एष सर्वेषु भूतेषु गूढोऽऽत्मा न प्रकाशते । एको बहूनां यो विदधाति कामान् । āścaryo jñātā kuśalānuśiṣṭaḥ || 7 ||. as the foetus is well- guarded in the womb by the mother, ।अनश्नन् ब्रह्मन्नतिथिर्नमस्यः । anityairdravyaiḥ prāptavānasmi nityam || 10 ||. 2. higher than the Ātman is the Unmanifested. from fear of Him the sun shines. Upanishad Vahini Chapter III. Paul Deussen notes that the Katha Upanishad uses words that symbolically embed and creatively have multiple meanings. दृश्यते त्वग्र्यया बुद्ध्या सूक्ष्मया सूक्ष्मदर्शिभिः ॥ १२ ॥, eṣa sarveṣu bhūteṣu gūḍho''tmā na prakāśate | ya evaṁ vidvāɱścinute nāciketam | beyond the objects is the mind, and their senses have lost all vigour. May He be pleased with us. seated (there) on the highest summit. This knowledge I desire, being instructed by thee. tamātmasthaṁ ye'nupaśyanti dhīrāḥ bhayādindraśca vāyuśca mṛtyurdhāvati pañcamaḥ || 3 ||. लोकादिमग्निं तमुवाच तस्मै एतत्तुल्यं यदि मन्यसे वरं May we also know the One, rūpaṁ rūpaṁ pratirūpo bahiśca || 10 ||. and look to those who live now. How am I to know It? Katha Upanishad Page Seventy-six Swami Nirvikarananda. anantalokāptimatho pratiṣṭhāṁ उत्तिष्ठत जाग्रत the other shore where there is no fear, He who knows this Ātman, तदेव शुक्रं तद्ब्रह्म तदेवामृतमुच्यते । in the created worlds. īśānaṁ bhūtabhavyasya na tato vijugupsate | etadvai tat || 5 ||. I take this opportunity to convey my gratitude to Dr. N.S. स्वर्गे लोके न भयं किंचनास्ति यस्यां मज्जन्ति बहवो मनुष्याः ॥ ३ ॥, sa tvaṁ priyānpriyarūpāṁśca kāmān त्रिकर्मकृत्तरति जन्ममृत्यू । Kaṭha Upanishad Chapter 1 Section 1 Naciketas and His Father u̱śan ha̍ vai v ā̱jaśravasaḥ sa̱rva -ve̍dasa ṃ dadau | ta̱sya ha ̱ naci ̍ket ā nāma pu̱tra ā̍sa || 1 || uśan = being desirous [of the rewards of the Viśvajit sacrifice]; ha and vai = equivalent to 'once upon a time'. स्थाणुमन्येऽनुसंयन्ति यथाकर्म यथाश्रुतम् ॥ ७ ॥, yonimanye prapadyante śarīratvāya dehinaḥ | With perseverance man should draw Him out from his body dṛśyate tvagryayā buddhyā sūkṣmayā sūkṣmadarśibhiḥ || 12 ||. unless it is taught by another (an illumined teacher), इन्द्रियेभ्यः परं मनो मनसः सत्त्वमुत्तमम् । 14. The American poet Ralph Waldo Emerson held Katha Upanishad highly, and wrote several poems and essays paralleling the themes in it. मत्वा धीरो हर्षशोकौ जहाति ॥ १२ ॥, taṁ durdarśaṁ gūḍhamanupraviṣṭaṁ bhūmermahadāyatanaṁ vṛṇīṣva प्रेयो मन्दो योगक्षेमाद्वृणीते ॥ २ ॥, śreyaśca preyaśca manuṣyametaḥ rūpaṁ rūpaṁ pratirūpo babhūva | शतायुषः पुत्रपौत्रान्वृणीष्वा In the realm of heaven there is no fear, This I beg as my second boon. George William Russell similarly esteemed the Katha and other Upanishads. The sixth Valli continues the discussion of Karma and rebirth theory, sections of which Max Muller states is possibly interpolated and inserted in a later period. he does not reach that goal, faith (Śraddhā) entered (the heart of) Nachikētas, पराञ्चि खानि व्यतृणत् स्वयम्भू- the adorable Ātman, seated in the centre (the heart). guhāhitaṁ gahvareṣṭhaṁ purāṇam | तं दुर्दर्शं गूढमनुप्रविष्टं The third Valli of Katha Upanishad presents the parable of the chariot, to highlight how Atman, body, mind, senses and empirical reality relate to a human being. ऊर्ध्वमूलोऽवाक्षाख एषोऽश्वत्थः सनातनः । यां त्वमापः सत्यधृतिर्बतासि ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥ Dear father, to whom wilt thou give me? This Soul is worshipped by all the gods. The good and the pleasant approach man; pravṛhya dharmyamaṇumetamāpya | The Upanishad is the legendary story of a little boy, Nachiketa – the son of Sage Vajasravasa, who meets Yama (the Indian deity of death). is glorified in the world of Brahman. He then asks Yama, in verse 1.1.13 of Katha Upanishad to be instructed as to the proper execution of fire ritual that enables a human being to secure heaven. hotā vediṣadatithirduroṇasat | Do not press me. Yama arrives and is apologetic for this dishonor to the guest, so he offers Nachiketa three wishes. नाशान्तमानसो वाऽपि प्रज्ञानेनैनमाप्नुयात् ॥ २४ ॥, nāvirato duścaritānnāśānto nāsamāhitaḥ | durgaṁ pathastatkavayo vadanti || 14 ||. OMI PEACE! rūpaṁ rūpaṁ pratirūpo babhūva | Just like the Sun exists and its nature is not contaminated by the impurities seen by the eyes, the "one inner Self" of beings exists and its nature is pure, never contaminated by the sorrows and blemishes of the external world. He dwells in man. deluded by the glamour of wealth. api sarvaṁ jīvitamalpameva अशब्दमस्पर्शमरूपमव्ययं Soul is the lord of the past, the lord of the now, and the lord of the future. May Gautama, my father, be free from anxious thought (about me). He will be free from wrath when he sees thee Translated by Max Müller. for those who desire to cross over Shankara agrees with this interpretation. The pursuit of Knowledge and the good, can be taught, learnt and thus realized. he rejoices in the realm of heaven. O Death, these are fleeting; त्वादृङ्नो भूयान्नचिकेतः प्रष्टा ॥ ९ ॥, naiṣā tarkeṇa matirāpaneyā sasyamiva martyaḥ pacyate sasyamivājāyate punaḥ || 6 ||. astītyevopalabdhasya tattvabhāvaḥ prasīdati || 13 ||. जीर्यन्मर्त्यः क्वधःस्थः प्रजानन् । तं देवाः सर्वेऽर्पितास्तदु नात्येति कश्चन । एतद्वै तत् ॥ ९ ॥, yataścodeti sūryo'staṁ yatra ca gacchati | It consists of two chapters, called adhyāyas, each divided into three sections, called vallis. यत्तत्पश्यसि तद्वद ॥ १४ ॥, anyatra dharmādanyatrādharmā Does he continue to exist in another form? विद्धि त्वमेतं निहितं गुहायाम् ॥ १४ ॥, pra te bravīmi tadu me nibodha dwelling in the depth of inner being, having entered into the cave of the heart, अविद्या या च विद्येति ज्ञाता । auṁ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ || That alone is called the Immortal. These works represent Sri Aurobindo‘s Upanishadic interpretation in its most … By Swami Nikhilananda. who, though young, yet reflected: पीतोदका जग्धतृणा दुग्धदोहा निरिन्द्रियाः । This ancient Āśvattha tree He who knows Him as “He is,” तयोः श्रेय आददानस्य साधु and performs the Nachikēta fire- sacrifice with three-fold knowledge, Katha Upanishad represents an ancient conversation between an ancient sage Nachikētas and Yama, the lord of kingdom of Death. brahmajajñaṁ devamīḍyaṁ viditvā तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु । मा विद्विषावहै ॥, auṁ saha nāvavatu | saha nau bhunaktu | sahavīryaṁ karavāvahai | अब्जा गोजा ऋतजा अद्रिजा ऋतं बृहत् ॥ २ ॥, haɱsaḥ śuciṣadvasurāntarikṣasad (knowing That) man escapes from the mouth of death. न वित्तेन तर्पणीयो मनुष्यो एतद्विद्यामनुशिष्टस्त्वयाऽहं tvatprasṛṣṭaṁ mā'bhivadetpratīta अभयं तितीर्षतां पारं नाचिकेतँ शकेमहि ॥ २ ॥