Kaṭha Upaniṣad 3.13.p8

3.13.p8

ā.bhā. - evaṃ vaśīkaraṇarītim upadarśya adhikāravataḥ upāsakān utsāhayati - uttiṣṭhata iti | anādyavidyāyāṃ suptāḥ he upāsakāḥ uttiṣṭhata - viṣayārāmaṃ parityajata, ātmajñānābhimukhā bhavata ityarthaḥ | jāgrata - anarthamūlabhūtājñānanidrāṃ nāśayata | varān - śreṣṭhān ātmatattvajñānācāryān ityarthaḥ| prāpya - abhigamya, vidhipūrvakaṃ taccharaṇe gatvā, nibodhata - tena upadiṣṭam ātmatattvaṃ vijñeyaṃ, tat avagacchata | na atra upekṣā vidheya iti bhāvaḥ| ācāryopagamane hetum upadiśati - durgam iti | tat - ātmatattvajñānam, durgam - durgamam, duḥkhasampādyam pathaḥ - panthānaṃ mārgam iti yāvat | pathaḥ ityatra vacanavyatyāsaśchāndasaḥ | kavayaḥ - tatvavettāro janāḥ, vadanti | kathamiva durgamam iti śaṃkanirākṛtaye, kṣuradhāratvena tattvajñānamārgaṃ rūpayati - kṣurasya iti | tat - tattvajñānam, niśitā - atitīkṣṇā ata eva duratyayā - duḥkhena atyayo atikramaṇaṃ yasyāḥ tādṛśī anurllaṅghanīya ityarthaḥ | evaṃbhūtā kṣurasya - āyudhaviśeṣasya, dhārā - agrabhāgaḥ, tattvajñānamārgaḥ atitīkṣṇakṣuradhārāvat duḥsaṃcāraḥ ataḥ tattvavidācāryaupagamanaṃ vinā, svātantryeṇa tadarthaṃ yatne kriyamāṇe, kiyatyapi anavadhāne anarthasampātaḥ syāt | ācāryadvāraiva ātmatattvaṃ vijñeyam iti bhāvaḥ ||