Section 5.11
Original Sanskrit
5.11.1 प्राचीनशाल औपमन्यवः सत्ययज्ञः पौलुषिरिन्द्रद्युम्नो भाल्लवेयो जनः शार्कराक्ष्यो बुडिल आश्वतराश्विस्ते हैते महाशाला महाश्रोत्रियाः समेत्य मीमाँसां चक्रुः को नु आत्मा किं ब्रह्मेति ॥ १ ॥
5.11.2 ते ह सम्पादयाञ्चक्रुरुद्दालको वै भगवन्तोऽयमारुणिः सम्प्रतीममात्मानं वैश्वानरमध्येति तँ हन्ताभ्यागच्छामेति तँ हाभ्याजग्मुः ॥ २ ॥
5.11.3 स ह सम्पादयाञ्चकार प्रक्ष्यन्ति मामिमे महाशाला महाश्रोत्रियास्तेभ्यो न सर्वमिव प्रतिपत्स्ये हन्ताहमन्यमभ्यनुशासानीति ॥ ३ ॥
5.11.4 तान्होवाचाश्वपतिर्वै भगवन्तोऽयं कैकेयः सम्प्रतीममात्मानं वैश्वानरमध्येति तँहन्ताभ्यागच्छामेति तँहाभ्याजग्मुः ॥ ४ ॥
5.11.5 तेभ्यो ह प्राप्तेभ्यः पृथगर्हाणि कारयाञ्चकार स ह प्रातः सञ्जिहान उवाच न मे स्तेनो जनपदे न कर्दर्यो न मद्यपो नानाहिताग्निर्नाविद्वान्न स्वैरी स्वैरिणी कुतो यक्ष्यमाणो वै भगवन्तोऽहमस्मि यावदेकैकस्मा ऋत्विजे धनं दास्यामि तावद्भगवद्भ्यो दास्यामि वसन्तु भगवन्त इति ॥ ५ ॥
5.11.6 ते होचुर्येन हैवार्थेन पुरुषश्चरेत्तँहैव वदेदात्मानमेवेमं वैश्वानरँ सम्प्रत्यध्येषि तमेव नो ब्रूहीति ॥ ६ ॥
5.11.7 तान्होवाच प्रातर्वः प्रतिवक्तास्मीति ते ह समित्पाणयः पूर्वाह्णे प्रतिचक्रमिरे तान्हानुपनीयै वैतदुवाच ॥ ७ ॥
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.
5.11.1 Prachinashala Aupamanyava, Satyayajna Paulushi, Indradyumna Bhallaveya, Jana Sharkarakshya, and Budila Ashvatarashvi—these men, prosperous householders and deeply learned in sacred lore, gathered to consider: "What is the Self? What is Brahman?"
5.11.2 They agreed, "Friends, Uddalaka Aruni is now studying this Self, Vaishvanara. Come, let us go to him." So they went to him.
5.11.3 He reflected, "These prosperous householders, so deeply learned in sacred lore, will question me. I may not be able to answer them fully. I should direct them to someone else."
5.11.4 He said to them, "Friends, Ashvapati Kaikeya is now studying this Self, Vaishvanara. Come, let us go to him." So they went to him.
5.11.5 When they arrived, he had the honors due a guest prepared for each of them separately. Rising in the morning, he said, "In my realm there is no thief, no miser, no drunkard, no one without established sacred fires, no one unlearned, no adulterer—how, then, an adulteress? Revered sirs, I am about to offer a sacrifice. As much wealth as I give to each officiating priest, I will give to each of you. Revered sirs, please stay."
5.11.6 They said, "A person should state the very purpose for which he has come. You are now studying this Self, Vaishvanara. Tell us of that alone."
5.11.7 He told them, "In the morning I will answer you." Early in the day they approached him with fuel in their hands. Without formally initiating them, he spoke to them as follows.
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.
5.11.1 Prachinashala Aupamanyava, Satyayajna Paulushi, Indradyumna Bhallaveya, Jana Sharkarakshya, and Budila Ashvatarashvi were wealthy householders deeply learned in sacred tradition. They met and discussed the question, "What is the Self? What is Brahman?"
5.11.2 They came to this decision: "Gentlemen, Uddalaka Aruni is now studying this Self Vaishvanara. Let us go to him." So they went to him.
5.11.3 He thought, "These wealthy householders, so deeply learned in sacred tradition, will question me. I may not be able to answer them fully. I had better direct them to someone else."
5.11.4 He told them, "Gentlemen, Ashvapati Kaikeya is now studying this Self Vaishvanara. Let us go to him." So they went to him.
5.11.5 When they arrived, the king had each of them honored separately. When he rose the next morning, he said, "In my kingdom there is no thief, no miser, no drunkard, no one who has failed to establish the sacred fires, no one without learning, and no sexually promiscuous man—much less a sexually promiscuous woman. Gentlemen, I am about to perform a sacrifice. I will give you as much wealth as I give each officiating priest. Please stay."
5.11.6 They said, "A person should state the purpose for which they travel. You are now studying this Self Vaishvanara. Tell us about that."
5.11.7 He told them, "I will answer you in the morning." The next morning they approached him with firewood in their hands. Without putting them through an initiation, he told them this.
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Section 5.11 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 84 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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