HIM-Kara, Prastava, UdGeetha, Pratihara and Nidhana are the names of Five organs of Sama. 1. Paul Deussen notes that the teachings in this section re-appear centuries later in the words of the 3rd century CE Neoplatonic Roman philosopher Plotinus in Enneades 5.1.2. It is True, it is Real, it is the Self (atman), and Thou Art That, Śvetaketu. go to part 5 to part 8. Each of these Upasana's are mentioned along with a distinct fruit or result to the worshipper. [133][134], Living beings are like rivers that arise in the mountains, states the Upanishad, some rivers flow to the east and some to the west, yet they end in an ocean, become the ocean itself, and realize they are not different but are same, and thus realize their Oneness. Together with the Jaiminiya Upanishad Brahmana and the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad it ranks among the oldest Upanishads, dating to the Vedic Brahmana period (probably before mid-first millennium BCE). Patrick Olivelle (2014), The Early Upanishads. Now that light which shines above this heaven, higher than all, higher than everything, in the highest world, beyond which there are no other worlds, that is the same light which is within man. Additionally, supplements were likely attached to various volumes in a different age. The Story of Svetaketu When Svetaketu was twelve years old, he was sent to a teacher with whom he studied until he was twenty-four. Śvetaketu admits he hasn't, and asks what that is. [74], The universe, states the Chandogya Upanishad in section 3.15, is a treasure-chest and the refuge for man. The lightning that strikes and thunder that rolls, that is Pratihāra The dogs ask, "Sir, sing and get us food, we are hungry". The Chandogya Upanishad enumerates primary sources of divine inspiration, deepest subjective consciousness and the process for transformation of the individual life to the universal life. •Their conversation evolves to a discussion of the nature of man, knowledge,Atman (Soul,Self) and moksha (liberation) •Katha literally means "distress". Adore and revere the worldly knowledge asserts Sanatkumara in section 7.1 of the Upanishad, but meditate on all that knowledge as the name, as Brahman. It figures as number 9 in the Muktika canon of 108 Upanishads. [124][125] The path of the Devas, in after-life, is for those who live a life of knowledge or those who enter the forest life of Vanaprastha and pursue knowledge, faith and truthfulness – these do not return, and in their after-life join unto the Brahman. 18th Khanda ordains that Mind should be meditated as Brahman. [126] This idea of universal oneness of all souls, seeing others as oneself, seeing Brahman as Atman and Atman as Brahman, became a foundational premise for Vedanta theologians.[126][127]. स्तप एव द्वितीयो ब्रह्मचार्याचार्यकुलवासी तृतीयो Section I. [144] Still deeper than Hope is Prāna (प्राणो, vital breath, life-principle), because life-principle is the hub of all that defines a man, and not his body. Beyond chronological concerns, the verse has provided a foundation for Vedanta school's emphasis on ethics, education, simple living, social responsibility, and the ultimate goal of life as moksha through Brahman-knowledge. by Swami Sivananda. The statement is frequently repeated in the sixth chapter of the Chandogya Upanishad (c. 600 bce) as the teacher Uddalaka Aruni instructs his son in the nature of brahman, the supreme reality. Hari! He then finds his way out of the forest, then finds knowledgeable ones for directions to Gandharas. The statement is frequently repeated in the sixth chapter of the Chandogya Upanishad (c. 600 bce) as the teacher Uddalaka Aruni instructs his son in the nature of brahman, the supreme reality. He presented his doubt to Prajãpati. Tapas (austerity, meditation) is the second, while dwelling as a Brahmacharya for education in the house of a teacher is third, This page was last edited on 7 August 2020, at 06:12. This Eternal Truth is the home, the core, the root of each living being. Section 75 of the Upanishads for Awakening. The Chandogya Upanishad opens with the recommendation that "let a man meditate on Om". May the different limbs of my body, my tongue, prana, eyes, ears and my strength and also all the other sense-organs be nourished! Other scholars point to the structure of the verse and its explicit "three branches" declaration. SEVENTH CHAPTER. That is Atman (Soul). 