Kathopanishad - Chapter 1, Valli 2 - Grantha

𑌕𑌠𑍋𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌤𑍍 𑌅𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 1, 𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍀 2, is one of the most decisive teaching sections in all Vedanta because it explicitly distinguishes 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑌸𑍍 (the truly beneficial) from 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑌸𑍍 (the merely pleasant). This distinction is not moral simplification; it is an existential diagnostic that determines whether life matures toward freedom or circles within compulsion.

The entire conversation between 𑌯𑌮 and 𑌨𑌚𑌿𑌕𑍇𑌤𑌾 in this 𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍀 unfolds as a living test of spiritual maturity. 𑌯𑌮𑌃 offers comfort, pleasure, power, longevity, and celestial enjoyment; 𑌨𑌚𑌿𑌕𑍇𑌤𑌾 refuses everything that cannot survive death. In this refusal, the Upanishad presents authentic 𑌮𑍁𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌵 - not despair, but intelligent non-compromise.

𑌅𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 1
𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍀 2

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
This is Katha Upanishad chapter 1, section 2, the section that establishes the decisive beneficial-versus-pleasant discrimination and seeker-qualification teachings.

𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍁𑌤𑍈𑌵 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌉𑌭𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍇 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌂 𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌤𑌃।
𑌤𑌯𑍋𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯 𑌆𑌦𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑌾𑌧𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌹𑍀𑌯𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯 𑌉 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑍋 𑌵𑍃𑌣𑍀𑌤𑍇 ॥1॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The beneficial and the pleasant are different: one leads to lasting good, the other to fleeting pleasure. Both come to a person. One who chooses the beneficial thrives in the highest sense; one who chooses the merely pleasant falls away from the true goal.

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍌 𑌸𑌂𑌪𑌰𑍀𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌧𑍀𑌰𑌃।
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑍋 𑌹𑌿 𑌧𑍀𑌰𑍋𑌽𑌭𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑌸𑍋 𑌵𑍃𑌣𑍀𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑍋 𑌮𑌂𑌦𑍋 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌕𑍍𑌶𑍇𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍‌𑌵𑍃𑌣𑍀𑌤𑍇 ॥2॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Both lasting good and temporary pleasure come to every person; the discerning examine and distinguish them. The wise choose lasting good over mere pleasure; the unreflective choose pleasure for gain and preservation.

𑌸 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌭𑌿𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌚𑌿𑌕𑍇𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌃।
𑌨𑍈𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑍃𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌯𑍀𑌮𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌬𑌹𑌵𑍋 𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 ॥3॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Nachiketa, you examined pleasing desires and still renounced them. You did not accept the wealth-chain in which many humans drown.

𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌰𑍀𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍂𑌚𑍀 𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌯𑌾 𑌚 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌤𑌾।
𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌭𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌸𑌿𑌨𑌂 𑌨𑌚𑌿𑌕𑍇𑌤𑌸𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌨 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾 𑌬𑌹𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌲𑍋𑌲𑍁𑌪𑌂𑌤 ॥4॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Knowledge and ignorance are far apart and opposite. I regard you, Nachiketa, as a true seeker of knowledge, for many desires did not tempt you away.

𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌂𑌤𑌰𑍇 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌧𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑌂𑌡𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌃।
𑌦𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑍂𑌢𑌾 𑌅𑌂𑌧𑍇𑌨𑍈𑌵 𑌨𑍀𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌾 𑌯𑌥𑌾𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌃 ॥5॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Living in ignorance yet imagining themselves wise, the deluded keep circling in confusion, like the blind led by the blind.

𑌨 𑌸𑌾𑌂𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌬𑌾𑌲𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍋𑌹𑍇𑌨 𑌮𑍂𑌢𑌮𑍍‌।
𑌅𑌯𑌂 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍋 𑌨𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌰 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍀 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌶𑌮𑌾𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑍇 ॥6॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The ultimate does not become visible to the immature, careless, wealth-deluded person who believes only this visible world exists; such a one repeatedly falls under the sway of death.

