Upaniṣads · Chāndogya 8.1
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Chāndogya 8.1.1
अथ यदिदमस्मिन्ब्रह्मपुरे दहरं पुण्डरीकं वेश्म दहरोऽस्मिन्नन्तराकाशस्तस्मिन्यदन्तस्तदन्वेष्टव्यं तद्वाव विजिज्ञासितव्यमिति ॥ ८.१.१ ॥
Now, in this city of brahman, there is a small lotus-shaped dwelling, and within it a small space; what is within that is to be sought, and that is indeed to be inquired into.
Chāndogya 8.1.2
तं चेद्ब्रूयुर्यदिदमस्मिन्ब्रह्मपुरे दहरं पुण्डरीकं वेश्म दहरोऽस्मिन्नन्तराकाशः किं तदत्र विद्यते यदन्वेष्टव्यं यद्वाव विजिज्ञासितव्यमिति स ब्रूयात् ॥ ८.१.२ ॥
If they should ask him, saying: 'In this city of brahman there is a small lotus-shaped dwelling and a small space within it; what is there here that is to be sought, that is to be inquired into?' — he should answer.
Chāndogya 8.1.3
यावान्वा अयमाकाशस्तावानेषोऽन्तर्हृदय आकाश उभे अस्मिन्द्यावापृथिवी अन्तरेव समाहिते उभावग्निश्च वायुश्च सूर्याचन्द्रमसावुभौ विद्युन्नक्षत्राणि यच्चास्येहास्ति यच्च नास्ति सर्वं तदस्मिन्समाहितमिति ॥ ८.१.३ ॥
As great as this space outside is, so great is this space within the heart. In it both heaven and earth are contained, within it alone; both fire and wind, both sun and moon, lightning and the stars; whatever exists here and whatever does not, all of it is contained in this.
Chāndogya 8.1.4
तं चेद्ब्रूयुरस्मिꣳश्चेदिदं ब्रह्मपुरे सर्वꣳ समाहितꣳ सर्वाणि च भूतानि सर्वे च कामा यदैतज्जरामाप्नोति प्रध्वꣳसते वा किं ततोऽतिशिष्यत इति ॥ ८.१.४ ॥
If someone were to say to him: in this city of brahman (the body) all this is gathered, all beings and all desires; when it reaches old age or is destroyed, what remains beyond that?
Chāndogya 8.1.5
स ब्रूयान्नास्य जरयैतज्जीर्यति न वधेनास्य हन्यत एतत्सत्यं ब्रह्मपुरमस्मिन्कामाः समाहिताः एष आत्मापहतपाप्मा विजरो विमृत्युर्विशोको विजिघत्सोऽपिपासः सत्यकामः सत्यसङ्कल्पो यथा ह्येवेह प्रजा अन्वाविशन्ति यथानुशासनं यं यमन्तमभिकामा भवन्ति यं जनपदं यं क्षेत्रभागं तं तमेवोपजीवन्ति ॥ ८.१.५ ॥
He should say: it does not grow old by its old age, nor is it slain by its slaying. This is the true city of brahman; in it desires are gathered. This ātman is free from evil, free from old age, death, sorrow, hunger and thirst, true in desire and true in resolve. Just as here people, according to command, depend upon whatever end, whatever country or portion of field they desire, so they live on that alone.
Chāndogya 8.1.6
तद्यथेह कर्मजितो लोकः क्षीयत एवमेवामुत्र पुण्यजितो लोकः क्षीयते तद्य इहात्मानमनुविद्य व्रजन्त्येताꣳश्च सत्यान्कामाꣳस्तेषाꣳ सर्वेषु लोकेष्वकामचारो भवत्यथ य इहात्मानमनुविद्य व्रजन्त्येताꣳश्च सत्यान्कामाꣳस्तेषाꣳ सर्वेषु लोकेषु कामचारो भवति ॥ ८.१.६ ॥
Just as the world won by action is exhausted here, so too the world won by merit is exhausted there in the other world. Those who here, having known the ātman, depart having attained these true desires, have free movement (akāmacāra) in all worlds. But those who here, having known the ātman, depart with these true desires, have movement according to desire (kāmacāra) in all worlds.