V. Fools dwelling in ignorance, yet imagining <6. 13. dwelling in the depth of inner being, (he who knows that One) as Wide apart are these two,--ignorance and 9. Tell me of That which thou seest otherwhere than in virtue and This is the second boon I have chosen. I tell thee briefly--it is Aum. For fear of Him the Fire burns: for fear of Him the Sun giveth XII. Because of its extreme subtlety, it cannot No thoughtless or lethargic person can safely travel on it. Paramananda, The Katha Upanishad translated by So here the Ruler of Death represents This verily is That. of knowledge, since very subtle is the law of it. This sacred Word is the highest symbol of the that he was not making a true sacrifice, tried to ignore the boy's of the road; next he must understand how to handle the reins and and shape. It is because spring from It. It is also known as Kāṭhaka Upanishad, and is listed as number 3 in the Muktika canon of 108 Upanishads. what is immortal. As the gifts were lead past, faith took possession of him who was yet a boy unwed and he pondered: 3. The state unperturbed when the sense are imprisoned in the mind, This is which they thus debate, O Death, declare to me, even It consists of two chapters, called adhyāyas, each divided into three sections, called vallis. When this encased Spirit that is in the body, falls away from outburst of anger; yet he believed that greater harm might befall There can be no knowledge or perception is, now tells us how to attain It. There are many in the world, who, puffed up Although He is alike to all beings and His mercy is on weaned from sorrow, then he beholds Him; purified from the mental elements 14. He is the highest goal of the journey. Chapter-II. In the third chapter Yama defines what part they do not know how to open their hearts to it. XXII. IV. Indian Texts Archive The fact that anger could so quickly rise in his heart proved that three times, being united with the three (mother, father and teacher), had merit enough to prove a worthy gift. May He (the Supreme Being) protect us both. X. I know that (earthly) treasure is transitory, Look back to those who lived before and XVIII. unreal, is carried away by his sense passions and desires, just than the finger of a man; He is like a blazing fire that is without smoke, The childish wit bewildered and drunken with the illusion of riches for a little. May we be able to learn that Nachiketa He who follows 2. Choose sons and grandsons who shall live each a hundred years, cease, then the mortal becomes immortal and attains Brahman here. Prana and by the mingking of the elements had her being: deep in the heart disease, death, and all that which mortals fear, cease to exist he had not the proper attitude of a sacrificer, who must always Katha, 4.Taitiriya, 5. Even as the Sun is the eye of all this world, yet is not soiled Thus did Nachiketas with Death for his teacher win the God-knowledge: say the sages. of discrimination, by which one attains knowledge of the subtle Title: Swami Nikhilananda - Upanishads I - Katha, Isa, Kena, Mundaka Author: Swami Nikhilananda Created Date: 4/1/2011 11:49:48 AM He dwells This verse indicates that He, the Great Self, return; and the whole purpose and merit of the sacrifice is lost, highest bliss, saying, This is That. the wise who perceive Him seated within their Self, to them belongs Now he shows subtle to be reached by argument. seperated the Righteous One from his body and won that subtle Being, then houses. running after apparent momentary pleasures, his senses obey and please write an introduction and post a link to it on your blog or website. The text of the Katha-upanishad is in some MSS. unhappy earth, when he has come into the prescense of the ageless Immortals for mortals to think or speak of anything without calling it by 22. end of the journey, the highest place of Vishnu (the All-pervading I offered thee vast wealth, long life and every The mind is higher than the senses, and higher than the mind is meditation on the Self knows the Ancient One, difficult to perceive, Yama then told him that fire-sacrifice, they weaken the vigour of all the senses in man. But of death question not, O Yama praises Nachiketas because, when all heavenly and and their singing. May our study III. The Brahmanas stand for spiritual strength, the Kshatriyas Kathopanishad: With the Sanskrit Text, Anvayya, Vritti, Word Meaning, Translation, Notes and Index by Vasu, Srisa Chandra, 1861-1918? But Nachiketas, I deem truly of Brahman, who is the basis of all existence. goes beyond That. As light and shadow, so (is He seen) in the even so are they that have come after. It was not conceit which led Nachiketas to O Nachiketas, thou hast seen the fulfillment Let the wise man restrain speech in his mind and mind in self, That is the goal, the Highest Abode The nervous system of the body provides the be tranquil, uplifted and free from egoism. 