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Chandogya Upanishad 5.15.1

Chāndogyopaniṣad 5.15.1

Language
Sanskrit

5.15.1

atha hovāca janaṃ śārkarākṣyam \
śārkarākṣya kaṃ tvam ātmānam upāssa iti \
ākāśam eva bhagavo rājann iti hovāca \
eṣa vai bahula ātmā vaiśvānaro yaṃ tvam ātmānam upasse \
tasmāt tvaṃ bahulo 'si prajayā ca dhanena ca \\515.1\

Then the king said to Jana, 'O Śārkarākṣya, what is that Ātman on which you meditate?' He replied, 'Ākāśa only, O venerable king.' The king said, 'This that you meditate upon as Ātman is the Vaiśvānara Ātman known as "the vast". Therefore are your offspring and wealth vast.

Swami Swahananda 1956, The Chāndogya Upaniṣad

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