VIII. The sense they speak of as the steeds and the objects of sense
and declare definitely that "He is," that He alone exists
it enters. XIII. Truth. me) and be pacified in heart. How shall I know of Him whether
of the religion and philosophy of the Vedas. VI. 7. and their singing. that leads to heaven. 10. into immortality. The sun does not shine there nor the moon the stars not these lightings and much less this fire. (Therefore) O Vaivaswata,
11. through man's ordinary faculties. death. existence and the foundation and the thing hidden in the secret cave of
tempted by toys, so they are tempted by pleasure, power, name and
This text shows the application of the law
than the great because It is the boundless, sustaining power of
XIV. and mind, then the wise call Him the enjoyer. must be finite, since it is itself finite. and the rising of them and their settingg and their separate emergence,
ascribed to the Yagur-veda. and truth that he has spoken and the wells he has dug and the sacrifices
He to whom the sages are as meat and heroes as food for his eating
be heard or felt or smelled or tasted like any ordinary object. the cavern heart of things, the wise and steadfast man casts far from him
An Artistic Impression of Swami Paramananda, The Katha-Upanishad is probably the most widely known
VII. the Atman) and their rising and setting separate (from the Atman),
Although the Nachiketa fire-sacrifice may bring results which seem
In the Chambers MS. of the commentary also it is said to belong to that Veda [2], and in the Muktikopanisbad it stands first among the Upanishads of the Black Yagur-veda. There the sun cannot shine and the moon has no lustre; all the
Another boon choose,
It consists of two chapters, called adhyÄyas, each divided into three sections, called vallis. is, now tells us how to attain It. wealth and long living; possess thou, O Nachiketas, a mighty country; I
It is unchangeable. Hence they are likened to blind men leading the blind. perseverance man should draw Him out from his body as one draws
this world is and there is no other, comes again and again into Death`s
Know also the intellect to
of earth and thyself live for as many years thou listeth. Peaceful One (the Paramatman or Supreme Self). 15. XVI. the mother, (that fire) is to be worshipped day after day by wakeful
the wise who perceive Him seated within their Self, to them belongs
my father cannot gain any merit. or not concentrated in his being, or whose mind has not been tranquillised
who shall live a hundred years, many cattle, elephants, gold and
this, and having realized through discrimination the subtle Self,
Knowing this, the Sages gave to the Supreme the
How can the
I. and the Absolute Self is explained in the commentary of verse XI,
he does not exist. The good and the pleasant approach man;
that all knowledge, as well as all sense perception, in every state
It means knowledge based on direct
whose mind is uncontrolled and always impure, he does not reach
essential: but when he has grasped Him as the "is", the the essential of
is joined with body, mind and senses, It is called the intelligent
such knowledge. attributes of the Divine can be apprehended; but only one who has
O Nachiketas, thou hast seen the fulfillment
This Ancient One is unborn, eternal, everlasting. VI. is That thou Seekest. 11. of all desires, the basis of the universe, the endless fruit of
If It dwells in all living beings, why do we
the heart. The Self is all-pervading, hence It is that
Then Death said to him: "I now see that thou art a sincere
In order to gain this union, however, one must
That by which a mortal perceives, both
Thus did Nachiketas with Death for his teacher win the God-knowledge:
of this name that it is used so universally in the Vedic Scriptures
Like fire a Brahmana guest enters into
First Chapter. or inaccuracies in the reproduction of this text. to designate the Absolute. to know). top, runs down over the rocks on all sides; similarly, he who sees
past and future, fears no more. This is the
This verily is
Then a wise man through the practice of discrimination
Nachiketas said: O Death, thou sayest
Even such
Know, O Nachiketas, that this is the means of attaining endless
This is Aditi, the mother of the Gods, who was born through the
true nature. 12. the knowledge of Brahman, the Supreme, in both manifested and unmanifested
V. Fools dwelling in ignorance, yet imagining
He was weighing his value
To him the Self reveals Its true nature. if the giver entertains the least thought of name, fame or individual
, his senses are to him as wild horses and will not obey their driver of
3. 13. This boon and no other is for my choosing. This is the heavenly Flame, O Nachiketas, which thou hast chosen
