{
  "id": "upanishads/chandogya.1.11.4",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/chandogya.1.11.4/",
  "work": {
    "key": "upanishads",
    "title": "Upaniṣads"
  },
  "ref": "chandogya.1.11.4",
  "speaker": "Chāndogya Upaniṣad",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "अथ हैनं प्रस्तोतोपससाद प्रस्तोतर्या देवता प्रस्तावमन्वायत्ता तां चेदविद्वान्प्रस्तोष्यसि मूर्धा ते विपतिष्यतीति मा भगवानवोचत्कतमा सा देवतेति ॥ १.११.४ ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": false
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "atha hainaṃ prastotopasasāda prastotaryā devatā prastāvamanvāyattā tāṃ cedavidvānprastoṣyasi mūrdhā te vipatiṣyatīti mā bhagavānavocatkatamā sā devateti || 1.11.4 ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "atha",
      "meaning": "then",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ha",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "enam",
      "meaning": "him",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "prastotā",
      "meaning": "the prastotṛ priest",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "upasasāda",
      "meaning": "approached",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "prastotaḥ",
      "meaning": "O prastotṛ",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yā",
      "meaning": "which",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "devatā",
      "meaning": "deity",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "prastāvam",
      "meaning": "prastāva (opening chant)",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "anvāyattā",
      "meaning": "dependent upon",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tām",
      "meaning": "that",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ced",
      "meaning": "if",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "avidvān",
      "meaning": "without knowing",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "prastoṣyasi",
      "meaning": "you will chant the prastāva",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "mūrdhā",
      "meaning": "head",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "te",
      "meaning": "your",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vipatiṣyati",
      "meaning": "will fall off",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "iti",
      "meaning": "thus",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "mā",
      "meaning": "to me",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "bhagavān",
      "meaning": "revered one",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "avocat",
      "meaning": "said",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "katamā",
      "meaning": "which",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "sā",
      "meaning": "that",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "devatā",
      "meaning": "deity",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "iti",
      "meaning": "thus",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "तब प्रस्तोता उनके पास गया और बोला: 'हे प्रस्तोता, जो देवता प्रस्ताव पर आश्रित है, उसे यदि तुम बिना जाने प्रस्तोत्र गाओगे, तो तुम्हारा सिर गिर जाएगा।' मुझसे भगवान् ने कहा — 'वह देवता कौन-सा है?'",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "பின்னர் பிரஸ்தோதா அவரிடம் சென்று கூறினான்: 'பிரஸ்தோதாவே, பிரஸ்தாவத்தைச் சார்ந்த தேவதை எது? அதை அறியாமல் நீ பாடினால் உன் தலை விழும்.' ஐயா என்னிடம் கேட்டார், 'அந்த தேவதை எது?'",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "అప్పుడు ప్రస్తోత అతని వద్దకు వెళ్లి ఇలా అన్నాడు: 'ప్రస్తోతా, ప్రస్తావంపై ఆధారపడిన ఆ దేవత ఏది? అది తెలియక నువ్వు పాడితే నీ తల రాలిపోతుంది.' భగవాన్ నన్ను అడిగాడు, 'ఆ దేవత ఏది?'",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ಆಗ ಪ್ರಸ್ತೋತೃ ಅವನ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಬಂದು ಹೇಳಿದನು: 'ಪ್ರಸ್ತೋತೃವೇ, ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾವವನ್ನು ಅವಲಂಬಿಸಿರುವ ದೇವತೆ ಯಾವುದು? ಅದನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಯದೆ ನೀನು ಹಾಡಿದರೆ ನಿನ್ನ ತಲೆ ಉರುಳುವುದು.' ಭಗವಂತ ನನಗೆ ಕೇಳಿದನು, 'ಆ ದೇವತೆ ಯಾವುದು?'",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "അപ്പോൾ പ്രസ്തോതാവ് അവന്റെ അടുത്തെത്തി പറഞ്ഞു: 'പ്രസ്തോതാവേ, പ്രസ്താവത്തെ ആശ്രയിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന ദേവത ഏതാണ്? അത് അറിയാതെ നീ പാടിയാൽ നിന്റെ തല വീഴും.' ഭഗവാൻ എന്നോട് ചോദിച്ചു, 'ആ ദേവത ഏതാണ്?'",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "অতঃপর প্রস্তোতা তাঁর কাছে এসে বললেন: 'হে প্রস্তোতা, প্রস্তাবের উপর নির্ভরশীল যে দেবতা, তাঁকে না জেনে যদি তুমি প্রস্তোত্র গাও, তবে তোমার মাথা খসে পড়বে।' ভগবান আমাকে বললেন, 'সেই দেবতা কোন্টি?'",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "नंतर प्रस्तोता त्याच्याजवळ आला आणि म्हणाला: 'हे प्रस्तोत्या, प्रस्तावावर अवलंबून असलेली