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Chandogya Upanishad 1.11

Chāndogyopaniṣad 1.11

Language
Sanskrit

1.11.1

atha hainaṃ yajamāna uvāca \
bhagavantaṃ vā ahaṃ vividiṣāṇīti \
uṣastir asmi cākrāyaṇa iti hovāca \\111.1\

Then the principal of the sacrifice said to him, ‘I should like to know you, revered sir.’ ‘I am Cākrāyaṇa Uṣasti’, said he.

Swami Swahananda 1956, The Chāndogya Upaniṣad

1.11.2

sa hovāca \
bhagavantaṃ vā aham ebhiḥ sarvair ārtvijyaiḥ paryaiṣiṣam \
bhagavato vā aham avittyānyān avṛṣi \\111.2\

He said, ‘I searched for you, revered sir, for all these priestly offices, but not finding you, sir, I have chosen others.’

Swami Swahananda 1956, The Chāndogya Upaniṣad

1.11.3

bhagavāṃs tv eva me sarvair ārtvijyair iti \
tatheti \
atha tarhy eta eva samatisṛṣṭāḥ stuvatām \
yāvat tv ebhyo dhanaṃ dadyās tāvan mama dadyā iti \
tatheti ha yajamāna uvāca \\111.3\

‘Revered sir, you yourself take up all the priestly offices for me.’ ‘Be it so; then, let these same priests sing the hymns, being permitted by me. But you should give me as much wealth as you give them.’ ‘Very well’, said the sacrificer.

Swami Swahananda 1956, The Chāndogya Upaniṣad

1.11.4

atha hainaṃ prastotopasasāda \
prastotar yā devatā prastāvam anvāyattā tāṃ ced avidvān prastoṣyasi mūrdhā te vipatiṣyatīti mā bhagavān avocat \
katamā sā devateti \\111.4\

Then the Prastotṛ priest approached him and said, 'Revered sir, you said to me: "O Prastotṛ, if you sing the Prastāva without knowing the deity that belongs to the Prastāva, your head will fall down." Which is that deity?'

Swami Swahananda 1956, The Chāndogya Upaniṣad

1.11.5

prāṇa iti hovāca \
sarvāṇi ha vā imāni bhūtāni prāṇam evābhisaṃviśanti \
prāṇam abhyujjihate \
saiṣā devatā prastāvam anvāyattā \
tāṃ ced avidvān prāstoṣyo mūrdhā te vipatiṣyat tathoktasya mayeti \\111.5\

‘Prāṇa’, said Uṣasti; ‘all these movable and immovable beings merge in Prāṇa (during dissolution) and rise out of Prāṇa (during creation). This is the deity that belongs to the Prastāva.’ If you sang the Prastāva without knowing him, after your having been warned thus by me, your head would have fallen down.’

Swami Swahananda 1956, The Chāndogya Upaniṣad

1.11.6

atha hainam udgātopasasāda \
udgātar yā devatodgītham anvāyattā tāṃ ced avidvān udgāsyasi mūrdhā te vipatiṣyatīti mā bhagavān avocat \
katamā sā devatā iti \\111.6\

Then the Udgātṛ priest approached him and said, ‘Revered sir, you said to me: “O Udgātṛ, if you sing the Udgītha without knowing the deity that belongs to the Udgītha, your head will fall down." Which is that deity?'

Swami Swahananda 1956, The Chāndogya Upaniṣad

1.11.7

āditya iti hovāca \
sarvāṇi ha vā imāni bhūtāny ādityam uccaiḥ santaṃ gāyanti \
saiṣā devatodgītham anvāyattā \
tāṃ ced avidvān udagāsyo mūrdhā te vyapatiṣyat tathoktasya mayeti \\111.7\

'The sun', said Uṣasti; 'all these movable and immovable beings sing the praise of the sun when he has come up. This is the deity that belongs to the Udgītha. If you sang the Udgītha without knowing him, after your having been warned thus by me, your head would have fallen down.'

Swami Swahananda 1956, The Chāndogya Upaniṣad

1.11.8

atha hainaṃ pratihartopasasāda \
pratihartar yā devatā pratihāram anvāyattā tāṃ ced avidvān pratihariṣyasi mūrdhā te vipatiṣyatīti mā bhagavān avocat \
katamā sā devateti \\111.8\

Then the Pratihartṛ priest approached him and said, 'Revered sir, you said to me: "O Pratihartṛ, if you sing the Pratihāra without knowing the deity that belongs to the Pratihāra, your head will fall down." Which is that deity?'

Swami Swahananda 1956, The Chāndogya Upaniṣad

1.11.9

annam iti hovāca \
sarvāṇi ha vā imāni bhūtany annam eva pratiharamāṇāni jīvanti \
saiṣā devatā pratihāram anvāyattā \
tāṃ ced avidvān pratyahariṣyo mūrdhā te vyapatiṣyat tathoktasya mayeti tathoktasya mayeti \\111.9\

'Food', said Uṣasti; 'all these movable and immovable beings live by partaking of food only. This is the deity that belongs to the Pratihāra. If you sang the Pratihāra without knowing him, after your having been warned thus by me, your head would have fallen down.'

Swami Swahananda 1956, The Chāndogya Upaniṣad

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