Chānd-Mül, 1879-842. 'He who meditates on power as Brahman, is, as it were, lord and master as far as power reaches-he who meditates on power as Brahman.'
'Sir, is there something better than power?'
'Yes, there is something better than power.'
'Sir, tell it me.'
Chānd-Śaṃ, 8th c. A.D.balaṃ vāva vijñānādbhūyaḥ | balamityannopayogajanitaṃ manaso vijñeye pratibhānasāmarthyam | anaśanādṛgādīni na vai mā pratibhānti bho iti śruteḥ | śarīre ’pi tadevotthānādisāmarthyaṃ yasmādvijñānavatāṃ śatamapyekaḥ prāṇī balavānā kampayate yathā hastī matto manuṣyāṇāṃ śataṃ samuditamapi | yasmādevamannādyupayoganimittaṃ balaṃ tasmātsa puruṣo yadā balī balena tadvānbhavatyathotthātotthānasya kartottiṣṭhaṃśca gurūṇāmācāryasya ca paricaritā paricaraṇasya śuśrūṣāyāḥ kartā bhavati paricarannupasattā teṣāṃ samīpago ’ntaraṅgaḥ prayo bhavatītyarthaḥ | upasīdaṃśca samīpyaṃ gacchannekāgratayā’cāryasyānyasya copadeṣṭurgurordraṣṭā bhavati | tatastaduktasya śrotā bhavati | tata idamebhiruktamevamupapadyata ityupapattito mantā bhavati manvānaśca boddhā bhavatyevamevedamiti | tata evaṃ niścitya taduktārthasya kartānuṣṭhātā bhavati vijñātānuṣṭhānaphalasyānubhavitā bhavatītyarthaḥ | kiñca balasya māhātmyaṃ balena vai pṛthivī tiṣṭhatītyādyujvartham || 1-2 || iti cchāndogyopaniṣadi saptamādhyāyasyāṣṭamaḥ khaṇḍaḥ
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Prapāṭhaka 1
