Kaṭha Upaniṣad 2.10-2

2.10-2

su. - tuṣṭo mṛtyuḥ, svasya paramaniḥśreyasasādhanabhūtātmajñānāgamaprakāramāha - jānāmi iti | śevadhiḥ - nidhiḥ, idamakhilasya karmaphalasya upalakṣakam, nidhivat bhogyatvāt | karmaphalam akhilameva anityam iti ahaṃ jānāmi | nā'pi etaiḥ ātmalābhe, leśata upayogo vā | na hi adhruvaiḥ - indrādyaiḥ api padaiḥ dhruvaṃ tadātmasvarūpaṃ prāpyate | yāmye aiśvarye sthitenā'pi mayā idam akiñcitkaraṃ jñātvā, tata eva nāciketaḥ agniḥ vinā phalasaṅgaṃ citaḥ | ataśca svataḥ anityaiḥ api etaiḥ iṣṭakādi dravyaiḥ - phalābhisandhirahitakarmasu viniyuktaiḥ labdhavānasmi nityam - nityaphalasādhanatvāt nityam ityuktiḥ | ātmasvarūpajñānamityetat | nityaphalasādhanasya asya nikṛṣṭātmajñānasya lābho mama anenaiva agninā niṣkāmaṃ citeneti āśayaḥ ||