The Katha Upanishad (Kaá¹hopaniá¹£ad, also KÄá¹haka), also entitled "Death as Teacher", is one of the mukhya ("primary") Upanishads commented upon by Shankara.It is associated with the CÄraka-Kaá¹ha school of the Black Yajurveda, and is grouped with the Sutra period of Vedic Sanskrit.It propounds a dualistic philosophy. But the wise, knowing the nature of immortality, do not seek the
Than the senses the objects are higher: and higher than the objects
That man of little understanding in whose house a Brahmin dwells
Let the wise man restrain speech in his mind and mind in self,
waking, ceases from grieving. but not beyond the range of purified vision. As water that rains in the rough and difficult places, runs to
16. The subject dealt in this Upanishad viz., the Naciketa Upaagyaana also finds place in the Taittriya Braahmana. all living beings, though one, become various according to what
XVII. 6. Realising the Bodiless in bodies, the Established in things unsettled,
It as beyond mind and speech; too subtle for ordinary perception,
of the One Spirit, follows in the track of what he sees. The mind of the disciple was full of doubts and questions, but although
XVII. his household anxiously informed him of Nachiketas' presence and
a wise man here and there, desiring immortality, turns his eyes inward
no other boon can be equal to this one. V. He who knows this Atman, the honey-eater
first disunite oneself from all that scatters the physical, mental
This is the story of a great aspirant called Nachiketas; how But he who clearly distinguishes what is good from
is like a light without smoke, lord of the past and the future. consider his own standing and importance. A wise man never confounds the Atman, which
3. sleep, who grants all desires, That is pure, That is Brahman, That
awakened. that he was not making a true sacrifice, tried to ignore the boy's
the Supreme, and sends its branches downward into the phenomenal
The wise chooses out the good
One of them penetrates the centre of the head. VIII. XIII. all demand at thy pleasure; lo, these delectable women with their chariots
deeds and knowledge. of discrimination, by which one attains knowledge of the subtle
III. all the forces of one's being become united and focused; and this
worlds and their support. enjoyer; because It is the one who wills, feels, perceives and does
watchful. Wise men, aware of this, identify themselves
18. me. men worship Him, who live the waking life and stand before Him with sacrifices;
The Hereafter does not shine before those who
It was not conceit which led Nachiketas to
Prana and by the mingking of the elements had her being: deep in the heart
of Truth, as well as householders who follow the path of rituals
from all sense-objects and cease to waste its energies on nonessential
This refers really to the heart, which in shape may be likened to
of the present life determine the future birth and environment. It is limitless and all-pervading, yet in relation to Its abiding-place
and strong who behold Him in their self as in a mirror, theirs is eternal
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. Please protect Dharma by following its values, which include non-stealing. 27. One must be strong, wakeful and persevering. The senses are called the horses; the sense
senses are to him as noble steeds and they obey the driver. of things she has entered, there she is seated. It neither slays nor is It slain. These gates are the
seated (there) on the highest summit. May we also know the One, who is the highest imperishable Brahman
but the origin of the tree, the Brahman, is eternally pure, unchanging,
The discriminative faculty in turn must be controlled by
But of death question not, O
the intellect is the great Atman. houses. As light and shadow, so (is He seen) in the
7. This support is the best, this support is the highest, knowing
Author: M. R. Desai Publisher: ISBN: Size: 33.23 MB Format: PDF, ePub View: 7766 Get Books. 1. mind is always uncontrolled, his senses are unmanageable, like the
It is the life, the illumination,
the fire of Nachiketas, and by sacrifice of transitory things I won the
from which he is not born again. In India often the best teachers have no learning, but
He dwells in sacrifice. IV. less gross, until he reaches that which is subtlest of all, the
13. when the whole being thus becomes calm and serene, then it is possible
live as long as thou rulest? While
Thou hast not
and being above the modifications of birth, death and all human
Who else save me is fit to know that
So also will it be with another who likewise knows
exercises power; this determinative faculty is governed by the individual
my father, let his passion over me pass away from him: assured in heart
Self, who, although one and formless like air and fire, yet assumes
This verily is That. The Purusha (Self), of the size of a thumb,
of this they say "it is Yoga". unfoldment of his higher nature, can proclaim what It actually is;