देवता कोणती? ती न जाणता तू गाशील तर तुझे मस्तक खाली पडेल.' भगवान मला म्हणाले, 'ती देवता कोणती?'",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "પછી પ્રસ્તોતા તેની પાસે ગયો અને બોલ્યો: 'હે પ્રસ્તોતા, પ્રસ્તાવ પર આધારિત દેવતા કઈ છે? તેને ન જાણીને તું ગાશે તો તારું મસ્તક પડી જશે.' ભગવાને મને પૂછ્યું, 'તે દેવતા કઈ છે?'",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਫਿਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਤੋਤਾ ਉਸ ਕੋਲ ਗਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਬੋਲਿਆ: 'ਹੇ ਪ੍ਰਸਤੋਤਾ, ਪ੍ਰਸਤਾਵ ਉੱਤੇ ਨਿਰਭਰ ਦੇਵਤਾ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਹੈ? ਉਸਨੂੰ ਨਾ ਜਾਣ ਕੇ ਜੇ ਤੂੰ ਗਾਏਂਗਾ ਤਾਂ ਤੇਰਾ ਸਿਰ ਡਿੱਗ ਪਏਗਾ।' ਭਗਵਾਨ ਨੇ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਪੁੱਛਿਆ, 'ਉਹ ਦੇਵਤਾ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਹੈ?'",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "ତା'ପରେ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୋତା ତା ପାଖକୁ ଆସି କହିଲେ: 'ହେ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୋତା, ପ୍ରସ୍ତାବ ଉପରେ ନିର୍ଭର କରୁଥିବା ଦେବତା କିଏ? ତାହା ନ ଜାଣି ଯଦି ତୁମେ ଗାଅ, ତେବେ ତୁମ ମୁଣ୍ଡ ଖସିଯିବ।' ଭଗବାନ ମୋତେ ପଚାରିଲେ, 'ସେ ଦେବତା କିଏ?'",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "پھر پرستوتا اس کے پاس آیا اور بولا: 'اے پرستوتا، پرستاو پر منحصر دیوتا کون سا ہے؟ اسے نہ جان کر اگر تو گائے گا تو تیرا سر گر جائے گا۔' بھگوان نے مجھ سے پوچھا، 'وہ دیوتا کون سا ہے؟'",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "Then the prastotṛ priest approached him and said: 'Prastotṛ, the deity on whom the prastāva depends — if you chant it without knowing it, your head will fall off.' The revered one asked me, 'Which is that deity?'",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "Entonces el prastotṛ se le acercó y dijo: «Prastotṛ, la deidad de la que depende el prastāva: si la cantas sin conocerla, tu cabeza caerá.» El venerable me preguntó: «¿Cuál es esa deidad?»",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "Alors le prastotṛ s'approcha de lui et dit : « Prastotṛ, la divinité dont dépend le prastāva — si tu la chantes sans la connaître, ta tête tombera. » Le vénérable me demanda : « Quelle est cette divinité ? »",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Da trat der Prastotṛ-Priester an ihn heran und sprach: „Prastotṛ, die Gottheit, von der das Prastāva abhängt — wenn du es singst, ohne sie zu kennen, wird dir der Kopf abfallen.“ Der Ehrwürdige fragte mich: „Welche Gottheit ist das?“",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "Então o prastotṛ aproximou-se dele e disse: 'Prastotṛ, a divindade da qual depende o prastāva — se a cantares sem a conhecer, a tua cabeça cairá.' O venerável perguntou-me: 'Qual é essa divindade?'",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Тогда жрец прастотри подошёл к нему и сказал: «Прастотри, божество, от которого зависит прастава, — если ты будешь петь её, не зная, твоя голова упадёт». Почтенный спросил меня: «Что это за божество?»",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "于是唱赞者（prastotṛ）走近他说：「唱赞者啊，依赖于 prastāva 的那位神，如果你不知道而唱，你的头就会掉下来。」尊者问我：「那位神是谁？」",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "そこで唱賛者（プラストートリ）が彼のもとに近づいて言った。「プラストートリよ、プラスターヴァに依存する神を、知らずに唱えるなら、汝の頭は落ちるであろう」。尊者は私に尋ねた、「その神は何か」と。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "ثم دنا منه المُنشِد الأول (prastotṛ) فقال: «أيها المنشد، إن كنت تنشد البيت الافتتاحي (prastāva) دون أن تعرف الإله الذي يتوقف عليه، فسيسقط رأسك». فسألني السيد الموقر: «ما هو ذلك الإله؟»",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Lalu sang prastotṛ mendekatinya dan berkata: \"Wahai prastotṛ, dewa yang bergantung pada prastāva itu — jika engkau menyanyikannya tanpa mengetahuinya, kepalamu akan jatuh.\" Sang yang mulia bertanya kepadaku: \"Dewa manakah itu?\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "th",
      "text": "จากนั้น โหตฤ ผู้เป็นนักขับลำนำ เข้ามาหาท่าน แล้วกล่าวว่า \"ข้าแต่ปรัสโตตฤ เทวดาผู้เป็นที่อาศัยของปรัสตาวะ ถ้าท่านขับมันโดยไม่รู้จักพระองค์ ศีรษะของท่านจะหลุดร่วงไป\" ท่านผู้ทรงเกียรติจึงถามข้าพเจ้าว่า \"เทวดาองค์นั้นคือผู้ใด\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    }
  ],
  "commentary": [],
  "source": {
    "edition": "Chāndogya Upaniṣad, Sanskrit Wikisource, page “छान्दोग्योपनिषद्/अध्यायः १” (revision 409248)",
    "license": "Public domain text; Wikisource page CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://sa.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A4%9B%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%2F%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%A7&oldid=409248"
  },
  "topics": [
    "prana",
    "udgitha",
    "priests"
  ],
  "citation": "Chāndogya Upaniṣad 1.11.4. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/chandogya.1.11.4/"
}