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यथा विलीनमेवाङ्गास्यान्तादाचामेति कथमिति लवणमिति मध्यादाचामेति कथमिति लवणमित्यन्तादाचामेति कथमिति लवणमित्यभिप्रास्यैतदथ मोपसीदथा इति तद्ध तथा चकार तच्छश्वत्संवर्तते तँ होवाचात्र वाव किल तत्सोम्य न निभालयसेऽत्रैव किलेति
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The father said: 'Taste it from the surface of the water. How is it?' The son replied: 'It is salt.' 'Taste it from the middle. How is it?' The son replied: 'It is salt.' 'Taste it from the bottom.…
स यो नाम ब्रह्मेद्युपास्ते यावन्नाम्नो गतं तक्रस्य कामचारो भवति यो नाम ब्रह्मद्युपा- वह जो कि नामको “यह रहन है' एेसी उपासना करता है उसकी जहोंतक नामकी गति होती है वरहतक यथेच्छ गति हो नाती है, जो कि नामी यह् ब्रहम है रेसी उपा्ना करता दहै । नारद-- वह जो कि "नाम ऋ दहै" एेसी उपासना फरता है उसे जो फर यत्फलं मवति तच्छृणु, -या- । मिरुता है वह सुनो जहतक
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The father said: 'Taste it from the surface of the water. How is it?' The son replied: 'It is salt.' 'Taste it from the middle. How is it?' The son replied: 'It is salt.' 'Taste it from the bottom. How is it?' The son replied 'It is salt.' The father said Throw it away and then wait on me.' He did so; but salt exists for ever. Then the father said: 'Here also, in this body, forsooth, you do not perceive the True (Sat), my son; but there indeed it is.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
यथा विलीनमेवाङ्गास्यान्तादाचामेति कथमिति लवणमिति मध्यादाचामेति कथमिति लवणमित्यन्तादाचामेति कथमिति लवणमित्यभिप्रास्यैतदथ मोपसीदथा इति तद्ध तथा चकार तच्छश्वत्संवर्तते तँ होवाचात्र वाव किल तत्सोम्य न निभालयसेऽत्रैव किलेति
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
The father said: 'Taste it from the surface of the water. How is it?' The son replied: 'It is salt.' 'Taste it from the middle. How is it?' The son replied: 'It is salt.' 'Taste it from the bottom. How is it?' The son replied 'It is salt.' The father said Throw it away and then wait on me.' He did so; but salt exists for ever. Then the father said: 'Here also, in this body, forsooth, you do not perceive the True (Sat), my son; but there indeed it is.
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: The father said: 'Taste it from the surface of the water. How is it?' The son replied: 'It is salt.' 'Taste it from the middle. How is it?' The son replied: 'It is salt.' 'Taste it from the bottom.…
Sense: The father said: 'Taste it from the surface of the water. How is it?' The son replied: 'It is salt.' 'Taste it from the middle. How is it?' The son replied: 'It is salt.' 'Taste it from the bottom.…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
स यो नाम ब्रह्मेद्युपास्ते यावन्नाम्नो गतं तक्रस्य कामचारो भवति यो नाम ब्रह्मद्युपा- वह जो कि नामको “यह रहन है' एेसी उपासना करता है उसकी जहोंतक नामकी गति होती है वरहतक यथेच्छ गत…। आदत और परिणाम एक चक्र बनाते हैं: जो बार-बार किया जाता है, वह अगली प्रवृत्ति को मजबूत करता है। यह पंक्ति कर्म को उसी चक्र के रूप में देखती है, भाग्य के आकस्मिक प्रहार के रूप में नहीं।
A modern parallel offered for reflection. It is not part of the scripture, and it has not been checked against the original sources it may allude to.
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- Sanskrit text
- sanskritdocuments.org/doc_upanishhat/chhandogya.itx · fetched 2026-06-03
- Translations
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- 2026-10-16
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