Chāndogya Upaniṣad 7.1

7.1.1

adhīhi bhagava iti hopasasāda sanatkumāraṃ nāradaḥ \
taṃ hovāca yad vettha tena mopasīda \
tatas ta ūrdhvaṃ vakṣyāmīti \
sa hovāca \\701.1\

1. Om! 'Teach me, Sir!'—with these words Nārada came to Sanatkumāra. To him he then said: 'Come to me with what you know. Then I will tell you still further.'

7.1.2

ṛgvedaṃ bhagavo 'dhyemi yajurvedaṃ sāmavedam ātharvaṇaṃ caturtham itihāsapurāṇaṃ pañcamaṃ vedānāṃ vedaṃ pitryaṃ rāśiṃ daivaṃ nidhiṃ vākovākyam ekāyanaṃ devavidyāṃ brahmavidyāṃ bhūtavidyāṃ kṣatravidyāṃ nakṣatravidyāṃ sarpadevajanavidyām etad bhagavo 'dhyemi \\701.2\

2. Then he said to him: 'Sir, I know the Ṛig-Veda, the Yajur-Veda, the Sāma-Veda, the Atharva-Veda as the fourth, Legend and Ancient Lore (itihāsa-purāṇa) as the fifth, the Veda of the Vedas [i.e. Grammar], Rites for the Manes, Mathematics, Augury (daiva), Chronology, Logic, Polity, the Science of the Gods (deva-vidyā), the Science of Sacred Knowledge (brahma-vidyā), Demonology (bhūta-vidyā), Military Science (kṣatra-vidyā), Astrology (nakṣatra-vidyā), the Science

of Snake-charming, and the Fine Arts (sarpa-devajana-vidyā). This, Sir, I know.

7.1.3

so 'haṃ bhagavo mantravid evāsmi nātmavit \
śrutaṃ hy eva me bhagavaddṛśebhyas tarati śokam ātmavid iti \
so 'haṃ bhagavaḥ śocāmi \
taṃ mā bhagavāñ chokasya pāraṃ tārayatv iti \
taṃ hovāca yad vai kiṃcaitad adhyagīṣṭhā nāmaivaitat \\701.3\

3. Such a one am I, Sir, knowing the sacred sayings (mantra-vid), but not knowing the Soul (Ātman). It has been heard by me from those who are like you, Sir, that he who knows the Soul (Ātman) crosses over sorrow. Such a sorrowing one am I, Sir. Do you, Sir, cause me, who am such a one, to cross over to the other side of sorrow.’ To him he then said: ‘Verily, whatever you have here learned, verily, that is mere name (nāman).

7.1.4

nāma vā ṛgvedo yajurvedaḥ sāmaveda ātharvaṇaś caturtha itihāsapurāṇaḥ pañcamo vedānāṃ vedaḥ pitryo rāśir daivo nidhir vākovākyam ekāyanaṃ devavidyā brahmavidyā bhūtavidyā kṣatravidyā nakṣatravidyā sarpadevajanavidyā \
nāmaivaitat \
nāmopāssveti \\701.4\

4. Verily, a Name are the Rig-Veda, the Yajur-Veda, the Sāma-Veda, the Atharva-Veda as the fourth, Legend and Ancient Lore (itihāsa-purāṇa) as the fifth, the Veda of the Vedas [i. e. Grammar], Rites for the Manes, Mathematics, Augury (daiva), Chronology, Logic, Polity, the Science of the Gods (deva-vidyā), the Science of Sacred Knowledge (brahma-vidyā), Demonology (bhūta-vidyā), Military Science (kṣatra-vidyā), Astrology (nakṣatra-vidyā), the Science of Snake-charming, and the Fine Arts (sarpa-devajana-vidyā). This is mere Name. Reverence Name.

7.1.5

sa yo nāma brahmety upāste \
yāvan nāmno gataṃ tatrāsya yathākāmacāro bhavati yo nāma brahmety upāste \
asti bhagavo nāmno bhūya iti \
nāmno vāva bhūyo 'stīti \
tan me bhagavān bravītv iti \\701.5\

5. He who reverences Name as Brahma—as far as Name goes, so far he has unlimited freedom, he who reverences Name as Brahma.’ ‘Is there, Sir, more than Name?’ ‘There is, assuredly, more than Name.’ ‘Do you, Sir, tell me it.’