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌣𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌨 𑌲𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌶𑍃𑌣𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌬𑌹𑌵𑍋 𑌯𑌂 𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌃।
𑌆𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌕𑍁𑌶𑌲𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌲𑌬𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌕𑍁𑌶𑌲𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌶𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌃 ॥𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
This truth is not easily obtained even for hearing; many hear yet do not understand. Rare is the competent teacher, and rare the true knower properly instructed.

𑌨 𑌨𑌰𑍇𑌣𑌾𑌵𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤 𑌏𑌷 𑌸𑍁𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌯𑍋 𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌧𑌾 𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌃।
𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌨𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌣𑍀𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌣𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍍‌ ॥𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
When taught by an unqualified teacher, this is not well understood, however much one speculates. Taught by one established in truth, it becomes knowable; being subtler than subtle, it is not grasped by argument alone.

𑌨𑍈𑌷𑌾 𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌕𑍇𑌣 𑌮𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌪𑌨𑍇𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨𑍈𑌵 𑌸𑍁𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌠।
𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌾𑌪𑌃 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌤𑌾𑌸𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍃𑌙 𑌨𑍋 𑌭𑍂𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌚𑌿𑌕𑍇𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾 ॥𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
This understanding is not attained by logic alone; taught by one who knows, it becomes clear. You, Nachiketa, are indeed steadfast in truth - may we always have such a questioner.

𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑍇𑌵𑌧𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌨 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌧𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌵𑍈𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌹𑌿 𑌧𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍‌।
𑌤𑌤𑍋 𑌮𑌯𑌾 𑌨𑌾𑌚𑌿𑌕𑍇𑌤𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍‌ ॥10॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I know well that treasure is impermanent; the permanent cannot be attained through impermanent means. Therefore I established the Nachiketa fire with impermanent materials and gained its promised result - but not the Absolute by that alone.

𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍋𑌰𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌭𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍‌।
𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌮𑌂 𑌅𑌹𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌗𑌾𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌧𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌧𑍀𑌰𑍋 𑌨𑌚𑌿𑌕𑍇𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌃 ॥11॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
You saw through desire-fulfillment, worldly standing, vast ritual attainments, and even exalted promises of security - and with firm resolve, Nachiketa, you renounced them all.

𑌤𑌂 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌂 𑌗𑍂𑌢𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌹𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑌹𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌮𑍍‌।
𑌅𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌗𑌮𑍇𑌨 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌂 𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌧𑍀𑌰𑍋 𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌶𑍋𑌕𑍌 𑌜𑌹𑌾𑌤𑌿 ॥12॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
That ancient luminous Self, hidden deep in the heart-cave and hard to perceive, is realized through inward contemplative discipline; realizing it, the wise transcend both elation and grief.

𑌏𑌤𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌸𑌂𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍃𑌹𑍍𑌯 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌣𑍁𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯।
𑌸 𑌮𑍋𑌦𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑍋𑌦𑌨𑍀𑌯𑌂 𑌹𑌿 𑌲𑌬𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌮 𑌨𑌚𑌿𑌕𑍇𑌤𑌸𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇 ॥13॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
A mortal, hearing and assimilating this teaching, drawing out and realizing this subtle righteous Self, rejoices on attaining the truly joyful state; the inner abode opens.

𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍‌।
𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌚𑍍𑌚 𑌭𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌚𑍍𑌚 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌦 ॥14॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Teach me that reality which is beyond merit and demerit, beyond done and not-done, beyond past and future.

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌾 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌦𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌚 𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌂𑌤𑌿।
𑌯𑌦𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌂𑌤𑍋 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌚𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌚𑌰𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑌦𑌂 𑌸𑌂𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍇𑌣 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍀𑌮𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑌤𑍍‌ ॥15॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
That goal proclaimed by all the Vedas, spoken of by all austerities, and sought through disciplined sacred study - I declare to you briefly: it is the sacred syllable Om.

