Chānd-Mül, 1879-845. This name Sattyam consists of three syllables, sat-ti-yam. Sat signifies the immortal, t, the mortal, and with yam he binds both. Because he binds both, the immortal and the mortal, therefore it is yam. He who knows this goes day by day into heaven (svarga).
Chānd-Śaṃ, 8th c. A.D.tāni ha vā etāni brahmaṇo nāmākṣarāṇi trīṇyetāni satīyāmati sakārastakāro yamiti ca | takāra īkāraḥ uccāraṇārtho ’nubandhaḥ | hrasvenaivākṣareṇa punaḥ pratinirdeśātteṣām | tattatra yatsatsakārastadamṛtaṃ sadbrahmāmṛtavācakatvādamṛta eva sakārastakāranto nirdiṣṭaḥ | atha yattitakārastanmartyam | atha yadyamakṣaraṃ tenākṣareṇāmṛtamartyākhye pūrve ubhe ’kṣare yacchati yamayati niyamayati vaśīkarotyātmana ityarthaḥ | yadyasmādanena yamityetenobhe yacchati tasmādyām | saṃyate iva hyetena yamā lakṣyete | braṅmanāmākṣarasyāpīdamamṛtatvādidharmavattvaṃ mahābhāgyaṃ kimuta nāmavata ityupāsyatvāya stūyate | brahmanāmanirvacanenaiva nāmavato vettaivaṃvit | aharaharvā evaṃvitsvargaṃ lokametītyuktārtham || 5 || iti cchāndogyopaniṣadi aṣṭamādhyāyasya tṛtīyaḥ khaṇḍaḥ
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