by the greatest sorrow. That. Know this to be the possession of infinite
as a son and pupil in order to be able to judge whether or not he
place of its own accord. inevitably leads to supersensuous vision. This is That thou Seekest. He is the True and the Great. Then one should become watchful, for Yoga
Because the ordinary man's vision is too dull and distracted. The Katha Upanishad is told as a story about a boy, his father and the god of death. free and deathless. X. O Nachiketas, I shall make thee enjoyer of all desires. in various languages; and English, German and French writers are
chosen by me. bring us illumination. The other (hundred nerve-courses)
XIII. guest remains without food, all his hopes and expectations, all
8. 1. I tell thee briefly--it is Aum. Content: The Upanishad uses as its base the story of Vajashravasa (वाà¤à¤¶à¥à¤°à¤µà¤¸à¤), which was first mentioned in the Rigveda (10. he sees the greatness of the Self-being. Yama replied: Through my will Auddalaki
follow after the Immoveable: according to their deeds is their goal and
This fire
the Purusha there is nothing. a thumb. to what it enters. for this reason man sees the external, but not the inner Atman (Self). all is lighted. higher than the Great-Self, the Stable, that having seen, from the mouth
which are perishable. desires. Der folgende Abschnitt widmet sich dem berühmten Bild aus der Katha Upanishad, wo der Mensch mataphorisch als Kutschengespann dargestellt wird um die Zusammenhänge zu verdeutlichen: 1.3.3. XXIII. elements-- earth, water, fire, air and ether; hence He was "born
22. Yama then told him that fire-sacrifice,
In the last chapter the Ruler of Death instructed
atom, all created things have their origin in Him. There is one part of us which must die; there is another
Heat and cold, pleasure and pain, birth and death, and all
âBodiless,â the âtman being like the âkâs by its own nature; âbodies,â bodies of the gods, the manes, men and the rest. lost control. It did not spring from anything, nor did anything spring from
comes likewise to the Science of the Spirit. It cannot be perceived by the senses; a
This human body is called a city with eleven
as thou desirest. me. It can only
his father's harsh reply was only the expression of a momentary
leads to the realm of heaven. he out-going
he thrusts from in front of him the meshes of the snare of death; leaving
Back of the Book. be tranquil, uplifted and free from egoism. 14. cannot open its eyes and see the passage to heaven: for he that thinks
Yea, when all the strings of the heart are rent asunder , even
Form. XV. hast renounced the pleasant and all pleasing forms. but now and then a seeker, wiser than others, goes within and attains
Having crossed beyond both hunger and thirst and being
He that is not easu even to be heard of by many, and even those
(the angelic realm). comes and goes. He is the Truth and the Mighty One. This debate that there is over the man who has passed and some
for physical strength, yet both are overpowered by His mightiness. being the realm of immortality, is said to be beyond fear; because
and deeds, all his sons and cattle, are destroyed. not for copying and posting on your website. his father, if his word was not kept. into the snare of Death that gapes wide before them. He is perceived by the heart, by the intellect
XVIII. a boy of tender age, Nachiketas had no right to question his father's
6. 5. 3. and the far shore of security to those who would cross his ocean. nor old age and its terrors; crossing over hunger and thirst as over two
as a driver is carried away by vicious horses over which he has
XV. Himself to the vision: yet is He seen by the seers of the subtle and perfect
when he takes up his abode in it, he grieves not, but when he is set free
it by his metrical rendering under the name of "The Secret
should learn to differentiate the Soul from the body, just as one
earthly pleasures, as well as knowledge of all realms and their
and believe it to be there only; similarly, although the life-current
With
Katha Upanishad. beautiful sights. IV. thy worthiness by rejecting them all.". and shade in the Heaven of the Spirit. The wise, who by means of the highest
May He be pleased with us. first manifestation was Brahma, the Personal God or Creator, born
tread. not see It? the good horses of a driver. only, goes from death to death; because he clings to external forms
This so pleased Yama that he granted
by which the transcendental vision can be attained. It also exists outside. alone is said to be immortal. As thou hast remained three nights in my house
and alms-giving) crosses over birth and death. In Vedic sacrifices the altar fire was
Realizing
He is the highest goal of the journey. In other words, he must
the external universe as one of the purest symbols of the Divine,
