[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) › [Kaṭhopaniṣad](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.katha) › [Kathopanishadbhashya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.katha!sankara) › 71 # Kaṭha Upaniṣad 71 Kaṭhopaniṣadbhāṣya 71 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.katha!sankara.71) ato vihāyānityaiḥ kāmaiḥ pralobhanaṃ yanmayā prārthitaṃ yasmin preta idaṃ vicikitsanaṃ vicikitsanty asti nāstīty evaṃ prakāram, he mṛtyo, sāmparāye paralokaviṣaye mahati mahatprayojananimitta ātmano nirṇayavijñānaṃ yat tad brūhi kathaya no 'smabhyam / kiṃ bahunā / yo 'yaṃ prakṛta ātmaviṣayo varo gūḍhaṃ gahanaṃ durvivecanaṃ prāpto 'nupraviṣṭaḥ, tasmād varād anyam avivekibhiḥ prārthanīyam anityaviṣayaṃ varaṃ naciketā na vṛṇīte manasāpīti śruter vacanam iti ///1,1.29 // > Here ends the First Part. > — S. Sitarama Sastri 1898, The Kaṭha Upaniṣad and Śrī Śaṅkara's Commentary - [Previous: 70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.katha!sankara.70) - [Next: 72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.katha!sankara.72) ## Translations (2) - [The Kaṭha Upaniṣad and Śrī Śaṅkara's Commentary](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.katha!sankara~en-sitaramasastri.1.1.29.p4) — S. Sitarama Sastri 1898, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.katha!sankara~en-mt.71) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Kaṭhopaniṣad](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.katha.1.29.p1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.katha!sankara.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.katha!sankara.71) · Pramāṇa