Section 5.13
Original Sanskrit
5.13.1 अथ होवाच सत्ययज्ञं पौलुषिं प्राचीनयोग्यं कं त्वमात्मानमुपास्स इत्यादित्यमेव भगवो राजन्निति होवाचैष वै विश्वरूप आत्मा वैश्वानरो यं त्वमात्मानमुपास्से तस्मात्तव बहु विश्वरूपं कुले दृश्यते ॥ १ ॥
5.13.2 प्रवृत्तोऽश्वतरीरथो दासीनिष्कोऽत्स्यन्नं पश्यसि प्रियमत्त्यन्नं पश्यति प्रियं भवत्यस्य ब्रह्मवर्चसं कुले य एतमेवमात्मानं वैश्वानरमुपास्ते चक्षुषेतदात्मन इति होवाचान्धोऽभविष्यो यन्मां नागमिष्य इति ॥ 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.
5.13.1 Then he said to Satyayajna Paulushi, "Prachinayogya, what do you revere as the Self?" "The sun alone, revered king," he replied. "The Self you revere is indeed Vaishvanara, the Self called Of Every Form. That is why wealth of many forms is seen in your family.
5.13.2 "You have a mule-drawn chariot in service, a slave woman, and a gold necklace. You eat food and see what you love. Whoever reveres Vaishvanara, the Self, in this way eats food and sees what he loves, and the radiance of sacred learning lives in his family. But this is the eye of the Self," he said. "You would have become blind if you had not come to me."
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.
5.13.1 Then he asked Satyayajna Paulushi, a descendant of Prachinayogya, "What do you worship as the Self?" He replied, "The sun, revered king." The king said, "The Self you worship is the Self Vaishvanara of every form. That is why your family has wealth of many different forms.
5.13.2 "A mule-drawn chariot, a slave woman, and a gold necklace are at your disposal. You eat food and see what you love. Anyone who worships this Self Vaishvanara in this way eats food and sees what they love, and their family has the radiance of sacred knowledge. But this is the Self's eye," he said. "You would have become blind if you had not come to me."
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Section 5.13 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 86 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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