sa yo dhyānaṃ brahmety upāste |
yāvad dhyānasya gataṃ tatrāsya yathākāmacāro bhavati yo dhyānaṃ brahmety upāste |
asti bhagavo dyānād bhūya iti |
dhyānād vāva bhūyo ’stīti |
tan me bhagavān bravītv iti ||
2. 'He who meditates on reflection as Brahman, is lord and master, as it were, as far as reflection reaches-he who meditates on reflection as Brahman.'
'Sir, is there something better than reflection?'
'Yes, there is something better than reflection.'
'Sir, tell it me.'
dhyānaṃ vāva cittādbhūyaḥ | dhyānaṃ nāma śāsroktadevatādyālambaneṣvacalo bhinnajātīyairanantaritaḥ pratyayasaṃtānaḥ | ekāgrateti yamāhuḥ | dṛśyate ca dhyānasya māhātmyaṃ phalataḥ | katham | yathā yogī dhyāyanniścalo bhavati dhyānaphalalābhe | evaṃ dhyāyatīva niścalā dṛśyate pṛthivī | dhyāyatīvāntarikṣamityādi samānamanyat | devāśca manuṣyāśca devamanuṣyā manuṣyā eva vā devasamā devamanuṣyāḥ śamādiguṇasaṃpannā manuṣyā devasvarūpaṃ na jahatītyarthaḥ | yasmādevaṃ viśiṣṭaṃ dhyānaṃ tasmādya iha loke manuṣyāṇāmeva dhanairvidyayā guṇairvā mahattāṃ mahattvaṃ prāpnuvanti dhanādimahattvahetuṃ labhanta ityarthaḥ | dhyānāpādāṃśā iva dhyānasyā’pādanamāpādo dhyānaphalalābha ityetattasyāṃśo ’vayavaḥ kalā kāciddhyānaphalalābhakalāvanta ivaivetyarthaḥ | te bhavanti niścalā iva lakṣyante na kṣudrā iva | atha ye punaralpāḥ kṣudrāḥ kiñcidapi dhanādimahattvaikadeśamaprāptāste pūrvoktaviparītāḥ kalahinaḥ kalahaśīlāḥ piśunāḥ paradoṣodbhāsakā upavādinaḥ paradoṣaṃ sāmīpyayuktameva vadituṃ śīlaṃ yoṣāṃ ta upavādinaśca bhavanti | atha ye mahattvaṃ prāptā dhanādinimittaṃ te ’nyānprati prabhavantīti prabhavo vidyācāryarājeśvarādayo dhyānāpādāṃśā ivetyādyuktārtham | ato dṛśyate dhyānasya mahattvaṃ phalato ’to bhūyaścittādatastadupāḥsvetyādyuktārtham || 1-2 || iti cchāndogyopaniṣadi saptamādhyāyasya ṣaṣṭhaḥ khaṇḍaḥ
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