Chandogya Upanishad (with commentary) · Chapter 8.3

ChUpBh_8,2.10 yaṃ yanamtaṃ pradeśamabhikāmo bhavati /
yaṃ ca kāmaṃ kāmayate yathoktavyatirekeṇāpi so 'syāntaḥ prāptumiṣṭaḥ kāmaśca saṃkalpādeva samuttiṣṭhatyasya /
tenecchāvighātatayābhipretārthaprāptyā ca saṃpanno mahīyata ityuktārtham //10//
iti cchāndogyopaniṣadi aṣṭamādhyāyasya dvitīyaḥ khaṇḍaḥ
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ta ime satyāḥ kāmā anṛtāpidhānāḥ |
teṣāṃ satyānāṃ satām anṛtam apidhānam |
yo yo hy asyetaḥ praiti na tam iha darśanāya labhate

ChUpBh_8,3.1 yathoktātmadhyānasādhanānuṣṭhānaṃ prati sādhakānāmutsāhajananārthamanukrośantyāha-kaṣṭamidaṃ khalu vartate yatsvātmasthāḥ śakyaprāpyā api ta ime satyāḥ kāmā anṛtāpidhānāsteṣāmātmasthānāṃ svāśrayāṇāmeva satāmanṛtaṃ ba3hyaviṣayeṣu stryannabhojanācchādanādiṣu tṛṣṇā tannimittaṃ ca svecchāpracāratvaṃ mithyājñānanimittatvādanṛtamityucyate /
tannimittaṃ satyānāṃ kāmānāmaprāptirityapidhānamivāpidhānam /
kathamanṛtāpidhānanimittaṃ teṣāmalābha iti, ucyate-yo yo hi yasmādasya jantoḥ putro bhrātā veṣṭa ito 'smāllokātpraiti pragacchati mriyate tamiṣṭaṃ putraṃ bhrātaraṃ vā svahṛdayākāśe vidyamānamapīha punardarśanāyecchannapi na labhate //1 //
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atha ye cāsyeha jīvā ye ca pretā yac cānyad icchan na labhate sarvaṃ tad atra gatvā vindate |
atra hy asyaite satyāḥ kāmā anṛtāpidhānāḥ |
tad yathāpi hiraṇyanidhiṃ nihitam akṣetrajñā upary upari sañcaranto na vindeyuḥ |
evam evemāḥ sarvāḥ prajā ahar ahar gacchantya etaṃ brahmalokaṃ na vindanty anṛtena hi pratyūḍhāḥ

ChUpBh_8,3.2 atha punarye cāsya viduṣo jantorjīvā jīvantīha putrā bhrātrādayo vā ye ca pretā mṛtā iṣṭāḥ saṃbandhino yaccānyadiha loke vastrānnapānādi ratnādi vā vastvicchanna labhate tatsarvamatra hṛdayākāśākhye brahmaṇi gatvā yathoktena vidhinā vindate labhate /
atrāsminhārdākāśe hi yasmādasyaite yathoktāḥ satyāḥ kāmā vartante 'natāpidhānāḥ /
kathamiva tadanyāyyamityucyate-tattatra yathā hiraṇyanidhiṃ hiraṇyameva punargrahaṇāya nidhātṛbhirnidhīyata iti nidhistaṃ hiraṇyanidhiṃ nihitaṃ bhūmeradhastānnikṣiptamakṣetrajñā nidhiśāsrairnidhikṣetramajānantaste nidheruparyupari saṃcaranto 'pi nidhiṃ na vindeyuḥ śakyavedanamapi /
evamevemā avidyavatyaḥ sarvā imāḥ prajā yathoktaṃ hṛdayākāśākhyaṃ brahmalokaṃ brahmaiva loko brahmalokastamaharahaḥ pratyahaṃ gacchantyo 'pi suṣuptakāle na vidandanti na labhanta eṣo 'haṃ brahmalokabhāvamāpanno 'smyadyeti /
anṛtena hi yathoktena hi yasmātpratyūḍhā hṛtāḥ svarūpādavidyādidoṣairbahipakṛṣṭā ityarthaḥ /
ataḥ kaṣṭamidaṃ vartate jantūnāṃ yatsvāyattamapi brahma na labhyata ityabhiprāyaḥ //2 //
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sa vā eṣa ātmā hṛdi |
tasyaitad eva niruktaṃ hṛdy ayam iti tasmād dhṛd ayam |
ahar ahar vā evaṃvit svargaṃ lokam eti

ChUpBh_8,3.3 sa vai ya ātmāpahatapāpmeti prakṛto vaiśabdena taṃ smārayatyeṣa vivakṣita ātmā hṛdi hṛdayapuṇḍarīka ākāśaśabdenābhihitaḥ /
tasyaitasya hṛdayasyaitadeva niruktaṃ nirvacanaṃ nānyata /
hṛdyayamātmā vartata iti yasmāt tasmāddhṛdayaṃ hṛdayanāmanirvacanaprasiddhyāpi svahṛdaya ātmetyavagantavyamityabhiprāyaḥ /
aharaharvai pratyahamevaṃviddhṛdyayamātmeti jānansvargaṃ lokaṃ hārdaṃ brahmaiti pratipadyate /
nanvanevaṃvidapi suṣuptakāle hārdaṃ brahma pratipadyata eva suṣuptakāle satā somya tadā saṃpanna ityuktatvāt /
bāḍhamevaṃ tathāpyasti viśeṣaḥ /
yathā jānannajānaṃśca sarvo jantuḥ sadbrahmaiva tathāpi tattvamasīti pratibodhito vidvānsadeva nānyo 'smīti jānansadeva bhavati /
evameva vidvānavidvāṃścasuṣupte yadyapi satsaṃpadyate tathāpyevaṃvideva svargaṃ lokametītyucyate /
dehapāte 'pi vidyāphalasyāvaśyaṃbhāvitvādityeṣa viśeṣaḥ //3 //
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atha ya eṣa saṃprasādo 'smāc charīrāt samutthāya paraṃ jyotir upasaṃpadya svena rūpenābhiniṣpadyata eṣa ātmeti hovāca |
etad amṛtam abhayam etad brahmeti |
tasya ha vā etasya brahmaṇo nāma satyam iti