, yaḥ seturījānānāmakṣaraṁ brahma yat param | अयं लोको नास्ति पर इति मानी महतः परमव्यक्तमव्यक्तात्पुरुषः परः । so does the Ātman (Self) within all living beings, guhāṁ praviśya tiṣṭhantīṁ yā bhūtebhirvyajāyata | etadvai tat || 7 ||. be served by these whom I give to thee. and throws the (out-going) breath downward. मृत्युप्रोक्तां नचिकेतोऽथ लब्ध्वा śṛṇvanto'pi bahavo yaṁ na vidyuḥ | even though frequently thought upon. It is comprehended by oneself through meditation and introspection. īśāno bhūtabhavyasya sa evādya sa u śvaḥ | etadvai tat || 13 ||. to them belongs eternal peace, not to others. न हीदृशा लम्भनीया मनुष्यैः । He who chooses the pleasant misses the true end. which thou hast chosen as thy second boon. anuṣṭhāya na śocati vimuktaśca vimucyate | etadvai tat || 1 ||. अपि सर्वं जीवितमल्पमेव tejasvi nāvadhītamastu | mā vidviṣāvahai ||. He (that Self) to whom the Brāhmaṇas and Kshatriyas are but food As the sun, the eye of the whole world, The Upanishad opens with the story of Vajasravasa, also called Aruni Auddalaki Gautama, who gives away all his worldly possessions. Katha may be the most widely known amongst all the Upanishads. yā iṣṭakā yāvatīrvā yathā vā | The text contains the mantras in Sanskrit, their transliteration in Tamil, word-by-word meaning in Tamil, the summary of each mantra and the essence of the various sections in each Upanishad. नेमा विद्युतो भान्ति कुतोऽयमग्निः । The senses are called the horses,the objects of the senses are their paths,Formed out of the union of the Atman, the senses and the mind,him they call the "enjoyer". becomes various according to what it burns, “This world alone is, there is none other”: thinking thus, pramādyantaṁ vittamohena mūḍham | nemā vidyuto bhānti kuto'yamagniḥ | the wise who perceive Him seated within their Self, चेष्टापूर्ते पुत्रपशूँश्च सर्वान् । If the slayer thinks that he slays, देवैरत्रापि विचिकित्सितं किल य एष सुप्तेषु जागर्ति कामं कामं पुरुषो निर्मिमाणः । This teaching is also presented in the other ancient scriptures of Hinduism, such as Brihadaranyaka Upanishad's Chapter 4.4.6. As air, though one, having entered the world, अन्यच्छ्रेयोऽन्यदुतैव प्रेय- न स तत्पदमाप्नोति संसारं चाधिगच्छति ॥ ७ ॥, yastvavijñānavānbhavatyamanaskaḥ sadā'śuciḥ | This universal, oneness theme is explained by the Katha Upanishad by three similes, which Paul Deussen calls as excellent. PEACE! अप्रमत्तस्तदा भवति योगो हि प्रभवाप्ययौ ॥ ११ ॥, tāṁ yogamiti manyante sthirāmindriyadhāraṇām | Ask the third boon, Nachikētas. अथास्य मृत्युः पुनरेवाह तुष्टः ॥ १५ ॥, lokādimagniṁ tamuvāca tasmai O Dearest, this Ātman cannot be attained by argument; Of the boons this is the third boon. atidīrghe jīvite ko rameta || 28 ||. tamakratuḥ paśyati vītaśoko किँ स्विद्यमस्य कर्तव्यं यन्मयाऽद्य करिष्यति ॥ ५ ॥, bahūnāmemi prathamo bahūnāmemi madhyamaḥ | yāṁ tvamāpaḥ satyadhṛtirbatāsi यथा पुरस्ताद् भविता प्रतीत sarvān kāmāɱśchandataḥ prārthayasva | buddhiṁ tu sārathiṁ viddhi manaḥ pragrahameva ca || 3 ||. Scholars suggest that these remaining verses 2.6.16 – 2.6.18 are possibly modern additions as appendix and have been interpolated, because of the declaration of Upanishad's end in verse 15, and because these additional three verses are structured in prose-like manner, rather than poetic metric-perfection of much of the Katha Upanishad. For example, a closely pronounced word Katha (Sanskrit: कथा) literally means "story, legend, conversation, speech, tale". Concerned, the son asks his father, "Dear father, to whom will you give me away? ya etadviduramṛtāste bhavanti || 9 ||. The chronology of Katha Upanishad is unclear and contested by scholars. From fear of Him Indra and Vāyu पुरमेकादशद्वारमजस्यावक्रचेतसः । Sva is ‘self’ and Adhyaya means ‘investigation or inquiry’. एष तेऽग्निर्नचिकेतः स्वर्ग्यो अभिध्यायन् वर्णरतिप्रमोदान् prāpya varānnibodhata | विष्वङ्ङन्या उत्क्रमणे भवन्ति ॥ १६ ॥, śataṁ caikā ca hṛdayasya nāḍya When the (promised) presents were being given (to the priests), faith entered into the heart of Nakiketas, who was still a boy, and he thought: 3. स होवाच पितरं तत कस्मै मां दास्यसीति । It is one of the Niyamas (code of conduct) of Patanjali’s eight-fold path which is traditionally attributed to the study of sacred texts. तेषां शान्तिः शाश्वती नेतरेषाम् ॥ १३ ॥, nityo'nityānāṁ cetanaścetanānām evaṁ munervijānata ātmā bhavati gautama || 15 ||. guhāṁ praviṣṭau parame parārdhe | यत्साम्पराये महति ब्रूहि नस्तत् । ततो मया नाचिकेतश्चितोऽग्निः Nachikētas, thou hast seen the fulfilment of all desires, all his hopes and expectations, all the merit gained Paul Deussen states that this symbolic terminology is apt and likely reflects the root and nature of the Upanishads in Black Yajur veda, which too is largely independent of the liturgical Yajur Veda, and is attached to the main text. Katha Upaniṣad, Dialog with the Death, full Sanskrit text with transliteration and English translation. atha dhīrā amṛtatvaṁ viditvā But he who is full of discrimination He will sleep in peace at night. Later Raja Ram Mohun Roy brought out an English version. Take also this garland of many colours. and death itself a condiment. इन्द्रियाणि हयानाहुर्विषयाँ स्तेषु गोचरान् । Children (the ignorant) pursue external pleasures; For definition, it deploys an epistemic combination of "positive assertions" as well as "exposition by elimination", the latter repeated with. आत्मानँ रथितं विद्धि शरीरँ रथमेव तु । all his sons and cattle, are destroyed. That is pure, That is Brahman, That alone is said to be immortal. ध्रुवमध्रुवेष्विह न प्रार्थयन्ते ॥ २ ॥, parācaḥ kāmānanuyanti bālā Knowledge requires effort, and often not comprehended by man even when he reads it or hears it or by internal argument. No one goes beyond That. When taught by a man of inferior understanding, आसीनो दूरं व्रजति शयानो याति सर्वतः । Just like one light exists and penetrates the cosmic space, enveloping and clinging to everything and every form individually, the "one inner Self" of beings exists and dwells in all beings, clings to every form and remains still without, states the Katha Upanishad. Atman exists, the theory of Yoga and the essence of Vedas - Second Valli. the wise who perceive Him seated within their Self, namaste'stu brahman svasti me'stu नायं कुतश्चिन्न बभूव कश्चित् । Anyone who runs after sensory-impressions, gets lost among them just like water flows randomly after rainfall on mountains, state verses 2.4.14 and 2.4.15 of the Katha Upanishad; and those who know their Soul and act according to its Dharma remain pure like pure water remains pure when poured into pure water. for it is subtler than the subtle and beyond argument. May He (the Supreme Being) protect us both, teacher and taught. tell me That. Here Ends the second section of the first part of the Katha Upanishad. The path is as sharp as a razor, impassable and difficult to travel, There are two tasyaiṣa ātmā vivṛṇute tanūɱ svām || 23 ||. Different is the good and different is the dear,they both, having different aims, fetter you men;He, who chooses for himself the good, comes to wellbeing,he, who chooses the dear, loses the goal. Thinking on Him, man grieves no more; He who has not turned away from evil conduct, None goes beyond That. न संदृशे तिष्ठति रूपमस्य सुविज्ञेयो बहुधा चिन्त्यमानः । The chronology of Katha Upanishad is unclear and contested, with Buddhism scholars stating it was likely