Maitrāyaṇīya Āraṇyaka 7.9
Maitrāyaṇīyāraṇyaka 7.9
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7.9
vidyāṃ cāvidyāṃ ca yastadvedobhayaṃ saha
avidyayā mṛtyuṃ tīrtvā vidyayā'mṛtamaśnute
avidyāyāmantareveṣṭyamānāḥ svayaṃ dhīrāḥ paṇḍitaṃmanyamānāḥ
dandramyamāṇā pariyanti mūḍhāandhenaiva nīyamānā yathāndhāḥ
"He who knows both knowledge and ignorance together, / crossing beyond death through ignorance, reaches the immortal through knowledge. / Enfolded in the midst of ignorance, considering themselves wise and learned, / the fools wander about staggering, like blind men led by the blind alone."
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devāsurā ha vai ya ātmakāmā brahmaṇo'ntikaṃ prayātāstasmai
namaskṛtvocurbhagavanvayamātmakāmāḥ sa tvaṃ no brūhītyataściraṃ
dhyātvā'manyatānyatātmāno vai te'surā ato'nyatamameteṣāmuktaṃtadime mūḍhā
upajīvantyabhiṣvaṅgiṇastaryābhighātino'nṛtābhiśaṃsinaḥ satyamivānṛtaṃ
The gods and the Asuras, desiring the Self, went into the presence of Brahman. Having bowed to him,
they said: "Venerable one, we are desirous of the Self. You, explain it to us." Then, having meditated for a long time,
he thought: "These Asuras have an alien self." Therefore a different one was spoken to them. And this the foolish ones
live upon, attached [to it], destroying the boat [of salvation], asserting falsehood; they see untruth as truth,
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Linked texts (2)
- Maitrāyaṇīyopaniṣad — Sanskrit
- Maitrāyaṇīsaṃhitā (ed. Śrīpāda Dāmodara Sātavalekara) — Sanskrit