Chandogya Upanishad (with commentary) · Chapter 6.11

ChUpBh_6,10.2,3 evameva khalu somyemāḥ sarvāḥ prajā yasmātsati sampadya na vidustasmātsata āgamya na viduḥ sata āgacchāmaha āgatā iti vā /
ta iha vyāghra ityādi samānamanyat /
dṛṣṭaṃ loke jale vīcītaraṅgaphenabudādaya utthitāḥ punastadbhāvaṃ gatā vinaṣṭā iti /
jīvāstu tatkāraṇamaṇubhāvaṃ pratyahaṃ gacchanto 'pi suṣupte maraṇapralayayośca na vinaśyantītyetat bhūya eva mā bhagavānvijñāpayatu dṛṣṭāntena /
tathā somyeti hovāca pitā //2-3 //
iti cchāndogyopaniṣadi ṣaṣṭhādhyāyasya daśamaḥ khaṇḍaḥ
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START ChUp 6,11.1
asya somya mahato vṛkṣasya yo mūle 'bhyāhanyāj jīvan sraved yo madhye 'bhyāhanyāj jīvan sraved yo 'gre 'bhyāhanyāj jīvan sravet |
sa eṣa jīvenātmanānuprabhūtaḥ pepīyamāno modamānas tiṣṭhati

ChUpBh_6,11.1 śṛṇu dṛṣṭāntamasya - he somya mahato 'nekaśākhādiyuktasya vṛkṣasyāsyetyagrataḥ sthitaṃ vṛkṣaṃ darśayannāha /
yadi yaḥ kaścidasya mūle 'bhyāhanyātparaśvādinā sakṛdghātamātreṇa na śuṣyatīti jīvanneva bhavati tadā tasya rasaḥ sravet /
tathā yo madhye 'bhyāhanyājjīvansravettathā yo 'gre 'bhyāhanyājjīvansravetsa eṣa vṛkṣa idānīṃ jīvenā'tmanānuprabhūto 'nuvyāptaḥ pepīyamāno 'tyarthaṃ pibannudakaṃ bhaumāṃśca rasānmūlairgṛhṇanmodamāno harṣaṃ prāpnuvaṃstiṣṭhati //1//
START ChUp 6,11.2
asya yad ekāṃ śākhāṃ jīvo jahāty atha sā śuṣyati |
dvitīyāṃ jahāty atha sā śuṣyati |
tṛtīyāṃ jahāty atha sā śuṣyati |
sarvaṃ jahāti sarvaḥ śuṣyati

ChUpBh_6,11.2 tasyāsya yadekāṃ śākhāṃ rogagrastāmāhatāṃ vā jīvo jahātyupasaṃharati śākhāyāṃ viprasṛtamātmāṃśam /
atha sā śuṣyati /
vāṅmanaḥprāṇakaraṇagrāmānupraviṣṭo hi jīva iti tadupasaṃhāra upasaṃhriyate /
jīvena ca prāṇayuktenāśitaṃ potaṃ ca rasatāṃ gataṃ jīvaccharīraṃ vṛkṣaṃ vardhayadrasarūpeṇa jīvasya sadbhāve liṅgaṃ bhavati /
aśitapītābhyāṃ hi dehe jīvastiṣṭhati te cāśitapīte jīvakarmānusāriṇī iti /
tasyaikāṅgavaikalyanimittaṃ karma yadopasthitaṃ bhavati tadā jīva ekāṃ śākhāṃ jahāti śākhāyā ātmānamupasaṃharati /
atha tadā sā śākhā śuṣyati /
jīvasthitinimitto raso jīvakarmākṣipto jīvopasaṃhāre na tiṣṭhati /
rasāpagame ca śākhā śoṣamupaiti /
tathā sarvaṃ vṛkṣameva yadāyaṃ jahāti tadā sarvo 'pi vṛkṣaḥ śuṣyati /
vṛkṣasya rasasravaṇaśoṣaṇādiliṅgājjīvavattvaṃ dṛṣṭāntaśruteśca cetanāvantaḥ sthāvarā iti bauddhakāṇādamatamacetanāḥ sthāvarā ityetadasāramiti darśitaṃ bhavati //2 //
START ChUp 6,11.3
evam eva khalu somya viddhīti ha uvāca |
jīvāpetaṃ vāva kiledaṃ mriyate na jīvo mriyata iti |
sa ya eṣo 'ṇimaitad ātmyam idaṃ sarvam |
tat satyam |
sa ātmā |
tat tvam asi śvetaketo iti |
bhūya eva mā bhagavān vijñāpayatv iti |
tathā somyeti hovāca