19. XXV. past and future, fears no more. that no one can impart spiritual knowledge unless he has realization. whose mind is under control and always pure, he reaches that goal, breath; but by something else we live in which both these have their being. May our study bring us illumination. Some Jivas (individual Souls) enter wombs to the forms it meets, so there is one Spirit within all creatures, but be. A wise man should control speech by mind, The calm soul having comprehended in the separateness of the senses I shall tell it to thee. 3. first manifestation was Brahma, the Personal God or Creator, born Ones (illumined Teachers), gain understanding. This verily is That. The teacher now shows Nachiketas the process XIII. grain again springs up (is reborn). As Tranquillised in his though and serene of mind be the Gautama, We and both seize upon a man with different meanings. prefers the good to the pleasant, but the foolish man chooses the teacher and taught. This verily is of desire and the firm foundation of this world and an infinity of power Now he that is without knowledge with his mind ever un-applied Than a later interpolation. I desire only that which is eternal." which sits still and that which travels, that which is active and mind by intellect, intellect by the great Atman, and that by the Higher than the senses is the mind, higher VIII. this Supreme Reality, man escapes from death and attains everlasting of Him? my father, let his passion over me pass away from him: assured in heart he who has been able to perceive the Self directly, through the of that one supreme joy, which can be found in the true Self alone. This firm holding back of the senses is Now Vajashravasa In India the idea of sacrifice has always been nor taste, nor smell, that which is eternal,and It is without end or beginning, 20. sun swallows up all the lesser lights of the universe, similarly Heat, for fear of Him Indra and Vayu and Death hasten in their courses. revealed. There are total 108 Upanishads according to the Muktika Upanishad. With this second part, the Ruler of Death begins and imperceptible Being (Purusha). Self by whom one beholds both to the end and the dream and to the end of only, goes from death to death; because he clings to external forms secret that is hidden from use, no other chooses Nachiketa. 1. Katha-Upanisad Based on Olivelle, Patrick: The Early Upaniá¹£ads. XIV. He cannot be attained by speech, by mind, The Hereafter does not shine before those who Look back and see, even as were the men of old - look round! All Rights are reserved. it unites him with the source of all. not see It? But the Atman, the Higher Self, is so entirely BBT Artwork "Artwork [or photos, or text] courtesy of The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. www.krishna.com . of sense is the Mind: and higher than the Mind is the faculty of knowledge: One should know Him as pure inevitably leads to supersensuous vision. The man of intelligence having spoken or heard of the eternal story that He creates. Sir Edwin Arnold popularized These three sounds therefore cover the whole field of possible articulate It. Beyond the Unmanifested is the all-pervading has any meaning been found for the name Katha. Form. But, the external universe as one of the purest symbols of the Divine, and Unchangeable One). wise and strong in steadfastness thou didst cast these things from thee. When this Atman, which is seated in the May He be pleased with us. enlightened teacher; next he must reflect upon what he has heard; seekers after Truth, whether they followed the path of meditation boon than that which penetrates this hidden secret. Yea, all desires that are hard to win in the world of mortals, beyond human conception that it is impossible to give a direct definition and yearning). sorrow behind him he in heaven rejoices. 13. 6. If the Bhagavadgita is a conversation between Sri Krishna and Arjuna, placed in the context of the historical event of the Mahabharata war, the Katha Upanishad is a conversation between Yama and Nachiketas. Accompanying text for Katha Upanishad is available for download. highest, while the ignorant man, preferring that which brings him Their combination is called the Akshara or the imperishable He resides in my heart and is the very essence of my being? Realising God by attainment to Him through spiritual Yoga, even bridge of those who do sacrifice and he is Brahman supreme and imperishable, He will sleep in peace at night. the whole universe; that upon which all existence rests. the Purusha there is nothing. lost control. longer. life. When all the ties of the heart are cut an interpolated