Upaniṣads · Chāndogya 8.8
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Chāndogya 8.8.1
उदशराव आत्मानमवेक्ष्य यदात्मनो न विजानीथस्तन्मे प्रब्रूतमिति तौ होदशरावेऽवेक्षाञ्चक्राते तौ ह प्रजापतिरुवाच किं पश्यथ इति तौ होचतुः सर्वमेवेदमावां भगव आत्मानं पश्याव आ लोमभ्यः आनखेभ्यः प्रतिरूपमिति ॥ ८.८.१ ॥
'Looking at your ātman in a shallow vessel of water, if you do not know your own ātman, tell me that.' Then the two looked into the shallow vessel of water. Prajāpati asked, 'What do you see?' They said, 'Venerable one, we two see our ātman entirely, from hair to nail, as an exact likeness of it.'
Chāndogya 8.8.2
तौ ह प्रजापतिरुवाच साध्वलङ्कृतौ सुवसनौ परिष्कृतौ भूत्वोदशरावेऽवेक्षेथामिति तौ ह साध्वलङ्कृतौ सुवसनौ परिष्कृतौ भूत्वोदशरावेऽवेक्षाञ्चक्राते तौ ह प्रजापतिरुवाच किं पश्यथ इति ॥ ८.८.२ ॥
Prajāpati said to the two: "Having well adorned yourselves, dressed in fine clothes and well groomed, look into a vessel of water." The two did so, adorning themselves well, dressed in fine clothes and well groomed, and looked into the water. Then Prajāpati asked: "What do you see?"
Chāndogya 8.8.3
तौ होचतुर्यथैवेदमावां भगवः साध्वलङ्कृतौ सुवसनौ परिष्कृतौ स्व एवमेवेमौ भगवः साध्वलङ्कृतौ सुवसनौ परिष्कृतावित्येष आत्मेति होवाचैतदमृतमभयमेतद्ब्रह्मेति तौ ह शान्तहृदयौ प्रवव्रजतुः ॥ ८.८.३ ॥
The two said: "Revered one, just as we two are well adorned, dressed in fine clothes and well groomed, so too these two in the water, revered one, appear well adorned, dressed in fine clothes and well groomed." Prajāpati said: "This is the ātman. This is the immortal, this is the fearless, this is brahman." Then the two departed with calm hearts.
Chāndogya 8.8.4
तौ हान्वीक्ष्य प्रजापतिरुवाचानुपलभ्यात्मानमनुविद्य व्रजतो यतर एतदुपनिषदो भविष्यन्ति देवा वासुरा वा ते पराभविष्यन्तीति स ह शान्तहृदय एव विरोचनोऽसुराञ्जगाम तेभ्यो हैतामुपनिषदं प्रोवाचात्मैवेह महय्य आत्मा परिचर्य आत्मानमेवेह महयन्नात्मानं परिचरन्नुभौ लोकाववाप्नोतीमं चामुं चेति ॥ ८.८.४ ॥
Prajāpati, seeing the two depart without perceiving and learning the ātman, said: "Whichever of you two follows this teaching, whether gods or demons, will be defeated." Then Virocana, with a calm heart, went to the demons and taught them this teaching: "Here the ātman alone is to be honored, the ātman alone is to be served. One who honors and serves the ātman alone obtains both worlds, this world and that."
Chāndogya 8.8.5
तस्मादप्यद्येहाददानमश्रद्दधानमयजमानमाहुरासुरो बतेत्यसुराणाꣳ ह्येषोपनिषत्प्रेतस्य शरीरं भिक्षया वसनेनालङ्कारेणेति सꣳस्कुर्वन्त्येतेन ह्यमुं लोकं जेष्यन्तो मन्यन्ते ॥ ८.८.५ ॥
Therefore even today, one who takes gifts, lacks faith, or does not sacrifice is called "a demon indeed." This teaching belongs to the demons. They adorn the body of the dead with alms, clothing and ornaments, thinking that by this they will conquer that world.