Kaṭha Upaniṣad 1.3

ऋतं पिबन्तौ सुकृतस्य लोके गुहां प्रविष्टौ परमे परार्धे । छायातपौ ब्रह्मविदो वदन्ति पञ्चाग्नयो ये च त्रिणाचिकेताः

// iti dvitīyā vallī // ṛtaṃ pibantau sukṛtasya loke guhāṃ praviṣṭau parame parārdhe / chāyātapau brahmavido vadanti pañcāgnayo ye ca triṇāciketāḥ

There are two who enjoy the fruits of their good deeds in the world, having entered into the cave of the heart, seated (there) on the highest summit. The knowers of Brahman call them shadow and light. So also (they are called) by householders who perform five fire- sacrifices or three Nachiketa fire-sacrifices.

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KaU 1.3.2

यः सेतुरीजानानामक्षरं ब्रह्म यत् परम् । अभयं तितीर्षतां पारं [https://puranastudy.000space.com/pur_index15/nachiketa.htm नाचिकेतँ] शकेमहि

yaḥ setur ījānānām akṣaraṃ brahma yat param / abhayaṃ titīrṣatāṃ pāraṃ nāciketaṃ śakemahi

May we be able to learn that Nachiketa fire-sacrifice, which is a bridge for those who perform sacrifice. May we also know the One, who is the highest imperishable Brahman for those who desire to cross over to the other shore which is beyond fear.

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KaU 1.3.3

आत्मानँ रथिनं विद्धि शरीरँ रथमेव तु । बुद्धिं तु सारथिं विद्धि मनः प्रग्रहमेव च

ātmānaṃ rathinaṃ viddhi śarīraṃ ratham eva tu / buddhiṃ tu sārathiṃ viddhi manaḥ pragraham eva ca

Know the Atman (Self) as the lord of the chariot, and the body as the chariot. Know also the intellect to be the driver and mind the reins.

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KaU 1.3.4

इन्द्रियाणि हयानाहुर्विषयाँ स्तेषु गोचरान् । आत्मेन्द्रियमनोयुक्तं भोक्तेत्याहुर्मनीषिणः

indriyāṇi hayān āhur viṣayāṃs teṣu gocarān / ātmendriyamanoyuktaṃ bhoktety āhur manīṣiṇaḥ

The senses are called the horses; the sense objects are the roads; when the Atman is united with body, senses and mind, then the wise call Him the enjoyer.

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KaU 1.3.5

यस्त्वविज्ञानवान्भवत्ययुक्तेन मनसा सदा । तस्येन्द्रियाण्यवश्यानि दुष्टाश्वा इव सारथेः

yas tv avijñānavān bhavaty ayuktena manasā sadā / tasyendriyāṇy avaśyāni duṣṭāśvā iva sāratheḥ

He who is without discrimination and whose mind is always uncontrolled, his senses are unmanageable, like the vicious horses of a driver.

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KaU 1.3.6

यस्तु विज्ञानवान्भवति युक्तेन मनसा सदा । तस्येन्द्रियाणि वश्यानि सदश्वा इव सारथेः

yas tu vijñānavān bhavati yuktena manasā sadā / tasyendriyāṇi vaśyāni sadaśvā iva sāratheḥ

But he who is full of discrimination and whose mind is always controlled, his senses are manageable, like the good horses of a driver.

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KaU 1.3.7

यस्त्वविज्ञानवान्भवत्यमनस्कः सदाऽशुचिः । न स तत्पदमाप्नोति संसारं चाधिगच्छति

yas tv avijñānavān bhavaty amanaskaḥ sadāśuciḥ / na sa tat padam āpnoti saṃsāraṃ cādhigacchati

He who does not possess discrimination, whose mind is uncontrolled and always impure, he does not reach that goal, but falls again into Samsara (realm of birth and death).

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KaU 1.3.8

यस्तु विज्ञानवान्भवति समनस्कः सदा शुचिः । स तु तत्पदमाप्नोति यस्माद्भूयो न जायते

yas tu vijñānavān bhavati samanaskaḥ sadā śuciḥ / sa tu tat padam āpnoti yasmād bhūyo na jāyate

But he who possesses right discrimination, whose mind is under control and always pure, he reaches that goal, from which he is not born again.

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KaU 1.3.9

विज्ञानसारथिर्यस्तु मनः प्रग्रहवान्नरः । सोऽध्वनः पारमाप्नोति तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम्

vijñānasārathir yas tu manaḥ pragrahavān naraḥ / so 'dhvanaḥ pāram āpnoti tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam

The man who has a discriminative intellect for the driver, and a controlled mind for the reins, reaches the end of the journey, the highest place of Vishnu (the All-pervading and Unchangeable One).

