Katha Upanishad · Chapter 3

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ṛtaṃ pibantau sukṛtasya loke guhāṃ praviṣṭau parame parārdhe /
chāyātapau brahmavido vadanti pañcāgnayo ye ca triṇāciketāḥ

yaḥ setur ījānānām akṣaraṃ brahma yat param /
abhayaṃ titīrṣatāṃ pāraṃ nāciketaṃ śakemahi

ātmānaṃ rathinaṃ viddhi śarīraṃ ratham eva tu /
buddhiṃ tu sārathiṃ viddhi manaḥ pragraham eva ca

indriyāṇi hayān āhur viṣayāṃs teṣu gocarān /
ātmendriyamanoyuktaṃ bhoktety āhur manīṣiṇaḥ

yas tv avijñānavān bhavaty ayuktena manasā sadā /
tasyendriyāṇy avaśyāni duṣṭāśvā iva sāratheḥ

yas tu vijñānavān bhavati yuktena manasā sadā /
tasyendriyāṇi vaśyāni sadaśvā iva sāratheḥ

yas tv avijñānavān bhavaty amanaskaḥ sadāśuciḥ /
na sa tat padam āpnoti saṃsāraṃ cādhigacchati

yas tu vijñānavān bhavati samanaskaḥ sadā śuciḥ /
sa tu tat padam āpnoti yasmād bhūyo na jāyate

vijñānasārathir yas tu manaḥ pragrahavān naraḥ /
so 'dhvanaḥ pāram āpnoti tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam

indriyebhyaḥ parā hy arthā arthebhyaś ca paraṃ manaḥ /
manasas tu parā buddhir buddher ātmā mahān paraḥ

mahataḥ param avyaktam avyaktāt puruṣaḥ paraḥ /
puruśān na paraṃ kiṃcit sā kāṣṭhā sā parā gatiḥ

eṣa sarveṣu bhūteṣu gūḍho 'tmā na prakāśate /
dṛṣyate tv agryayā buddhyā sūkṣmayā sūkṣmadarśibhiḥ

yacched vāṅmanasī prājñas tad yacchej jñāna ātmani /
jñānam ātmani mahati niyacchet tad yacchec chānta ātmani

uttiṣṭhata jāgrata prāpya varān nibodhata /
kṣurasya dhārā niśitā duratyayā durgaṃ pathas tat kavayo vadanti

aśabdam asparśam arūpam avyayaṃ tathārasaṃ nityam agandhavac ca yat /
anādy anantaṃ mahataḥ paraṃ dhruvaṃ nicāyya tan mṛtyumukhāt pramucyate

nāciketam upākhyānaṃ mṛtyuproktaṃ sanātanam /
uktvā śrutvā ca medhāvī brahmaloke mahīyate

ya imaṃ paramaṃ guhyaṃ śrāvayed brahmasaṃsadi /
prayataḥ śrāddhakāle vā tad ānantyāya kalpate /
tad ānantyāya kalpata iti