[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vedic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda) › [Upaniṣads](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad) › [Principal (early) Upaniṣads](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya) › [Different Upanishads](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.differentupanisads) › 172.2 # Different Upanishads 172.2 Different Upaniṣads 172.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [172.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.differentupanisads.172.2) vettha yathemāḥ prajāḥ prayatyo vipratipadyantā3 iti| neti hovāca| vettho yathemaṃ lokaṃ punarāpadyantā3 iti| neti haivovāca| vettho yathā'sau loka evaṃ bahubhiḥ punaḥ punaḥ prayandbhirnaṃ saṃpūryaṃtā3 iti| neti haivovāca| vettho yatithyāmāhutyāṃ hutāyāmāpaḥ puruṣavāco bhūtvā samutthāya vadantī3 iti| neti haivovāca| vettho devayānasya vā pathaḥ pratipadaṃ pitṛyāṇasya vā| yatkṛtvā devayānasya vā panthānaṃ pratipadyante pitṛyāṇaṃ vā| api hi na ṛṣervaṃcaḥ śrutaṃ dve sṛtī aśṛṇavaṃ pitṛṇāmahaṃ devānāmuta martyānām| tābhyāmidaṃ viśvamejatsameti yadantarā pitaraṃ mātaraṃ ceti| nāhamata ekaścana vedeti hovāca - [Previous: 172.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.differentupanisads.172.1) - [Next: 172.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.differentupanisads.172.3) - [Up: 172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.differentupanisads.172) ## Linked texts (6) - [Īśādiviṃśottaraśatopaniṣadaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.isadivimsottarasatopanisadah.1.38_1683) — Sanskrit - [Kāṇva](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.brhadaranyaka*kanva.6.2.3-2) — Sanskrit - [Aṣṭottaraśatopaniṣadaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.samanya.astottarasatopanisadah.248.2) — Sanskrit - [Upaniṣads](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.upanisads.241.2) — Sanskrit - [Īśādyupaniṣadaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.isadyupanisadah.231.2) — Sanskrit - [Īśādidvādaśopaniṣadaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.isadidvadasopanisadah.179.2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.differentupanisads.172.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.differentupanisads.172.2) · Pramāṇa