1. Other articles where Chandogya is discussed: creation myth: Creation from the cosmic egg: …world is symbolized in the Chandogya Upanishad by the breaking of an egg, and the universe is referred to as an egg in other sources. [160], The Upanishad in section 8.5 and 8.6 states that the life of student (Brahmacharin, see Brahmacharya) guided by a teacher is the means to knowledge, and the process of meditation and search the means of realizing Atman. [134][141], The seventh chapter of the Chandogya Upanishad opens as a conversation between Sanatkumara and Narada. Story Brahman = Jagat Karanam Mahavakyam Tat Tvam Asi ... (Shankara Bashyam – Chandogyo Upanishad end of 6th Chapter) 1) Fundamental Principles : a) Pramanam – instrument, valid in its own field only. [78][80] Max Muller notes that this section incorporates a benediction for the birth of a son. The first chapter contains thirteen khanda's. RK Sharma (1999), Indian Society, Institutions and Change. Uddalaka states in volume 6.10 of the Upanishad, that there comes a time when all human beings and all creatures know not, "I am this one, I am that one", but realize that they are One Truth, One Reality, and the whole world is one Atman. The Buddhists speak of the transcending of ordinary existence, the realization of a new mode of being, as breaking the shell of the egg. To him his father, Uddâlaka, said: “Svetaketu, go to school; for there is none belonging to our race, darling, who, not having studied (the. Secondly, verse 3.17.6 mentions Krishna Devakiputra (Sanskrit: कृष्णाय देवकीपुत्रा) as a student of sage Ghora Angirasa. [145][147] Deeper than this name, is speech asserts verse 7.2.1, because speech is what communicates all outer worldly knowledge as well as what is right and what is wrong, what is true and what is false, what is good and what is bad, what is pleasant and what is unpleasant. Of a truth Nārada repaired to Sanatkumāra. The Chhandogya Upanishad is one of the most prominent among the major group of philosophical and mystical texts constituting one of thethreefold foundation of India’s spiritual lore, the tripod of Indian Culture, being constituted of the Upanishads, the Brahmasutras and the Bhagavadgita. Collection of stories from the Upanishads in English and Hindi narrated by various authors. Seventh khanda ordains that OM (or UdGeetha) should be meditated as Purusha (Divine Person) present in the right eye who is nothing but another manifestation of Sun (Aditya)who in turn another manifestation of OM. Om. [3], The Upanishad belongs to the Tandya school of the Samaveda. The Chandogya Upanishad is one of the "primary" (mukhya) Upanishads. Of a truth Nārada repaired to Sanatkumāra. [55] Yet the verse also mentions the person in Brahmasamstha – a mention that has been a major topic of debate in the Vedanta sub-schools of Hinduism. Tenth and Eleventh khandas describe three parts of Sama called Prastava, UdGeetha and Pratihaara which are sung by priests in vedic Rituals and their respective gods through a Story of Priest Ushasti Chakrayana. [18][19], The Chandogya Upanishad, like other Upanishads, was a living document. The five householders approach a sage named Uddalaka Aruni, who admits his knowledge is deficient, and suggests that they all go to king Asvapati Kaikeya, who knows about Atman Vaishvanara. Yet in its full presentation, Deussen remarks, "it is magnificent, excellent in construction, and commands an elevated view of man's deepest nature". Every chapter shows evidence of insertion or interpolation at a later age, because the structure, meter, grammar, style and content is inconsistent with what precedes or follows the suspect content and section. [132], The Tat Tvam Asi precept emerges in a tutorial conversation between a father and son, Uddalaka Aruni and 24-year-old Śvetaketu Aruneya respectively, after the father sends his boy to school saying "go to school Śvetaketu, as no one in our family has ever gone to school", and the son returns after completing 12 years of school studies. Home > Divine Life > Scriptures > Brahma Vidya > The Upanishads > Essence of The Chandogya Upanishad: Essence of the Chhandogya Upanishad. [162][163] The verse 8.5.1 asserts that such life of a student is same as the yajna (fire ritual), the istam (oblations offered during the fire ritual), the sattrayanam (community fire ritual festival), the maunam (ritual of ascetic silence), the anasakayanam (fasting ritual), and the aranyayanam (a hermit life of solitude in the forest). The story of Satyakama Jabala in chapter four of Chandogya Upanishad is a classical example of the intellectual catholicity of our ancient sages transcending the barriers of … To him his father, Uddâlaka, said: “Svetaketu, go to school; for there is none belonging to our race, darling, who, not having studied (the Veda), is, as it were, a Brahmana by birth only.” 2. The story of Satyakama Jabala in chapter four of Chandogya Upanishad is a classical example of the intellectual catholicity of our ancient sages transcending the barriers of … The Atman is the immortal one, the fearless one, the Brahman. Whatever has been, whatever will be, whatever is, and whatever is not, is all inside that palace asserts the text, and the resident