Kathopanishad - Chapter 1, Valli 3 - Grantha

𑌕𑌠𑍋𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌤𑍍 𑌅𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 1, 𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍀 3, is among the most practical interior maps in Vedanta. After 𑌨𑌚𑌿𑌕𑍇𑌤𑌾's courageous dialogue with 𑌯𑌮 in the previous sections, this 𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍀 turns from narrative tension to disciplined self-mastery and contemplative ascent. It does not merely describe truth; it provides a method to live toward it.

For modern seekers, this 𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍀 is immediately actionable: attention economy, sensory overstimulation, mood-reactivity, and identity confusion are all addressed here. Read it as a daily governance manual - regulate instruments, refine intention, internalize awareness, and move from compulsion to freedom.

𑌅𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 1
𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍀 3

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
This is Katha Upanishad chapter 1, section 3, the section that establishes the interior governance map, the chariot illustration, that trains mind, senses, and discernment.

𑌋𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑌿𑌬𑌂𑌤𑍌 𑌸𑍁𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍇 𑌗𑍁𑌹𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍌 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍇।
𑌛𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌪𑍌 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍋 𑌵𑌦𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌂𑌚𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌯𑍋 𑌯𑍇 𑌚 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌚𑌿𑌕𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌃 ॥1॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The knowers of Brahman speak of two who "partake" in the field of action-results, dwelling in the inner cave of being - appearing as shadow and light.

𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍀𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍍‌।
𑌅𑌭𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑌿𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌚𑌿𑌕𑍇𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑌕𑍇𑌮𑌹𑌿 ॥2॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May we know that Nachiketa-teaching as the bridge for seekers - leading to the imperishable Brahman, the fearless far shore for those who wish to cross.

𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌰𑌥𑌿𑌨𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 𑌶𑌰𑍀𑌰𑌂 𑌰𑌥𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌤𑍁।
𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌂 𑌤𑍁 𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌥𑌿𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 𑌮𑌨𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌚 ॥3॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Know the Self as the rider, the body as the chariot, the intellect as the charioteer, and the mind as the reins.

𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌹𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌹𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌗𑍋𑌚𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍‌।
𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌹𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍀𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌃 ॥4॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The wise say the senses are the horses and sense-objects are their paths; the embodied self, joined with mind and senses, is called the experiencer.

𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌨 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌾 𑌸𑌦𑌾।
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌇𑌵 𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌥𑍇𑌃 ॥5॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
One without discriminative understanding, whose mind is unintegrated, has senses that remain uncontrolled - like unruly horses under a weak driver.

𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌨 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌾 𑌸𑌦𑌾।
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌵𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌸𑌦𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌇𑌵 𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌥𑍇𑌃 ॥6॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
But one with discriminative wisdom and an integrated mind has senses that are governable - like well-trained horses.

𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌃 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌽𑌶𑍁𑌚𑌿𑌃।
𑌨 𑌸 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌦𑌮𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌚𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿 ॥𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
One lacking discrimination, mentally uncollected and inwardly impure, does not reach the supreme state and instead continues in the cycle of bondage.

𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌮𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌃 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌶𑍁𑌚𑌿𑌃।
𑌸 𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌦𑌮𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍 𑌭𑍂𑌯𑍋 𑌨 𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
One endowed with discrimination, inward harmony, and purity attains that supreme state from which there is no return to rebirth.

𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌥𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌨𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌰𑌃।
𑌸𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍋𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌪𑌦𑌮𑍍‌ ॥𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The person whose guide is discrimination and whose mind-reins are firm reaches the end of the path - the supreme, all-pervading state.

𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌾 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌾 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑌃।
𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌪𑌰𑌾 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍇𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌃 ॥10॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Beyond the senses are their objects; beyond objects is the mind; beyond mind is intellect; beyond intellect is the great self-principle.

𑌮𑌹𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌃।
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑌿𑌂𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌾 𑌕𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾 𑌸𑌾 𑌪𑌰𑌾 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌃 ॥11॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Beyond the great principle is the unmanifest; beyond the unmanifest is the supreme conscious reality. Beyond that reality there is nothing - that is the ultimate limit, the supreme goal.

𑌏𑌷 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌗𑍂𑌢𑍋𑌽𑌽𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌨 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌤𑍇।
𑌦𑍃𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌾 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃 ॥12॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
This Self, hidden in all beings, does not appear to ordinary vision; it is seen by subtle seers through refined and sharp intellect.

𑌯𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌸𑍀 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍇𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿।
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿 𑌮𑌹𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍇𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾𑌂𑌤 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿 ॥13॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The wise should withdraw speech into mind, mind into discerning intellect, intellect into the great principle, and that into the peaceful Self.

𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤 𑌜𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌤 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌬𑍋𑌧𑌤।
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌪𑌥𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌵𑌯𑍋 𑌵𑌦𑌂𑌤𑌿 ॥14॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Arise! Awake! Approach the noble teachers and understand. The path is sharp like a razor's edge - difficult to traverse, say the wise.

𑌅𑌶𑌬𑍍𑌦𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌮𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌮𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑌥𑌾𑌽𑌰𑌸𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌗𑌂𑌧𑌵𑌚𑍍𑌚 𑌯𑌤𑍍‌।
𑌅𑌨𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌧𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌚𑌾𑌯𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌤𑍍‌ 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥15॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
That which is beyond sound, touch, and form; undecaying, eternal, beginningless, endless, and beyond all manifest principles - knowing That, one is freed from the mouth of death.

𑌨𑌾𑌚𑌿𑌕𑍇𑌤𑌮𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌨𑌮𑍍‌।
𑌉𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌚 𑌮𑍇𑌧𑌾𑌵𑍀 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑍀𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥16॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
This timeless teaching of Nachiketa, spoken by Yama: one who teaches it and one who listens to it with understanding is exalted in the realm of Brahman.

𑌯 𑌇𑌮𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌯𑍇𑌦𑍍‌ 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌦𑌿।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌤𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇 𑌵𑌾 𑌤𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌤𑍇।
𑌤𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌤 𑌇𑌤𑌿 ॥1𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Whoever, with purity, causes this supreme secret teaching to be heard in a gathering devoted to Brahman - or in sacred observance - becomes fit for the Infinite; indeed becomes fit for the Infinite.

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