composed after the early Buddhist texts (fifth century BCE), and Hinduism scholars stating it was likely composed before the early Buddhist texts in 1st part of 1st millennium BCE. who perform five fire-sacrifices or three Nachikēta fire-sacrifices. Charles Johnston has called Katha Upanishad as one of the highest spiritual texts, with layers of metaphors embedded therein. Katha, Isa, Kena, and Mundaka. sa modate modanīyaɱ hi labdhvā That is a mighty terror, like an upraised thunderbolt. बहून्पशून् हस्तिहिरण्यमश्वान् । Through my will AudāIaki Aruṇī (thy father) will know thee, Continued from Page Seventy-five. "Truly, this is that", once deeply felt and understood by man, is inexpressible highest joy. great and all-pervading, grieve not. (the All-pervading and Unchangeable One). प्रयतः श्राद्धकाले वा तदानन्त्याय कल्पते । the mortal is liberated and attains immortality. तस्य भासा सर्वमिदं विभाति ॥ १५ ॥, na tatra sūryo bhāti na candratārakaṁ yamavṛṇīthā dvitīyena vareṇa | Devī Bhāgavatam2. na tatra tvaṁ na jarayā bibheti | यथाऽप्सु परीव ददृशे तथा गन्धर्वलोके ", The theory of good versus dear - Second Valli. and mind the reins. It is not slain even though the body is slain. by That also one knows whatever remains (to be known). released from the mouth of death. taken from a verse in the Katha-Upanishad – 1.3.14. योऽयं वरो गूढमनुप्रविष्टो Katha Upanishad was translated into Persian in 17th century, copies of which were then translated into Latin and distributed in Europe. अस्तीति ब्रुवतोऽन्यत्र कथं तदुपलभ्यते ॥ १२ ॥, naiva vācā na manasā prāptuṁ śakyo na cakṣuṣā | tvādṛṅno bhūyānnaciketaḥ praṣṭā || 9 ||. There is this doubt regarding what becomes of a man after death. Nachiketa arrives, but Yama is not in his abode. and the intellect ceases to be active: एतदालम्बनं ज्ञात्वा ब्रह्मलोके महीयते ॥ १७ ॥, etadālambanaɱ śreṣṭhametadālambanaṁ param | the highest place of Vishnu is not defiled by external impurities seen by the eyes, who is the highest imperishable Brahman ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥ इति काठकोपनिषदि द्वितीयाध्याये तृतीया वल्ली ॥ From whence the sun rises, and whither it goes at setting, By knowing Him, So also will it be with another of attaining endless worlds and their support. द्वितीयं तृतीयं तँ होवाच मृत्यवे त्वा ददामीति ॥ ४ ॥, sa hovāca pitaraṁ tata kasmai māṁ dāsyasīti | It also exists outside. एको वशी सर्वभूतान्तरात्मा अनन्तलोकाप्तिमथो प्रतिष्ठां न साम्परायः प्रतिभाति बालं is liberated from the fetters of joy and sorrow. The Katha Upanishad is probably the most widely known of all the Upanishads. भयादस्याग्निस्तपति भयात्तपति सूर्यः । सर्वान् कामाँश्छन्दतः प्रार्थयस्व । तस्येन्द्रियाण्यवश्यानि दुष्टाश्वा इव सारथेः ॥ ५ ॥, yastvavijñānavānbhavatyayuktena manasā sadā | Thou knowest, O Death, the fire-sacrifice that leads to heaven. तिस्रो रात्रीर्यदवात्सीर्गृहे मे- stasmātparāṅpaśyati nāntarātman | then the wise call Him the enjoyer. दिवे दिवे ईड्यो जागृवद्भिर्हविष्मद्भिर्मनुष्येभिरग्निः । एतद्वै तत् ॥ ८ ॥, araṇyornihito jātavedā garbha iva subhṛto garbhiṇībhiḥ | and a controlled mind for the reins, he who knows this Support thus the one inner Self of all living beings is not defiled (study of the Vedas, sacrifice and alms-giving) mṛtyuryasyopasecanaṁ ka itthā veda yatra saḥ || 25 ||. as pure water poured into pure water becomes one, Of many scholarly works faith and yearning ), उत्तिष्ठत जाग्रतप्राप्य वरान्निबोधत ।क्षुरस्य निशिता! 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