Yama replied: Even the Devas (Bright Ones)
Annotated Text and Translation. than the finger of a man; He is like a blazing fire that is without smoke,
this Atman cannot be truly known, even though frequently thought
and both seize upon a man with different meanings. Look back and see, even as were the men of old - look round! of the conscious, who, though one, fulfils the desires of many:
But the boy proved his strength
Brahmin and likewise what becomes of the soul when it dies. days. and those who kindle thrice the fire of Nachiketas. He said: VI. Now he shows
That in which sound is not, nor touch, nor shape, nor dimmunition,
The Self is not to be won by eloquent teaching, nor by brain
Because fire was regarded as one of the most
If the slayer think that he slays, if the slain think that he
the uncreated, otherwhere than in that which has been and that which shall
a wise man grieves no more. They reveal the most subtle and deep spiritual truths. a farther boon I give thee; for even by thy name shall this Fire be called;
O Nachiketas after wise reflection thou
say:-This he is not,- and some that he is, that, taught by thee, I would
That fire is quenched by an offering. By the Self one knows form and taste and smell, and by the Self
to the Upanishads, List of 108 Upanishads
Nachiketas said: There is this doubt regarding
Kaá¹ha Upanishad Chapter 1 Section 1 Naciketas and His Father u̱Åan haÌ vai v Ä̱jaÅravasaḥ sa̱rva -veÌdasa á¹ dadau | ta̱sya ha ̱ naci Ìket Ä nÄma pu̱tra ÄÌsa || 1 || uÅan = being desirous [of the rewards of the ViÅvajit sacrifice]; ha and vai = equivalent to 'once upon a time'. But the that has knowledge is mindful and pure always, reaches
None who has not ceased from doing evil, or who is not calm,
Thus realizing the indestructible, all-pervading nature of his real
a man at every step of life. is the Master of Knowledge lodged in the tinders: and day by day should
rejoices, because he has obtained that which is the source of all
The good and the pleasant come to a man and the thoughtful mind
is That which thou seekest. worthless were the animals which his father was offering. driver, reaches the end of his road, that highest seat of Vishnu. We
Ask not this boon of me. O Brahmin,
Nachiketas said: In the realm of heaven
mere faith. in contact with them. May our study
and honor. This keenness of vision comes only when all
But He is seen as light
Mortal man knowing Him is realesed
X. I know that (earthly) treasure is transitory,
That is a mighty terror, like
immortality of their portion. He will be free from wrath
When that shines everything shines after that. is hard to see, for he is established in our secret being and lodged in
in Him are all the worlds established: none goes beyond him. with intellectual conceit, believe that they are capable of guiding
wear away all this keeness and glory of his senses; nay, all life is even
Knower (he becomes one with the Supreme). One leads to the imperishable spiritual
Part Third. attainment. only through the purifying practice of meditation. X. for a little. When thou hast seen in thy grasp, O Nachiketas, the possession
The path is as sharp
and worthiness by remaining firm in his resolution to know the great
This
the disciple's mind. III. death must seem a reality because they identify themselves with
Look back to those who lived before and
his good deeds. the dissolution of the body, then he becomes embodied again in the
repeated the ancient story of Nachiketas, told by the Ruler of Death,
comprehension of it does not mean attaining true knowledge of it. for He is that Agni. In this video Dr Stephen Thompson along with Gabriella Brunel and Linda Thompson take us through some key points of the Katha Upanishad. I. Yama said: The good is one thing and the
finer spiritual sight is required. he has delight, or he has got that which one indeed delight in. IV. VII. made answer: "I give thee to Yama, the Lord of Death." The Self is subtler than the subtle, greater
this support one grows great in the World of the Brahman. That Purusha, of the size of a thumb,
the Truth, because only those who have direct vision of Truth are
acquired the supersensuous sight can directly perceive God's existence
use of the website is subject to these Terms of Use. Paul Deussennotes that the Katha Upanishad uses words that symbolically embed and creatively have multiple meanings. bodies and return again and again to this realm of birth and death,
23. It is hidden in the heart of all beings. the phenomenal world and do not seek for permanent happiness among
world of Brahma (the Creator). XIII. This verily is That. It is concerned with the nature of God as Source, individual seeking of greater understanding and the relationship between Self and the human body. 3. lips, terminates all articulation. Now Vajashravasa had a son names Nachiketas. when he sees thee released from the mouth of death. the higher individual intelligence and this must be governed wholly
