thath thvam asi- chandhogya upanishad 6

[Guest guest]

nyagroDhaphalam

atha aahara ithi; Bring a fruit from this banyantree

 

idham

bhagava ithi; Here revered Sir,

 

bhinDhi

ithi; Break it.

 

bhinnam

bhagava ithi; It is broken Sir,

 

kim athra

paSyasi ithi; What do you see in

there?

 

aNvyaH

iva imaa Dhaanaa bhagava ithi; These

seeds small like atoms.

 

aasaam

anga ekaam binDhi ithi; Break one

of these my child,

 

bhinnaa

bhagava ithi- broken, Sir,

 

kim athra

paSyasi ithi Wghat do you see in

there?

 

na

kimchana bhagava ithi; nothing revered Sir.

 

tham ho

vaacha yam vai soumya etham aNimaanam na nibhaalayase

 

The father said to him, my dear boy, in this subtle

essence inside which you do not see anything

 

ethasya

vai soumya eshaH aNimnaH evam mahaan nyagroDhaH thishTathi.

 

From this which is subtler than the atom, this big

banyan tree stands

 

sradDhathsva

soumya ithi

 

have faith my dear.

 

Inside the smallest seed the essence of the banyan

tree stands. Similarly from the subtlest Being the whole world comes out.

 

Sa ya

esho aNimaa ethath aathmyam idham sarvam

 

That Being (into which one merges in deep sleep) is

this Self which is subtle essence ( first cause) and all this world has it as

the inner self.

 

thath sathyam sa aathmaa

 

That is the truth. That is the Self.

 

thath thvam asi svethaketho

 

That thou art Svethakethu

 

ithi

 

(Thus said the father.)

 

 

bhooya

eva maa bhagavan vijnaapayathu ithi

 

(The son said ) please sir, tell me again.

 

thaThaa soumya ithi hovacha

 

Saying " alright my dear boy," he spoke again.