Kaṭha Upaniṣad 2.9.p4

2.9.p4

ā.bhā. yasmāt paramātmasvarūpam apratarkyam, ataḥ hetoḥ eṣā paramātmaviṣayiṇī matiḥ tarkeṇa - svabuddhisampādita ūhāpohamātreṇa, na āpaneyā na prāptumarhā, tarkakauśalamātraṃ na atra prabhavati ityarthaḥ | yadvā - eṣā matiḥ tarkeṇa gurūpadeśamullaṅghya kevalena kṛtena, na āpaneyā1 na dūrīkāryā, tarkamātreṇa brahmatattvamavajigamiṣurapi, nādhigacchati kintu; tato'pagataiva bhavati sāvagatiḥ ityetat | he preṣṭha2 ! priyatama ! naciketaḥ, anyena - tattvasākṣātkāriṇā guruṇā, proktā - samupadiṣṭaiva matiḥ, sujñānāya - mokṣasādhanabhūtāya jñānāya, bhavati sā matiḥ kā? iti jijñāsāyām upadiśati - yām - matiṃ sarvabandhavinirmokṣottarakālīnātmaviṣayāṃ, tvam āpaḥ - madvarapradānena prāptuṃ kṛtaniścayo'si, tvam ityetadeva viśinaṣṭi - satyadhṛtiḥ iti | satyā - apsaraḥ prabhṛtibhirapi akaṃpanīyā, dhṛtiḥ - manaḥsthiratā yasya tādṛśaḥ, he naciketaḥ ! tvādṛśaḥ - tvatsamaḥ, satyadhṛtiḥ praṣṭā - śiṣyaḥ, me bhūyāt | bata iti avyayam anukaṃpāyām | sā ca anukaṃpā tvādṛśaḥ praṣṭā bhūyāt ityanena pradarśitā bhavati stutivyañjanayā |