𑌏𑌤𑌦𑍍‌𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌏𑌤𑌦𑍍‌𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍍‌।
𑌏𑌤𑌦𑍍‌𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌯𑍋 𑌯𑌦𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑌤𑍍‌ ॥16॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
This very imperishable syllable, Om, is the symbol of Brahman and the supreme support. Knowing and meditating upon it rightly, one attains in accordance with one's aspiration.

𑌏𑌤𑌦𑌾𑌲𑌂𑌬𑌨𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌦𑌾𑌲𑌂𑌬𑌨𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍍‌।
𑌏𑌤𑌦𑌾𑌲𑌂𑌬𑌨𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑍀𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥1𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
This is the highest and supreme support. Knowing and taking refuge in this support, one is greatly exalted in Brahman-oriented attainment.

𑌨 𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌤𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨 𑌬𑌭𑍂𑌵 𑌕𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍‌।
𑌅𑌜𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣𑍋 𑌨 𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌶𑌰𑍀𑌰𑍇 ॥1𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The knowing Self is never born and never dies. Unborn, eternal, abiding, ancient, it is not destroyed when the body is destroyed.

𑌹𑌂𑌤𑌾 𑌚𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌹𑌂𑌤𑍁𑌂 𑌹𑌤𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌹𑌤𑌮𑍍‌।
𑌉𑌭𑍌 𑌤𑍌 𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌤𑍋 𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌂 𑌹𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌨 𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥1𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
If one thinks "I kill" and another thinks "I am killed," both fail to know truly; the Self neither kills nor is killed.

𑌅𑌣𑍋𑌰𑌣𑍀𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌹𑌤𑍋 𑌮𑌹𑍀𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌜𑌂𑌤𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌹𑌿𑌤𑍋 𑌗𑍁𑌹𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍‌।
𑌤𑌮𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍁𑌃 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑍀𑌤𑌶𑍋𑌕𑍋 𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌃 ॥20॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Self, subtler than the subtle and greater than the great, is hidden in the heart-cave. One free from compulsive craving, through inner purification, realizes its glory and becomes free from sorrow.

𑌆𑌸𑍀𑌨𑍋 𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍋 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌃।
𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌮𑌦𑌾𑌮𑌦𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌂 𑌮𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌹𑌤𑌿 ॥21॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Though seated, It goes far; though still, It reaches everywhere. Who else can truly know this wondrous luminous reality beyond excitement and dullness?

𑌅𑌶𑌰𑍀𑌰𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑍀𑌰𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌵𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍‌।
𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌧𑍀𑌰𑍋 𑌨 𑌶𑍋𑌚𑌤𑌿 ॥22॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Knowing the great all-pervading Self as bodiless amidst bodies and stable amidst instability, the wise no longer grieves.

𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌚𑌨𑍇𑌨 𑌲𑌭𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌨 𑌮𑍇𑌧𑌯𑌾 𑌨 𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌨𑌾 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍇𑌨।
𑌯𑌮𑍇𑌵𑍈𑌷 𑌵𑍃𑌣𑍁𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑍇𑌨 𑌲𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌷 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍃𑌣𑍁𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑌨𑍂𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍‌ ॥23॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
This Self is not attained by discourse alone, nor by mere intellect, nor by much hearing alone. It is attained by the one wholly aligned to it; to such a seeker the Self reveals Its own nature.

𑌨𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌤𑍋 𑌦𑍁𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑍋 𑌨𑌾𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌃।
𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍋 𑌵𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑍇𑌨𑍈𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍁𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍‌ ॥24॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
One who has not turned away from misconduct, who lacks tranquility and concentration, and whose mind is unquiet - such a person cannot attain this Self through knowledge.

𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌚 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌚 𑌉𑌭𑍇 𑌭𑌵𑌤 𑌓𑌦𑌨𑌃।
𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌪𑌸𑍇𑌚𑌨𑌂 𑌕 𑌇𑌤𑍍𑌥𑌾 𑌵𑍇𑌦 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌸𑌃 ॥25॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
For that supreme reality, both priestly and royal powers are as food, and death itself as mere accompaniment. Who can fully grasp That in ordinary terms?

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