Chānd-Mül, 1879-841. SIXTEENTH KHANDA
'But in reality he is an ativadin who declares the Highest Being to be the True (Satya).'
'Sir, may I become an ativadin by the True?'
'But we must desire to know the True.'
'Sir, I desire to know the True.'
Chānd-Śaṃ, 8th c. A.D.sa eṣa nāradaḥ sarvātiśayaṃ prāṇaṃ svamātmānaṃ sarvātmānaṃ śrutvā nātaḥ paramastītyupararāma | na pūrvavatkimasti bhagavaḥ prāṇādbhūya iti papraccha | yatastamevaṃ vikārānṛtabrahmavijñānena parituṣṭamakṛtārthaṃ paramārthasatyātivādinamātmānaṃ manyamānaṃ yogyaṃ śiṣyaṃ mithyāgrahaviśeṣādvipracyāvayannāha bhagavānsanatkumāraḥ | eṣa tu vā ativadati yamahaṃ vakṣyāmi na prāṇavidativādī paramārthataḥ | nāmādyapekṣaṃ tu tasyātivāditvam | yastu bhūmākhyaṃ sarvātikrāntaṃ tattvaṃ paramārthasatyaṃ veda so ’tivādītyata āha-eṣa tu vā ativadati yaḥ sateyana paramārthasatyavijñānavattayātivadati | so ’haṃ tvāṃ prapanno bhagavansatyenātivadāni tathāmāṃ niyunaktu bhagavānyathāhaṃ satyenātivadānītyabhiprāyaḥ | yadyevaṃ satyenātivaditumicchasi satyameva tu tāvadvijijñāsitavyamityukta āha nāradaḥ | tathāstu tarhi satya bhagavo vijijñāse viśeṣeṇa jñātumiccheyaṃ tvatto ’hamiti || 1 || iti cchāndogyopaniṣadi saptamādhyāyasya ṣoḍaśaḥ khaṇḍaḥ
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Prapāṭhaka 1
