Chāndogya Upaniṣad 3.17
Chāndogyopaniṣad 3.17
- Language
- Sanskrit
3.17.1
sa yad aśiśiṣati yat pipāsati yan na ramate tā asya dīkṣāḥ \\317.1\
1. When one hungers and thirsts and does not enjoy himself—that is a Preparatory Consecration Ceremony (*dīkṣā*).
3.17.2
atha yad aśnāti yat pibati yad ramate tad upasadair eti \\317.2\
2. When one eats and drinks and enjoys himself—then he joins in the Upasada ceremonies.
3.17.3
atha yad dhasati yaj jakṣati yan maithunaṃ carati stutaśastrair eva tad eti \\317.3\
3. When one laughs and eats and practises sexual intercourse—then he joins in the Chant and Recitation (_stuta-śastra_).
3.17.4
atha yat tapo dānam ārjavam ahiṃsā satyavacanam iti tā asya dakṣiṇāḥ \\317.4\
4. Austerity, alms-giving, uprightness, harmlessness, truthfulness—these are one's gifts for the priests.
3.17.5
tasmād āhuḥ soṣyaty asoṣṭeti \
punar utpādanam evāsya tat \
maraṇam evāvabhṛthaḥ \\317.5\
5. Therefore they say: 'He will procreate (_soṣyati_)! He has procreated (_asoṣṭa_)!'—that is his rebirth (_punar-utpādana_). Death is an ablution after the ceremony.
3.17.6
tad dhaitad ghora āṅgirasaḥ kṛṣṇāya devakīputrāyoktvovāca \
apipāsa eva sa babhūva \
so 'ntavelāyām etat trayaṃ pratipadyetākṣitam asya acyutam asi prāṇasaṃśitam asīti \
tatraite dve ṛcau bhavataḥ \\317.6\
6. When Ghora Āṅgirasa explained this to Kṛishṇa, the son of Devakī, he also explained—for he had become free from desire—'In the final hour one should take refuge in these three thoughts: "You are the Indestructible; you are the Unshaken; you are the very essence of life (_prāṇa_)."' On this point there are these two Rig verses:—
3.17.7
ādit pratnasya retasaḥ \
ud vayaṃ tamasas pari \
jyotiḥ paśyanta uttaram \
svaḥ paśyanta uttaram \
devaṃ devatrā sūryam aganma jyotir uttamam iti jyotir uttamam iti \\317.7\
7. Proceeding from primeval seed,
[The early morning light they see,
That gleameth higher than the heaven].
From out of darkness all around,
We, gazing on the higher light—
Yea, gazing on the higher light—
To Sūrya, god among the gods,
We have attained—the highest light!
—yea, the highest light!
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