tad yatraitat suptaḥ samastaḥ saṃprasannaḥ svapnaṃ na vijānātyeṣa ātmeti hovāca | etad amṛtam abhayam etad brahmeti | sa ha śāntahṛdayaḥ pravavrāja | sa hāprāpyaiva devān etad bhayaṃ dadarśa | nāha khalv ayam evaṃ saṃpraty ātmānaṃ jānāty ayam aham asmīti | no evemāni bhūtāni | vināśam evāpīto bhavati | nāham atra bhogyaṃ paśyāmīti
'When a man being asleep, reposing, and at perfect rest sees no dreams, that is the Self, this is the immortal, the fearless, this is Brahman.' Then Indra went away satisfied in his heart. But before he had returned to the Devas, he saw this difficulty. In truth he thus does not know himself (his self) that he is I, nor does he know anything that exists. He is gone to utter annihilation. I see no good in this.
sa samitpāṇiḥ punar eyāya | taṃ ha prajāpatir uvāca - maghavan yac chāntahṛdayaḥ prāvrājīḥ kim icchan punar āgama iti | sa hovāca nāha khalv ayaṃ bhagava evaṃ saṃpraty ātmānaṃ jānāty ayam aham asmīti | no evemāni bhūtāni | vināśam evāpīto bhavati | nāham atra bhogyaṃ paśyāmīti
Taking fuel in his hand he went again as a pupil to Pragâpati. Pragâpati said to him: 'Maghavat, as you went away satisfied in your heart, for what purpose did you come back?' He said: 'Sir, in that way he does not know himself (his self) that he is I, nor does he know anything that exists. He is gone to utter annihilation. I see no good in this.'
evam evaiṣa maghavann iti hovāca | etaṃ tv eva te bhūyo 'nuvyākhyāsyāmi | no evānyatraitasmāt | vasāparāṇi pañca varṣāṇīti | sa hāparāṇi pañca varṣāṇyuvāsa | tāny ekaśataṃ saṃpeduḥ | etat tad yad āhuḥ | ekaśataṃ ha vai varṣāṇi maghavān prajāpatau brahmacaryam uvāsa | tasmai hovāca
'So it is indeed, Maghavat,' replied Pragâpati; 'but I shall explain him (the true Self) further to you, and nothing more than this. Live here other five years.' He lived there other five years. This made in all one hundred and one years, and therefore it is said that Indra Maghavat lived one hundred and one years as a pupil with Pragâpati. Pragâpati said to him: