Section 5.17
Original Sanskrit
5.17.1 अथ होवाचोद्दालकमारुणिं गौतम कं त्वमात्मानमुपस्स इति पृथिवीमेव भगवो राजन्निति होवाचैष वै प्रतिष्ठात्मा वैश्वानरो यं त्वमात्मानमुपास्से तस्मात्त्वं प्रतिष्ठितोऽसि प्रजया च पशुभिश्च ॥ १ ॥
5.17.2 अत्स्यन्नं पश्यसि प्रियमत्त्यन्नं पश्यति प्रियं भवत्यस्य ब्रह्मवर्चसं कुले य एतमेवमात्मानं वैश्वानरमुपास्ते पादौ त्वेतावात्मन इति होवाच पादौ ते व्यम्लास्येतां 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.
5.17.1 Then he said to Uddalaka Aruni, "Gautama, what do you revere as the Self?" "The earth alone, revered king," he replied. "The Self you revere is indeed Vaishvanara, the Self called Firm Foundation. That is why you stand firmly established in children and cattle.
5.17.2 "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 these are the feet of the Self," he said. "Your feet would have withered 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.
5.17.1 Then he asked Uddalaka Aruni, "Gautama, what do you worship as the Self?" He replied, "The earth, revered king." The king said, "The Self you worship is the Self Vaishvanara as a firm foundation. That is why you stand firm in children and livestock.
5.17.2 "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 these are the Self's feet," he said. "Your feet would have withered if you had not come to me."
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Section 5.17 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 90 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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