Upaniṣads · Chāndogya 6.1
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Chāndogya 6.1.1
श्वेतकेतुर्हारुणेय आस तँ ह पितोवाच श्वेतकेतो वस ब्रह्मचर्यं न वै सोम्यास्मत्कुलीनोऽननूच्य ब्रह्मबन्धुरिव भवतीति ॥ ६.१.१ ॥
Śvetaketu, son of Aruṇa, was there. His father said to him: Śvetaketu, live the life of a student (brahmacarya). Dear one, in our family whoever remains without having studied the Veda becomes, as it were, a mere kinsman of Brahman in name.
Chāndogya 6.1.2
स ह द्वादशवर्ष उपेत्य चतुर्विँशतिवर्षः सर्वान्वेदानधीत्य महामना अनूचानमानी स्तब्ध एयाय तँह पितोवाच ॥ ६.१.२ ॥
At twelve years of age he went to a teacher, and at twenty-four, having studied all the Vedas, he returned proud-minded, considering himself learned, and arrogant. Then his father said to him.
Chāndogya 6.1.3
श्वेतकेतो यन्नु सोम्येदं महामना अनूचानमानी स्तब्धोऽस्युत तमादेशमप्राक्ष्यः येनाश्रुतँ श्रुतं भवत्यमतं मतमविज्ञातं विज्ञातमिति कथं नु भगवः स आदेशो भवतीति ॥ ६.१.३ ॥
Śvetaketu, dear one, if you are so proud-minded, considering yourself learned, and arrogant, did you ask for that teaching by which the unheard becomes heard, the unthought becomes thought, and the unknown becomes known? Venerable sir, how is that teaching?
Chāndogya 6.1.4
यथा सोम्यैकेन मृत्पिण्डेन सर्वं मृन्मयं विज्ञातँ स्याद्वाचारम्भणं विकारो नामधेयं मृत्तिकेत्येव सत्यम् ॥ ६.१.४ ॥
Dear one, just as by knowing a single lump of clay one knows everything made of clay, since modifications are only a beginning in speech, a name, while the truth is only that it is clay.
Chāndogya 6.1.5
यथा सोम्यैकेन लोहमणिना सर्वं लोहमयं विज्ञातँ स्याद्वाचारम्भणं विकारो नामधेयं लोहमित्येव सत्यम् ॥ ६.१.५ ॥
Dear one, just as by knowing a single piece of iron one knows everything made of iron, since modifications are only a beginning in speech, a name, while the truth is only that it is iron.
Chāndogya 6.1.6
यथा सोम्यिकेन नखनिकृन्तनेन सर्वं कार्ष्णायसं विज्ञातँ स्याद्वाचारम्भणं विकारो नामधेयं कृष्णायसमित्येव सत्यमेवँसोम्य स आदेशो भवतीति ॥ ६.१.६ ॥
Dear one, just as by knowing one nail-cutter one knows everything made of black iron, since modifications are only a beginning in speech, a name, while the truth is only that it is black iron. Dear one, this is the teaching.
Chāndogya 6.1.7
न वै नूनं भगवन्तस्त एतदवेदिषुर्यद्ध्येतदवेदिष्यन्कथं मे नावक्ष्यन्निति भगवाँस्त्वेव मे तद्ब्रवीत्विति तथा सोम्येति होवाच ॥ ६.१.७ ॥
(Śvetaketu:) Surely those venerable teachers did not know this, for had they known it, why would they not have told me? Therefore, venerable one, you yourself tell me that. (Āruṇi:) So be it, dear one, he said.