Katha Upanishad 2.2

Commentary of Śaṅkarācārya of Śaṅkarācārya 2.2

Language: Sanskrit

2.2

yadyubhe api kartuṃ svāyatte puruṣeṇa, kimarthaṃ preya evādatte bāhulyena loka iti, ucyate| satyaṃ svāyatte ; tathāpi sādhanataḥ phalataśca mandabuddhīnāṃ durvivekarūpe satī vyāmiśrībhūte iva manuṣyaṃ puruṣam ā itaḥ etaḥ prāpnutaḥ śreyaśca preyaśca | ato haṃsa ivāmbhasaḥ payaḥ, tau śreyaḥpreyaḥpadārthau saṃparītya samyakparigamya manasā ālocya gurulāghavaṃ vivinakti pṛthakkaroti dhīraḥ dhīmān | vivicya ca śreyo hi śreya eva abhivṛṇīte preyaso'bhyarhitatvācchreyasaḥ | ko'sau ? dhīraḥ | yastu mandaḥ alpabuddhiḥ saḥ sadasadvivekāsāmarthyāt yogakṣemāt yogakṣemanimittaṃ śarīrādyupacayarakṣaṇanimittamityetat | preyaḥ paśuputrādilakṣaṇaṃ vṛṇīte ||

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Kaṭhopaniṣad — Sanskrit