Chāndogya Upaniṣad 1.8

1.8.1

trayo hodgīthe kuśalā babhūvuḥ śilakaḥ śālāvatyaś caikitāyano dālbhyaḥ pravāhaṇo jaivalir iti \
te hocur udgīthe vai kuśalāḥ smo hantodgīthe kathāṃ (S ) \\108.1\

1. There were three men proficient in the Udgītha: Śilaka Śālāvatya, Caikitāyana Dālbhya, and Pravāhaṇa Jaivali. These said: 'We are proficient in the Udgītha. Come! Let us have a discussion on the Udgītha!'

1.8.2

tatheti ha samupaviviśuḥ \
sa ha prāvahaṇo jaivalir uvāca \
bhagavantāv agre vadatām \
bhrāmaṇayor vadator vācaṃ śroṣyāmīti \\108.2\

2. 'So be it,' said they, and sat down together. Then Pravāhaṇa Jaivali said: 'Do you two, Sirs, speak first. While there are two Brahmans speaking, I will listen to their word.'

1.8.3

sa ha śilakaḥ śālāvatyaś caikitāyanaṃ dālbhyam uvāca hanta tvā pṛcchānīti \
pṛccheti hovāca \\108.3\

3. Then Śilaka Śālāvatya said to Caikitāyana Dālbhya: 'Come! Let me question you.' 'Question!' said he.

1.8.4

kā sāmno gatir iti \
svara iti hovāca \
svarasya kā gatir iti \
prāṇa iti hovāca \
annasya kā gatir iti \
annam iti hovāca \
annasya kā gatir iti \
āpa iti hovāca \\108.4\

4. 'To what does the Sāman go back?' 'To sound,' said he. 'To what does sound go back?' 'To breath,' said he. 'To what does breath go back?' 'To food,' said he. 'To what does food go back?' 'To water,' said he.

1.8.5

apāṃ kā gatir iti \
asau loka iti hovāca \
amuṣya lokasya kā gatir iti \
na svargaṃ lokam (S ) iti hovāca \
svargaṃ vayaṃ lokaṃ sāmābhisaṃsthāpayāmaḥ \
svargasaṃstāvaṃ hi sāmeti \\108.5\

5. 'To what does water go back?' 'To yonder world,' said he. 'To what does yonder world go back?' 'One should not lead beyond the heavenly world,' said he. 'We establish the Sāman upon the heavenly world, for the Sāman is praised as heaven.'

1.8.6

taṃ ha śilakaḥ śālāvatyaś caikitāyanaṃ dālbhyam uvācāpratiṣṭhitaṃ vai kila te dālbhya sāma \
yas (S ) brūyān mūrdhā te vipatiṣyatīti mūrdhā te vipated iti \\108.6\

6. Then Śilaka Śālāvatya said to Caikitāyana Dālbhya: 'Verily, indeed, your Sāman, O Dālbhya, is unsupported. If some one now were to say "Your head will fall off," your head would fall off.'

1.8.7

hantāham etad (S ) vedānīti \
viddhīti hovāca \
amuṣya lokasya kā gatir iti \
ayaṃ loka iti hovāca \
asya lokasya kā gatir iti \
na pratiṣṭhāṃ lokam (S ) iti hovāca \
pratiṣṭhāṃ vayaṃ lokaṃ sāmābhisaṃsthāpayāmaḥ \
pratiṣṭhāsaṃstāvaṃ hi sāmeti \\108.7\

7. 'Come! Let me learn this from you, Sir.' 'Learn,' said he. 'To what does yonder world go back?' 'To this world,' said he.

'To what does this world go back?'

'One should not lead beyond the world-support,' said he. 'We establish the Sāman upon the world as a support, for the Sāman is praised as a support.'

1.8.8

taṃ ha pravāhaṇo jaivalir uvāca \
antavad vai kila te śālāvatya sāma \
yas (S ) brūyān mūrdhā te vipatiṣyatīti mūrdhā te vipated iti \
hantāham etad (S ) vedānīti \
viddhīti hovāca \\108.8\

8. Then Pravāhaṇa Jaivali said to him: 'Verily, indeed, your Sāman, O Śālāvatya, comes to an end. If some one now were to say "Your head will fall off," your head would fall off.'

'Come! Let me learn this from you, Sir.'

'Learn,' said he.