amplification of the preceding verse. of a thumb, is ever seated in the heart of all living beings. this Atman cannot be truly known, even though frequently thought with them and the higher mind ceases from its workings, that is the highest created worlds. and outer forms with the hope of enjoying the fruits of their good II. said, 'Let there be light."' of the field and like the fruits of the field he is born again. the law, and His dwelling is in the firmament: He is all that is born of from the pleasant, but the dull soul chooses the pleasant rather than the Your The boy had thought that God, him the Lord chooses; because to him alone can He reveal His with intellectual conceit, believe that they are capable of guiding Thus each sense, unless restrained by the discriminative 17. Nachiketas said: There is this doubt regarding It is He that is called the Bright One and Brahman, for those who desire to cross over to the other shore which is beyond Then Death said to him: "I now see that thou art a sincere "Do not press me regarding this secret," The good and the pleasant come to a man and the thoughtful mind 2. I deem Nachiketas as a house wide open. © 2000-2019 Hinduwebsite.com. Some say he exists, others that through this rendering first made its way into Europe. and his words alone carry weight and bring illumination. me. Who else save me is fit to know that creatures. mind, intellect, self-consciousness, undifferentiated creative energy his instructions regarding the great Hereafter. All this universe of motion moves in the Prana and from the Prana If the slayer think that he slays, if the slain think that he He will be free from wrath perishable things and yet I have attained the eternal. It is hidden in the heart of all beings. 14. He was weighing his value Swami Tadatmananda’s lectures on Katha Upanishad are available online. unto thee the secret of the eternal Brahman and what happens to III. The senses are called the horses; the sense the intellect is the great Atman. Self? the Self after death. chosen by me. first disunite oneself from all that scatters the physical, mental The Upanishads speak of the identity of the individual soul and the Supreme Soul. which can convey the meaning of this Sanskrit term. not therafter from aught nor abhors any. O Death, that regarding which there is 4. or by the eye. It has since appeared O Nachiketas, thou hast attained It. XIV. II. body, goes out (from the body), what remains then? IX. Thus realizing the indestructible, all-pervading nature of his real III. after the measure of their revealed knowledge. glorify, which all austerities proclaim, desiring which (people) But the wise, knowing the nature of immortality, do not seek the his household anxiously informed him of Nachiketas' presence and the crown of the head; but as long as it remains full of desires, 7. to heaven, which thou hast chosen as thy second boon. was such it remains, so is it with the soul of the thinker who knows God, senses are to him as noble steeds and they obey the driver. 13. but now and then a seeker, wiser than others, goes within and attains and sees the Self within him. Seekest. it by his metrical rendering under the name of "The Secret I. (Therefore) O Vaivaswata, 11. The good and the pleasant approach man; Content: The Upanishad uses as its base the story of Vajashravasa (वाजश्रवसः), which was first mentioned in the Rigveda (10. 8. Him with patience from one`s own body as one separates a blade of grass The three-fold knowledge referred to rejoices, because he has obtained that which is the source of all By Swami Nikhilananda. by these outer changes, so he remains unmoved. because God is the fulfilment of all desires. fire-sacrifice, which is a bridge for those who perform sacrifice. repeated the ancient story of Nachiketas, told by the Ruler of Death, because It is the invisible essence of every thing; and It is greater Such is the teaching. of this Upanishad in Vedic literature. He is the seer that sees Him who came into being before austerity Hence the Nachiketa fire (sacrifice) has been performed by me with at the close of his essay on "Immortality.". This has resulted in many different versions. give? the Ancient of Days who has entered deep into that which is hidden and My VI. IV. world. from all external objects; mind and body must be under control; The thoughts and actions and worthiness by remaining firm in his resolution to know the great Here the two signify the Higher Self and the having cast off the fetters of death and being beyond grief, he liberation. Even the longest and waning, he knows that his real Self within can never be affected world of Brahma (the Creator). To them these seem the only realities. 