of the palace is the Brahman, as Atman – the Self, the Soul. He who knows excellence,[111] becomes excellent. [96][97] The story thus declares knowledge as superior to wealth and power. The Chandogya Upanishad contains eight chapters, with each chapter divided into The "Chandogya Upanishad" is a Sanskrit text that has served as a core text for the Vedanta school of Hinduism.The name is derived from the Sanskrit, chanda, meaning “poetic meter,” and Upanishad, meaning “sitting at the foot of.” It is considered one of the oldest Upanishads and consists of eight chapters. Translation 2: That which is the finest essence – this whole world has that as its soul. It calls the syllable Om as udgitha (उद्गीथ, song, chant), and asserts that the significance of the syllable is thus: the essence of all beings is earth, the essence of earth is water, the essence of water are the plants, the essence of plants is man, the essence of man is speech, the essence of speech is the Rig Veda, the essence of the Rig Veda is the Sama Veda, and the essence of Sama Veda is udgitha. [2] The chronology of early Upanishads is difficult to resolve, states Stephen Phillips, because all opinions rest on scanty evidence, an analysis of archaism, style and repetitions across texts, driven by assumptions about likely evolution of ideas, and on presumptions about which philosophy might have influenced which other Indian philosophies. Finally Complete Sama or Sarva Sama is ordained to be viewed as three veda's (Trayi Vidya) which are Rigveda, Yajurveda and Sama veda and whole world. Brahmanandi Tankacharya wrote a brief explanation for this upanishad and Dramidacharya wrote an elaborate and detailed commentary on the work of Brahmanandi Tankacharya. [144][146], Thereafter, for a few steps, states Paul Deussen,[147] the Upanishad asserts a hierarchy of progressive meditation that is unusual and different from the broader teachings of the Upanishads. This instruction was known as the doctrine of the five fires. The precept is repeated nine times at the end of sections 6.8 through 6.16 of the Upanishad, as follows, स य एषोऽणिमैतदात्म्यमिदँ सर्वं तत्सत्यँ स आत्मा तत्त्वमसि श्वेतकेतो [146], Sanatkumara states that Narada, with the worldly knowledge, has so far focussed on name. [27] The gods then revered the Udgitha as sense of hearing (ear), but the demons afflicted it and ever since one hears both what is worth hearing and what is not worth hearing, because hearing is afflicted with good and evil. There is a story in Chandogya Upanishad section 4.4 that shows that character is the most important measure of a person. Paul Deussen, Sixty Upanishads of the Veda, Volume 1, Motilal Banarsidass. Volumes 2 through 7 of the second Prapathaka present analogies between various elements of the universe and elements of a chant. [9] It is one of the most cited texts in later Bhasyas (reviews and commentaries) by scholars from the diverse schools of Hinduism. It … The Upanishad presents the Śāṇḍilya doctrine in volume 14 of chapter 3. The Chandogya Upanishad is a Sanskrit text embedded in the Chandogya Brahmana of the Sama Veda of Hinduism. He said, "Deign to give me instruction, O Lord." Narada says, he knows the Rig Veda, the Sama Veda, the Yajur Veda, the Atharva Veda, the epics and the history, the myths and the ancient stories, all rituals, grammar, etymology, astronomy, time keeping, mathematics, politics and ethics, warfare, principles of reasoning, divine lore, prayer lore, snake charming, ghosts lore and fine arts. [90] These verses suggest a developed state of mathematical sciences and addition by about 800-600 BCE. Om. [162], The section is notable for the mention of "hermit's life in the forest" cultural practice, in verse 8.5.3. 8, No. in animal view and finally as vital airs (Prana). The third group consists of chapters VI-VIII that deal with metaphysical questions such as the nature of reality and soul. [54] Only three stages are explicitly described, Grihastha first, Vanaprastha second and then Brahmacharya third. [133][134], After setting this foundation of premises, Uddalaka states that heat, food, water, mind, breath and voice are not what defines or leads or is at the root (essence) of every living creature, rather it is the Sat inside. Thou art the Acyutamasi (imperturbable, unchangeable), SIXTH CHAPTER. The heat in turn wanted to multiply, so it produced water. The day and daily life of a human being is mapped to the seven-fold structure in volumes 2.9 and 2.10 of the Upanishad. 4, pages 431-451. Om is the Udgitha, the symbol of life-principle in man.