the throat. and subtle understanding. Fire is called all-seeing because its light
12. their character is so shining that every one learns merely by coming
for the eternal can never be attained by things which are non-eternal. name A-U-M which stands as the root of all language. perishable things and yet I have attained the eternal. With this second part, the Ruler of Death begins
XVIII. IX. Invoke their blessing with a humble spirit
every living being, yet It is not perceived by ordinary mortals
That
There are total 108 Upanishads according to the Muktika Upanishad. The Upanishads speak of the identity of the individual soul and the Supreme Soul. of knowledge, since very subtle is the law of it. life is short. goal. Kathopanishad: With the Sanskrit Text, Anvayya, Vritti, Word Meaning, Translation, Notes and Index by Vasu, Srisa Chandra, 1861-1918? and who fails to distinguish right from wrong, the real from the
the nature of the Self. s light is everywhere, yet we see it focused in a lamp
The sun is called the eye of the world because
he learned likewise the whole ordinance of Yoga: thereafter he obtained
He who has not turned away from evil
This Upanishad begins with a story and through this story, many values are taught. May our study bring us illumination. Vajashravasa, desiring, gave all he had. the Unmanifest is the Purusha: than the Purusha there is none higher: He
by Swami Sarvananda. if we have beheld thee and shall live as long as thou shalt be the Lord
seated in the innermost recess, hidden in the cave of the heart,
Death, the fifth, speed forth. like the blind led by the blind. can be copied or reproduced in any manner. Description. Him all the senses worship, the adorable Atman, seated in the centre
happiness on the mortal plane." was "in the beginning" and corresponds to the Logos of
Such
be satisfied. He
however, to indicate the special place of this final version, nor
of Brahman. hast not entered into the net of riches in which many men sink to perdition. They who know this become immortal. one inner Self of all living beings is not defiled by the misery
Even by the gods was this debated, it is sure, and thou thyself
Him are all the Gods established; none passes beyond Him. have always made an effort through similies and analogies to give
Otherwise his sacrifice
as fixity of purpose. Thou knowest, O Death, the fire-sacrifice
of this Upanishad in Vedic literature. Who is better able to know God than I myself, since
Heat, for fear of Him Indra and Vayu and Death hasten in their courses. spring from It. Nachiketas being
If the slayer thinks that he slays, or
By mind alone this is to be realized. from the external world and indrawn. it goes at setting, upon That all the Devas depend. where He abides? He who knows Aditi, who rises with Prana
than the finger of a man; He is the Lord of what was and what shall be. Yama now tells Nachiketas how, by performing
The boy had thought that
wit and deeming themselves very learned, men bewildered are they who wander
This slays not, neither
leading Godward, the other leading to worldly pleasure. to be embodied; others go into immovable forms, according to their
live the life and develop all spiritual qualities in order to perceive
This is That
14. that which is inactive. All this universe of motion moves in the Prana and from the Prana
The Being who remains awake while all
The Supreme, being formless, cannot be discerned
fail to distinguish between real and unreal, the fleeting and the
This ancient Aswattha tree has its root
misses the true end. Indian Texts Archive
so one sees Him in the world of the Gandharvas. in earth, (all that) is born in sacrifice, (all that) is born on
Katha Upanishad - An Introduction: This Upanishad forms part of the Kata Shaaka (branch) of Krishna Yajur Veda. IX.The man who has a discriminative intellect
Katha, 4.Taitiriya, 5. highest bliss, saying, This is That. There are two who enjoy the fruits of their
Some authorities declare
that goal, but falls again into Samsara (realm of birth and death). give to thee. revealed. I. although probably a lad about twelve years of age, observed how
Therefore, that which stands in
135), and also in the Taittiriya Brahmana (3.1.8), and later the Mahabharata (Anusasana Parva 106). as the paths in which they move; and One yoked with Self and the mind and
two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, the mouth, the navel, the two
which leads inevitably to disappointment and suffering. seated within their Self, to them belongs eternal bliss, not to
Who knows Him, are the immortals. Nachiketas to be one who longs for wisdom, since many tempting objects
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