लिष्यन्त एवमेवंविदि पापं कर्म न श्लिष्यत इति ब्रवीतु मे भगवानिति तस्मै होवाच ॥ 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.
4.14.1 They said, "Upakosala, dear one, this is our teaching to you, and the teaching of the Self. But your teacher will tell you the way." His teacher returned and addressed him: "Upakosala!"
4.14.2 "Revered sir," he answered. "Dear one, your face shines like that of a knower of Brahman. Who has instructed you?" "Who could have instructed me, sir?" he answered, as if keeping it hidden. Speaking of the fires, the teacher said, "These surely look different now." "Dear one, what did they tell you?"
4.14.3 "This," he acknowledged. "Dear one, they have told you of worlds. But I will tell you that through which, as water does not cling to a lotus leaf, evil deeds do not cling to one who knows thus." "Tell me, revered sir." He said to him:
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.
4.14.1 The fires said, "Upakosala, my boy, this is our teaching about ourselves and about the Self. But your teacher will tell you the way onward." Then his teacher came back and spoke to him: "Upakosala!"
4.14.2 "Yes, sir," he answered. "My boy, your face shines like that of someone who knows Brahman. Who taught you?" "Who could have taught me, sir?" he said, seeming to hide it. Referring to the fires, the teacher said, "These surely look different now." "My boy, what did they tell you?"
4.14.3 "This," he answered. "My boy, they told you about the worlds. But I will tell you this. Just as water does not stick to a lotus leaf, an evil action does not stick to someone who knows this." "Please tell me, sir." So the teacher told him.
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Section 4.14 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 70 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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