[25]. [97] In reference to man, Prana (vital breath, life-principle) is the "devourer unto itself" because when one sleeps, Prana absorbs all deities inside man such as eyes, ears and mind. It is divided into eight Prapathakas and presents the importance of speech, language, songs and chants to the man’s quest for wisdom and ultimate perfection 1. Prana, they acknowledge, empowers them all. I It is one of the oldest Upanishads. [145][146] The one who knows life-principle, states the Upanishad, becomes Ativadin (speaker with inner confidence, speaker of excellence). Each of these conceptualizations or views of FiveFold Sama is a separate Upasana of Fivefold Sama and described to be having definite fruit or result for the practitioner. 1. [100][106] Satyakama joins Upakosala's education and explains, in volume 4.15 of the text,[107]. [6][11] The name implies that the nature of the text relates to the patterns of structure, stress, rhythm and intonation in language, songs and chants. Thirteenth khanda describes the various Upasana's of Sthobha-Akshara's. To one who sees, perceives and understands Self (Soul) as Truth, asserts the Upanishad in section 7.26, the life-principle springs from the Self, hope springs from the Self, memory springs from the Self, as does mind, thought, understanding, reflection, conviction, speech, and all outer worldly knowledges.[154][155][156]. यो ह वै ज्येष्ठं च श्रेष्ठं च वेद ज्येष्ठश्च ह वै श्रेष्ठश्च भवति [145] One must adore and revere Memory as the manifestation of Brahman, states the text. go to part 5 to part 8. [121][123] Paul Deussen states that the presence of this doctrine in multiple ancient texts suggests that the idea is older than these texts, established and was important concept in the cultural fabric of the ancient times. Another Upasana of UdGeetha is told in ninth and tenth khanda's which is said to result in a Superior Divine Essence ( Parovareeya Satva ) in the practitioner. Sri Ramanuja makes many references to these two scholars in his commentaries, Vedanta Sangraha and Sri Bhasya. This is my Soul in the innermost heart, greater than the earth, greater than the aerial space, greater than these worlds. Scholars have also questioned[91] whether this part of the verse is an interpolation, or just a different Krishna Devikaputra than deity Krishna,[92] because the much later age Sandilya Bhakti Sutras, a treatise on Krishna,[93] cites later age compilations such as Narayana Upanishad and Atharvasiras 6.9, but never cites this verse of Chandogya Upanishad. Patrick Olivelle (1993), The Āśrama System: The History and Hermeneutics of a Religious Institution, Oxford University Press. It calls it the coarse, the medium and the finest essence. [145] Without speech, men can't share this knowledge, and one must adore and revere speech as manifestation of Brahman. Chandogya Upanishad The Story of Svetaketu I 1. [64], The simile of "honey" is extensively developed, with Vedas, the Itihasa and mythological stories, and the Upanishads are described as flowers. [98] The Samvarga Vidya in Chandogya is found elsewhere in Vedic canon of texts, such as chapter 10.3.3 of Shatapatha Brahmana and sections 2.12 - 2.13 of Kaushitaki Upanishad. It is divided into three … Max Muller notes that the term "space" above, was later asserted in the Vedanta Sutra verse 1.1.22 to be a symbolism for the Vedic concept of Brahman. [97] Paul Deussen notes that this story in the Upanishad, is strange and out of place with its riddles. [21][22] The highest song is Om, asserts volume 1.1 of Chandogya Upanishad. [162][164], The sections 8.7 through 8.12 of the Chandogya Upanishad return to the question, "what is true Self, and what is not"? All three achieve the blessed worlds. All (everything) is the Brahman of the Upanishads. This passage has been widely cited by ancient and medieval Sanskrit scholars as the fore-runner to the asrama or age-based stages of dharmic life in Hinduism. The last eight chapters are long, and are called the Chandogya Upanishad. [101] The symbolic legend then presents conversation of Satyakama with a bull, a fire, a swan (Hamsa, हंस) and a diver bird (Madgu, मद्गु), which respectively are symbolism for Vayu, Agni, Āditya and Prāṇa. King Janasruti is described as pious, extremely charitable, feeder of many destitutes, who built rest houses to serve the people in his kingdom, but one who lacked the knowledge of Brahman-Atman. Paul Deussen explains the phrase 'seen in the eye' as, "the seer of seeing, the subject of knowledge, the soul within"; see page 127 preface of Paul Deussen, Sixty Upanishads of the Veda, Volume 1, Motilal Banarsidass. Gayatra Sama is ordained to be viewed as Mind, Speech, Eye, etc. The first chapter includes 13 volumes each with varying number of verses, the second chapter has 24 volumes, the third chapter contains 19 volumes, the fourth is composed of 17 volumes, the fifth has 24, the sixth chapter has 16 volumes, the seventh includes 26 volumes, and the eight chapter is last with 15 volumes. What is the origin of this world? S