sa yo vijñānaṃ brahmety upāste |
vijñānavato vai sa lokāñ jñānavato ’bhisidhyati |
yāvad vijñānasya gataṃ tatrāsya yathākāmacāro bhavati yo vijñānaṃ brahmety upāste |
asti bhagavo vijñānād bhūya iti |
vijñānād vāva bhūyo ’stīti |
tan me bhagavān bravītv iti ||
2. 'He who meditates on understanding as Brahman, reaches the worlds where there is understanding and knowledge; he is, as it were, lord and master as far as understanding reaches-he who meditates on understanding as Brahman.'
'Sir, is there something better than understanding?'
'Yes, there is something better than understanding.'
'Sir, tell it me.'
śṛṇūpāsanaphalaṃ vijñānavato vijñānaṃ yeṣu lokeṣu tānvijñānavato lokāñjñānavataścābhisidhyatyabhiprāpnoti | vijñānaṃ śāsrārthaviṣayaṃ jñānamanyaviṣayaṃ naipuṇyaṃ tadvadbhiryuktāṃllokānnāprāpnotītyarthaḥ | yāvadvijñānasyetyādi pūrvavat || 2 || iti cchāndogyopaniṣadi saptamādhyāyasya saptamaḥ khaṇḍaḥ
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