Section 4.15
Original Sanskrit
4.15.1 य एषोऽक्षिणि पुरुषो दृश्यत एष आत्मेति होवाचैतदमृतमभयमेतद्ब्रह्मेति तद्यद्यप्यस्मिन्सर्पिर्वोदकं वा सिञ्चति वर्त्मनी एव गच्छति ॥ १ ॥
4.15.2 एतꣳ संयद्वाम इत्याचक्षत एतꣳ हि सर्वाणि वामान्यभिसंयन्ति सर्वाण्येनं वामान्यभिसंयन्ति य एवं वेद ॥ २ ॥
4.15.3 एष उ एव वामनीरेष हि सर्वाणि वामानि नयति सर्वाणि वामानि नयति य एवं वेद ॥ ३ ॥
4.15.4 एष उ एव भामनीरेष हि सर्वेषु लोकेषु भाति सर्वेषु लोकेषु भाति य एवं वेद ॥ ४ ॥
4.15.5 अथ यदु चैवास्मिञ्छव्यं कुर्वन्ति यदि च नार्चिषमेवाभिसम्भवन्त्यर्चिषोऽहरह्न आपूर्यमाणपक्षमापूर्यमाणपक्षाद्यान्षडुदङ्ङेति मासाꣳस्तान्मासेभ्यः संवत्सरꣳ संवत्सरादादित्यमादित्याच्चन्द्रमसं चन्द्रमसो विद्युतं तत् पुरुषोऽमानवः ॥ ५ ॥
4.15.6 स एनान्ब्रह्म गमयत्येष देवपथो ब्रह्मपथ एतेन प्रतिपद्यमाना इमं मानवमावर्तं नावर्तन्ते नावर्तन्ते ॥ ६ ॥
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.
4.15.1 "The person seen in the eye is the Self," he said. "This is the immortal, the fearless; this is Brahman. Even if one pours clarified butter or water into the eye, it runs away along the eyelids.
4.15.2 "They call this one Samyadvama, for all lovely things come together in this one. All lovely things come together for one who knows thus.
4.15.3 "This one is Vamani, for this one leads all lovely things. One who knows thus leads all lovely things.
4.15.4 "This one is Bhamani, for this one shines in all worlds. One who knows thus shines in all worlds.
4.15.5 "Whether or not people perform funeral rites for such people, they reach flame; from flame, day; from day, the waxing fortnight; from the waxing fortnight, the six months when the sun travels north; from those months, the year; from the year, the sun; from the sun, the moon; from the moon, lightning. There is a person who is not human.
4.15.6 "That person leads them to Brahman. This is the path of the gods, the path of Brahman. Those who enter it do not return to this human round; they do not return."
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.
4.15.1 He said, "The person seen in the eye is the Self. This is immortal and free from fear. This is Brahman." Even if someone pours melted butter or water into the eye, it goes only to the eyelids.
4.15.2 "They call this one Samyadvama, where good things meet, because all good things come together in him. All good things come together in anyone who knows this.
4.15.3 "He is also Vamani, the one who leads good things, because he leads all good things. Anyone who knows this leads all good things.
4.15.4 "He is also Bhamani, the one who shines, because he shines in all worlds. Anyone who knows this shines in all worlds.
4.15.5 "Whether funeral rites are performed for them or not, they reach the flame. From the flame they go to the day, from the day to the fortnight of the waxing moon, from that fortnight to the six months when the sun travels north, from those months to the year, from the year to the sun, from the sun to the moon, and from the moon to lightning. There is a person there who is not human.
4.15.6 "He leads them to Brahman. This is the path of the gods, the path of Brahman. Those who follow it do not return to this human cycle. They do not return."
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Section 4.15 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 71 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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