Sharma and U Sharma (2005), Cultural and Religious Heritage of India: Hinduism, Motilal Banarsidass. The first volume of the fifth chapter of the text tells a fable and prefaces each character with the following maxims. [171] This knowledge of Self is immortal, and the one who knows his own self joins the glory of the Brahman-knowers, the glory of Rajas (kings) and the glory of the people. In second to seventh khanda's this Five-Fold Sama is ordained to be conceptualized or viewed as different worlds such as earth, heaven etc. [144][146], The Upanishad thereafter makes an abrupt transition back to inner world of man. •Their conversation evolves to a discussion of the nature of man, knowledge,Atman (Soul,Self) and moksha (liberation) •Katha literally means "distress". The Upanishad asserts in verses 4.15.2 and 4.15.3 that the Atman is the "stronghold of love", the leader of love, and that it assembles and unites all that inspires love. CHANDOGYA UPANISHAD | Chapter 6 CHĀNDOGYA UPANISHAD. It is divided into eight Prapathakas and presents the importance of speech, language, songs and chants to the man’s quest for wisdom and ultimate perfection [133][138], The "Tat Tvam Asi" phrase is called a Mahavakya. The story of Satyakama Jabala from the Chandogya Upanishad helps us understand what is the concept of Brahman in Hinduism. [12], Chandogya Upanishad was in all likelihood composed in the earlier part of 1st millennium BCE, and is one of the oldest Upanishads. It is divided into three … 3, page 467. The fourth verse of the 13th volume uses the word Upanishad, which Max Muller translates as "secret doctrine",[37][38] and Patrick Olivelle translates as "hidden connections". There lived once Svetaketu. [96], The story is notable for its characters, charity practices, and its mention and its definitions of Brāhmaṇa and Ṡūdra. Each of these nourishment has three constituents, asserts the Upanishad in volumes 4 through 7 of the sixth chapter. The Chandogya Upanishad is a major Hindu philosophical text incorporated in the Sama Veda, and dealing with meditation and Brahman. Indeed, he who knows the noblest and the best, becomes the noblest and the best. [142] The Sat is forever, and this Sat is the soul, the essence, it exists, it is true, asserts the text. [15], A notable structural feature of Chandogya Upanishad is that it contains many nearly identical passages and stories also found in Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, but in precise meter. [64] The Rig hymns, the Yajur maxims, the Sama songs, the Atharva verses and deeper, secret doctrines of Upanishads are represented as the vehicles of rasa (nectar), that is the bees. Two more organs Adi and Upadrava are added to Five organs described in second khanda to make Sama Seven Fold. After learning all the Vedas, he returned home full of conceit in the belief that he was consummately well-educated, and very censorious. [39], The first volume of the second chapter states that the reverence for entire Sāman (साम्न, chant) is sādhu (साधु, good), for three reasons. CHANDOGYO UPANISHAD 1 Om apyayantu mamangani vakpranascaksuh srotramatho balamindriyam ca sarvani I Sarvam brahmopanisadam I Maham brahma nirakuryam ma ma brahma nirakarodanirakaranam astvanirakaranam me’stuI Tadatmani nirate ya upanisatu dharmaste mayi santu te mayi santu I Om santih santih santih II Rajana Sama is ordained to be viewed as Fire, Wind, Stars, etc. [144][145] Narada admits to Sanatkumara that none of these have led him to Self-knowledge, and he wants to know about Self and Self-knowledge. He who speaks with excellence is one who speaks of Truth, therefore one must desire to understand[149] the Truth (Satya, सत्य), [102], The sage sends Satyakama to tend four hundred cows, and come back when they multiply into a thousand. [4] The exact century of the Upanishad composition is unknown, uncertain and contested. [30], The tenth through twelfth volumes of the first Prapathaka of Chandogya Upanishad describe a legend about priests and it criticizes how they go about reciting verses and singing hymns without any idea what they mean or the divine principle they signify. subchapters called Khandas. 1. The rising and setting of the sun is likened to man's cyclic state of clarity and confusion, while the spiritual state of knowing Upanishadic insight of Brahman is described by Chandogya Upanishad as being one with Sun, a state of permanent day of perfect knowledge, the day which knows no night. Om! [25] The deities thereafter revered the Udgitha as speech, but the demons afflicted it and ever since one speaks both truth and untruth, because speech has been struck with good and evil. [34] After the dogs settled down, they together began to say, "Him" and then sang, "Om, let us eat! 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