Section 5.15
Original Sanskrit
5.15.1 अथ होवाच जनँशार्कराक्ष्य कं त्वमात्मानमुपास्स इत्याकाशमेव भगवो राजन्निति होवाचैष वै बहुल आत्मा वैश्वानरो यं त्वमात्मानमुपस्से तस्मात्त्वं बहुलोऽसि प्रजया च धनेन च ॥ १ ॥
5.15.2 अत्स्यन्नं पश्यसि प्रियमत्त्यन्नं पश्यति प्रियं भवत्यस्य ब्रह्मवर्चसं कुले य एतमेवमात्मानं वैश्वानरमुपास्ते सन्देहस्त्वेष आत्मन इति होवाच सन्देहस्ते व्यशीर्यद्यन्मां 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.
5.15.1 Then he said to Jana, "Sharkarakshya, what do you revere as the Self?" "Space alone, revered king," he replied. "The Self you revere is indeed Vaishvanara, the Self called Abundant. That is why you abound in children and wealth.
5.15.2 "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 torso of the Self," he said. "Your torso would have fallen apart 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.
5.15.1 Then he asked Jana Sharkarakshya, "What do you worship as the Self?" He replied, "Space, revered king." The king said, "The Self you worship is the abundant Self Vaishvanara. That is why you have abundant children and wealth.
5.15.2 "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 trunk," he said. "Your trunk would have fallen apart if you had not come to me."
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Section 5.15 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 88 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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