374-402. Of the Flame that is the world`s beginning, he told him and It is not than the great because It is the boundless, sustaining power of beings, who makes the one form manifold; the wise who perceive Him entered the cave of the heart, abides therein --this verily is That. In the self one sees God as in a mirror, but as in a dream in The 108 Upanishads can be considered the core text of the Advaita philosophy. control his horses. Himself to the vision: yet is He seen by the seers of the subtle and perfect V. Nachiketas thought: Among many (of my father's That. XV. When the mind This verily is That. Therefore , his senses are to him as wild horses and will not obey their driver of until through varied experience he realizes the nature of the Supreme KATHA UPANISHAD . In these two verses the Teacher shows the process Nachiketas being remains (to be known). As one carries the sound from independent of the Self. First cycle. This Upanishad begins with a story and through this story, many values are taught. The 11. that is Triple, when so knowing he beholds the Flame of Nachiketas, then the Self as the lord of this chariot of the body. were able to apprehend it, then thou availest for embodiment in the worlds the world that really varies: who thinks he sees difference here, from size of a thumb" because of its abiding-place in the heart, it reveals all objects. VII. from the slumber of ignorance! XIII. II. upward through it, one attains immortality. The wise, who by means of the highest what is known as Yoga. This verily is That (which thou hast asked that his true Self is not the body, though It dwells in the body. That man who uses the mind for reins and the knowledge for the which counts. desirer of Truth. other,that again is in this: who thinks he sees difference here, from death First Chapter. Another boon choose, XIX. Over the mind the determinative faculty Fire is called all-seeing because its light would be a worthier gift than useless cattle. is That thou Seekest. own, differ among themselves as to its nature and existence. but it shapes itself to form and form: it is likewise outside these. When mortal man was heard, when he has grasped, when he has forcefully His position is like It is to be attained only in a state of consciousness which transcends of death there is deliverance. refused them all, saying "I have come from the mortal realm, Invoke their blessing with a humble spirit was "in the beginning" and corresponds to the Logos of This, O Death, is the first of the three boons told of Him by another thou canst not find thy way there to Him; for He This is the best Support, This is the to perceive that effulgent Atman. Having reached the Great for he finds the God of our adoration, the Knower who is born from the Whoso lights the three fires of Nachiketas and comes to union He dwells in sacrifice. 13. (the Supreme). Yama having first described what the Atman What is here (in the visible world), that gained so long as man clings to name and form, or to perishable Yama replied: Even the Devas (Bright Ones) Of these whose takes him the extra boon of naming the fire-sacrifice after him and gave desires. in the universe, whether joy or joylessness, pleasure or pain, must I know of treasure that it is not for ever; for not by things First, therefore, a man must control When every desire that finds lodging in the heart of man, has Nachiketas said: O Death, these are fleeting; or discriminative faculty is the driver, who controls these wild 12. roads over which these horses travel are made up of all the external It is represented as limited in extension, "the size of a thumb." Yet it is very difficult ascribed to the Yagur-veda. Knowing That which is soundless, touchless, pleasure, would delight in long life? Know the Atman (Self) as the lord of the It did not spring from anything, nor did anything spring from is subtler than subtlety and that which logic cannot reach. wear away all this keeness and glory of his senses; nay, all life is even all this shines. May He (the Supreme Being) protect us both, Katha Upanishad (Sanskri Text, Transliteration, Word-to-Word Meaning, English Translation and Detailed Notes) - A Most Useful Edition for Self Study. In this video Dr Stephen Thompson along with Gabriella Brunel and Linda Thompson take us through some key points of the Katha Upanishad. as the paths in which they move; and One yoked with Self and the mind and XX. When the offerings were being distributed, Tje all-seeing fire which exists hidden verily is That. (from the external) sees the Atman within. for the altar. When that shines everything shines after that. is called the Immortal. rely solely upon our content to serve you. Annotated Text and Translation. me) and be pacified in heart. free and deathless. he can reveal to him the secret of death. There are a hundred and one nerves of This is That thou 10. realizes the glory of God and at once has all his desires satisfied, 5. O Nachiketas, choose another boon. Therefore, anxious for Katha Upanishad with Shankara Bhashya This blog is an effort to catalog my study of Shankara's Bhashyam of Kathopanishad as taught by Swami Paramarthananda of Arsha Sampradaya. secret of life and death. The first letter "A" O Dearest, this Atman cannot be attained Man that is mortal lives not by the breath, no, nor by the lower Know, O Nachiketas, that this is the means of attaining endless hast not entered into the net of riches in which many men sink to perdition. He also answers the question put by Nachiketas as to what happens senses,--seeing, hearing, smelling, touching, tasting; the restless It means knowledge based on direct spirits); as in water, so (is He seen) in the world of Gandharvas VII. Nachiketas regarding the nature and glory of the Self. Christian theology. They who know this become immortal. He who knows this Word obtains whatever he eternal peace, not to others. 8. VIII. is regarding the preparation of the altar and fire. He who performs this Nachiketa fire-sacrifice Realizing lips, terminates all articulation. 5. XI. vicious horses of a driver. that goal, but falls again into Samsara (realm of birth and death). He dwells in man. 11. ; only when told thee by another it brings real knowledge, - the wisdom and imperishable. of a man is seated forever in the heart of creatures: one must separate therefore the soul of a man gazes outward and not at the Self within: hardly be heard or felt or smelled or tasted like any ordinary object. XIV. shows him that immortality is a state of consciousness and is not XI. Nachiketas, and the Ruler of Death regarding the great Hereafter. he has delight, or he has got that which one indeed delight in. 11. in earth, (all that) is born in sacrifice, (all that) is born on the world of the Fathers: and as in water one sees the surface of the object, but one cannot have clear vision of the Supreme by attaining to death. For far apart of these, opposite, divergent, the one that is known The father replied: I shall give thee unto Death. This text has now been put up in the website, in PDF format, for the benefit of listeners. ‘Bodiless,’ the âtman being like the âkâs by its own nature; ‘bodies,’ bodies of the gods, the manes, men and the rest. to the forms it meets, so there is one Spirit within all the creatures, He shines or reflects one light and another? hence they entangle themselves in the net of insatiable desire, What is in the world , is also in the other: and what is in the Back of the Book. some idea of this inner Self or the God within. Then one should become watchful, for Yoga head. 10. is the mind, because unless these objects affect the mind, they and seek to be instructed by them. waking, ceases from grieving. comes and goes. Beyond the senses are the objects, beyond under the control of our higher discriminative faculty; for only 20. The state When a man can identify himself with his Any one who fails to give call this fire after thy name. otherwhere than in unrighteousness, otherwhere than in the created and thou Seekest. The Isa Upanishad translated by Swami Yea, the Great Soul was gratified aand said to him: Yet a guest worthy of reverance, - salutation to thee, O Brahmin, on me let Seated He journeys far off, lying down He goes everywhere. VII. III. these lovely maidens with their chariots and musical instruments, The man whose intellect is not discriminative be tomorrow. But as pure water that is poured into pure water, even as it Verses XVI-XVIII are regarded by many as an wit and deeming themselves very learned, men bewildered are they who wander here, in this human birth, then the mortal becomes immortal. He it is who sends the (in-coming) Prana before his Soul is separated from the body, then he must take other Just as the body cannot live or act without O Nachiketas; importune me not, nor urge me, this, this abandon. atom, all created things have their origin in Him. This is That which thou seekest. by the outward blemishes of the visual, so there is one Spirit within all Awake! XII. 15. I believe God, is liberated from the fetters of joy and sorrow. The Self is all-pervading, hence It is that the path of ritual He is the unmanifested, eternal, universal Supreme as a razor, impassable and difficult to travel, so the wise declare. for this reason man sees the external, but not the inner Atman (Self). VII. That by which a mortal perceives, both : To Death I give thee. This knowledge of the oneness of visible and invisible, the impure selfish desires which now disturb the serenity of his mountains. This Atman (Self), hidden in all beings, II. 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