Chāndogya Upaniṣad 5.11

5.11.1

prācīnaśāla aupamanyavaḥ satyayajñaḥ pauluṣir indradyumno bhāllaveyo janaḥ śārkarākṣyo buḍila āśvatarāśvis te haite mahāśālā mahāśrotriyāḥ sametya mīmāṃsāṃ cakruḥ \
ko na ātmā kiṃ brahmeti \\511.1\

1. Prācīnaśāla Aupamanyava, Satyayajña Paulushi, Indradyumna Bhāllaveya, Jana Śārkarākshya, and Buḍila Āśvatarāśvi—these great householders, greatly learned in sacred lore (śrotriya), having come together, pondered: 'Who is our Ātman (Soul)? What is Brahma?'

5.11.2

te ha saṃpādayāṃ cakruḥ \
uddālako vai bhagavanto 'yam āruṇiḥ saṃpratīmam ātmānaṃ vaiśvānaram adhyeti \
taṃ hantābhyāgacchāmeti \
taṃ hābhyājagmuḥ \\511.2\

2. Then they agreed among themselves: 'Verily, Sirs, Uddālaka Āruṇi here studies exactly this Universal (vaiśvānara) Ātman (Soul). Come, let us go unto him.'

Then unto him they went.

5.11.3

sa ha saṃpādayāṃ cakāra \
prakṣyanti mām ime mahāśālā mahāśrotriyāḥ \
tebhyo na sarvam iva pratipatsye \
hantāham anyam abhyanuśāsānīti \\511.3\

3. Then he agreed with himself: 'These great householders, greatly learned in sacred lore, will question me. I may not be able to answer them everything. Come! Let me direct them to another.'

5.11.4

tān hovāca \
aśvapatir vai bhagavanto 'yaṃ kaikeyaḥ saṃpratīmam ātmānaṃ vaiśvānaram adhyeti \
taṃ hantābhyāgacchāmeti \
taṃ hābhyājagmuḥ \\511.4\

4. Then he said to them: 'Verily, Sirs, Aśvapati Kaikeya studies just this Universal Ātman (Soul). Come! Let us go unto him.'

Then unto him they went.

5.11.5

tebhyo ha prāptebhyaḥ pṛthag (S ) kārayāṃ cakāra \
sa ha prātaḥ saṃjihāna uvāca \
na me steno janapade \na kadaryo na madyapaḥ \
nānāhitāgnir nāvidvān \na svairī svairiṇī kutaḥ \
yakṣyamāṇo vai bhagavanto 'ham asmi \
yāvad ekaikasmā ṛtvije dhanaṃ dāsyāmi tāvad bhagavadbhyo dāsyāmi \
vasantu bhagavanta iti \\511.5\

5. Then to them severally, when they arrived, he had proper attentions shown. He was indeed a man who, on rising, could say :—

'Within my realm there is no thief,
No miser, nor a drinking man,
None altarless, none ignorant,
No man unchaste, no wife unchaste.'

‘Verily, Sirs, I am about to have a sacrifice performed. As large a gift as I shall give to each priest, so large a gift will I give to you, Sirs. Remain, my Sirs.’

5.11.6

te hocuḥ \
yena haivārthena puruṣaś caret taṃ haiva vadet \
ātmānam evemaṃ vaiśvānaraṃ saṃpraty adhyeṣi \
tam eva no brūhīti \\511.6\

6. Then they said: ‘With whatever subject a person is concerned, of that indeed he should speak. You know just this Universal Ātman (Soul). Him indeed do you tell to us.’

5.11.7

tān hovāca \
prātar vaḥ prativaktāsmīti \
te ha samitpāṇayaḥ pūrvāhṇe praticakramire \
tān hānupanīyaivaitad uvāca \\511.7\

7. Then he said to them: ‘On the morrow will I make reply.’ Then with fuel in their hands in the morning they returned. Then, without having first received them as pupils, he spoke to them as follows:—