Chandogya Upanishad (with commentary) · Chapter 5.24

iti cchāndogyopaniṣadi pañcamādhyāyasya trayoviṃśaḥ khaṇḍaḥ
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sa ya idam avidvān agnihotraṃ juhoti yathāṅgārān apohya bhasmani juhuyāt tādṛk tat syāt

ChUpBh_5,24.1 sa yaḥ kaścididaṃ vaiśvānaradarśanaṃ yathoktamavidvānsannagnihotraṃ prasiddhaṃ juhoti yathāṅgārānāhutiyogyānapohyānāhutisthāne bhasmani juhuyāttādṛktattulyaṃ tasya tadagnihotrahavanaṃ syādvaiśvānaravido 'gnihotramapekṣyeti prasiddhāgnihotranindayā vaiśvānaravido 'gnihotraṃ stūyate //1 //
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atha ya etad evaṃ vidvān agnihotraṃ juhoti tasya sarveṣu lokeṣu sarveṣu bhūteṣu sarveṣv ātmasu hutaṃ bhavati

ChUpBh_5,24.2 ataścaitadviśiṣṭamagnihotram /
katham /
atha ya etadevaṃ vidvānagnihotraṃ juhoti tasya yathoktavaiśvānaravijñānavataḥ sarveṣu lokeṣvityādyuktārtham /
hutamannamattītyanayorekārthatvāt //2 //
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tad yatheṣīkātūlam agnau protaṃ pradūyetaivaṃ hāsya sarve pāpmānaḥ pradūyante ya etad evaṃ vidvān agnihotraṃ juhoti

ChUpBh_5,24.3 kiñca tadyatheṣīkāyāstūlamagramagnau protaṃ prakṣiptaṃ pradūyeta pradahyeta kṣipramevaṃ hāsya viduṣaḥ sarvātmabhūtasya sarvānnānāmattuḥ sarve niravaśiṣṭāḥ pāpmāno dharmādharmākhyā anekajanmasañcitā iha ca prāgjñānotpatterjñānasahabhāvinaśca pradūyante pradahyeranvartamānaśarīrārambhakapāpmavarjaṃ, lakṣyaṃ prati mukteṣuvatpravṛttaphalatvāttasya na dāhaḥ /
ya etadevaṃ vidvānagnihotraṃ juhoti bhuṅkte //3 //
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tasmād u haivaṃvid yady api caṇḍālāya ucchiṣṭaṃ prayacchet |
ātmani haivāsya tad vaiśvānare hutaṃ syād iti |
tad eṣa ślokaḥ

ChUpBh_5,24.4 sa yadyapi caṇḍālāyocchiṣṭānarhāyocchiṣṭaṃ prayaccheducchiṣṭaṃ dadyātpratiṣiddhamucchiṣṭadānaṃ yadyapi kuryādātmani haivāsya caṇḍālahehasthe vaiśvānare taddhutaṃ syānnādharmanimittamiti vidyāmeva stauti /
tadetasminstutyarthe śloko mantro 'pyeṣa bhavati //4 //
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yatheha kṣudhitā bālā mātaraṃ paryupāsate |
evaṃ sarvāṇi bhūtāny agnihotram upāsata