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Chāndogya Upaniṣad 7.17

Chāndogyopaniṣad 7.17

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Sanskrit

7.17.1

yadā vai vijānāty atha satyaṃ vadati \
nāvijānan satyaṃ vadati \
vijānann eva satyaṃ vadati \
vijñānaṃ tv eva vijijñāsitavyam iti \
vijñānaṃ bhagavo vijijñāsa iti \\717.1\

1. 'Verily, when one understands, then he speaks the Truth. One who does not understand, does not speak the Truth. Only he who understands speaks the Truth. But one must desire to understand Understanding (vijñāna).' 'Sir, I desire to understand Understanding.'

Robert Ernest Hume 1921, The Thirteen Principal Upanishads

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