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KaU 1.3.10

इन्द्रियेभ्यः परा ह्यर्था अर्थेभ्यश्च परं मनः । मनसस्तु परा बुद्धिर्बुद्धेरात्मा महान्परः

indriyebhyaḥ parā hy arthā arthebhyaś ca paraṃ manaḥ / manasas tu parā buddhir buddher ātmā mahān paraḥ

Beyond the senses are the objects, beyond the objects is the mind, beyond the mind is the intellect, beyond the intellect is the great Atman.

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KaU 1.3.11

महतः परमव्यक्तमव्यक्तात्पुरुषः परः । पुरुषान्न परं किंचित्सा [https://sa.wikisource.org/s/3gst काष्ठा] सा परा गतिः

mahataḥ param avyaktam avyaktāt puruṣaḥ paraḥ / puruśān na paraṃ kiṃcit sā kāṣṭhā sā parā gatiḥ

Beyond the great Atman is the Unmanifested; beyond the Unmanifested is the Purusha (the Cosmic Soul); beyond the Purusha there is nothing. That is the end, that is the final goal.

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KaU 1.3.12

एष सर्वेषु भूतेषु गूढोऽऽत्मा न प्रकाशते । दृश्यते त्वग्र्यया बुद्ध्या सूक्ष्मया सूक्ष्मदर्शिभिः

eṣa sarveṣu bhūteṣu gūḍho 'tmā na prakāśate / dṛṣyate tv agryayā buddhyā sūkṣmayā sūkṣmadarśibhiḥ

This Atman (Self), hidden in all beings, does not shine forth; but It is seen by subtle seers through keen and subtle understanding.

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KaU 1.3.13

यच्छेद्वाङ्मनसी प्राज्ञस्तद्यच्छेज्ज्ञान आत्मनि । ज्ञानमात्मनि महति नियच्छेत्तद्यच्छेच्छान्त आत्मनि

yacched vāṅmanasī prājñas tad yacchej jñāna ātmani / jñānam ātmani mahati niyacchet tad yacchec chānta ātmani

A wise man should control speech by mind, mind by intellect, intellect by the great Atman, and that by the Peaceful One (the Paramatman or Supreme Self).

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KaU 1.3.14

उत्तिष्ठत जाग्रत प्राप्य वरान्निबोधत । क्षुरस्य धारा निशिता दुरत्यया दुर्गं पथस्तत्कवयो वदन्ति

uttiṣṭhata jāgrata prāpya varān nibodhata / kṣurasya dhārā niśitā duratyayā durgaṃ pathas tat kavayo vadanti

Arise! Awake! Having reached the Great Ones (illumined Teachers), gain understanding. The path is as sharp as a razor, impassable and difficult to travel, so the wise declare.

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KaU 1.3.15

अशब्दमस्पर्शमरूपमव्ययं तथाऽरसं नित्यमगन्धवच्च यत् । अनाद्यनन्तं महतः परं ध्रुवं निचाय्य तन्मृत्युमुखात् प्रमुच्यते

aśabdam asparśam arūpam avyayaṃ tathārasaṃ nityam agandhavac ca yat / anādy anantaṃ mahataḥ paraṃ dhruvaṃ nicāyya tan mṛtyumukhāt pramucyate

Knowing That which is soundless, touchless, formless, undecaying; also tasteless, odorless, and eternal; beginningless, endless and immutable; beyond the Unmanifested: (knowing That) man escapes from the mouth of death.

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KaU 1.3.16

नाचिकेतमुपाख्यानं मृत्युप्रोक्तँ सनातनम् । उक्त्वा श्रुत्वा च मेधावी ब्रह्मलोके महीयते

nāciketam upākhyānaṃ mṛtyuproktaṃ sanātanam / uktvā śrutvā ca medhāvī brahmaloke mahīyate

The intelligent man, who has heard and repeated the ancient story of Nachiketas, told by the Ruler of Death, is glorified in the world of Brahman.

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KaU 1.3.17

य इमं परमं गुह्यं श्रावयेद् ब्रह्मसंसदि । प्रयतः श्राद्धकाले वा तदानन्त्याय कल्पते । तदानन्त्याय कल्पत इति

ya imaṃ paramaṃ guhyaṃ śrāvayed brahmasaṃsadi / prayataḥ śrāddhakāle vā tad ānantyāya kalpate / tad ānantyāya kalpata iti

He who with devotion recites this highest secret of immortality before an assembly of Brahmanas (pious men) or at the time of Shraddha (funeral ceremonies), gains everlasting reward, he gains everlasting reward.

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