Kauṣītaki Upaniṣad 2.15.2

2.15.2

yasyā hetoḥ paryaṅkopāsanā prāṇopāsanā ca vividhaguṇoktā tāṃ brahmavidyāṃ vivakṣuḥ tasyāmāstikyaṃ janayituṃ pratarddanaṃ kāmyaṃ devebhyo'dhikabalalakṣmādimantaṃ brahmavidyārthinaṃ śiṣyaṃ devarājañca satyapāśanibaddhaṃ manuṣyeṣu brahmavidyāṃ vaktumanicchantamapi guruṃ sampādyākhyāyikāmāha, pratarddanaḥ prakarṣeṇa tarddayati bhartsayatyabhibhavati svaśatrūniti sārthaṃkanāmā pratarddanaḥ, ha kila daivodāsiḥ divodāsasya kāśirājasya putro daivodāsiḥ, indrasya devarājasya paramaiśvaryyasampannasya priyaṃ dhāma priyaṃ sthānaṃ svargamiti yāvat, upajagāma prāptavān | tatprāptau kāraṇamāha, yuddhena ca pauruṣeṇa ca samarayajñenānekabhaṭapaśvāhutidīpyamānaśastrāgninā puruṣasambandhinotsāhena ca svargamarmaparijñānenetyarthaḥ| cakārāvubhayorapi kāraṇatvasamuccayārthau | taṃ samaraśauṇḍamutsāhinaṃ svargamāgataṃ pratarddanaṃ ha kila indraḥ yuddhapauruṣābhyāṃ paritoṣaṃ prāpto devarāja uvāca uktavān | indroktimāha, pratarddana he pratarddana varamabhilaṣitamarthaṃ te tubhyaṃ pratarddanāya matparitoṣakāriṇe dadāni prayacchāni dadāmītyarthaḥ, ityanena prakāreṇa uvācetyanvayaḥ| sa indreṇoktaḥ ha kila uvāca pratarddanaḥ spaṣṭaṃ | pratarddanoktimāha, tvameva matpurataḥ sthito hitāhitajño devarājeo na tvanyo me mahyaṃ pratarddanāya hitārthine madarthamityarthaḥ, vṛṇīṣva hitamiṣṭaṃ vārthaṃ prārthayasva | prārthyamānaṃ varamāha, yaṃ prasiddha-