Kaṭha Upaniṣad 56
Kaṭhopaniṣadbhāṣya 56
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- Sanskrit
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śatāyuṣaḥ putrapautrān vṛṇīṣva bahūn paśūn hastihiraṇyam aśvān /
bhūmer mahad āyatanaṃ vṛṇīṣva svayaṃ ca jīva śarado yāvad icchasi ///1,1.23 //
Shankara’s Commentary:
Com.—Though thus addressed, still Death said, to tempt him again. ‘Satayushah, those who live a hundred years, i.e., centenarians; ask for centenarian sons and grandsons, besides, many cattle such as cows, etc., elephants, gold and horses. Ask for sovereignty over a large circuit of earth.’ And as all this would be useless, if he were himself short-lived, Death added ‘and yourself live as many years as you like with a body, where all the organs are vigorou.’
Translations (2)
- The Kaṭha Upaniṣad and Śrī Śaṅkara's Commentary — S. Sitarama Sastri 1898, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation