Kathopanishad - Chapter 2, Valli 1 - Grantha

𑌕𑌠𑍋𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌤𑍍 𑌅𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 2, 𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍀 1, deepens the interior turn begun in the first 𑌅𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯. The section opens with a powerful diagnosis: the senses are naturally turned outward, so the inner Self is missed unless attention is consciously reversed. From there, the text unfolds a rigorous non-dual contemplative map.

This 𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍀 is structurally elegant. It moves from psychological correction (outwardness and desire) to witness-recognition (across waking and dream), then to cosmological pointers (source of deities, sun, and life), and finally to explicit non-duality and contemplative assimilation. The repeated refrain 𑌏𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍈 𑌤𑌤𑍍 marks each insight as pointing to the same supreme reality.

𑌅𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 2
𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍀 1

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
This is Katha Upanishad chapter 2, section 1, the section that establishes the inward turn to the inner Self and the repeated "this indeed is That" contemplative pointers.

𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌚𑌿𑌖𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍃𑌣𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌂𑌭𑍂𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍‌।
𑌕𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍀𑌰𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍈𑌷𑌦𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌰𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌨𑍍‌ ॥1॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Self-born projected the sense openings outward; therefore beings look outward and not toward the inner Self. But some discerning one, seeking immortality, turns attention inward and realizes the inner Self.

𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌚𑌃 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍁𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌬𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑌾𑌶𑌮𑍍‌।
𑌅𑌥 𑌧𑍀𑌰𑌾 𑌅𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌧𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌹 𑌨 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍇 ॥2॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Immature people pursue outward desires and fall into death's widespread snare. The wise, knowing the immortal, do not seek the permanent in impermanent things.

𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌰𑌸𑌂 𑌗𑌂𑌧𑌂 𑌶𑌬𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌮𑍈𑌥𑍁𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍‌।
𑌏𑌤𑍇𑌨𑍈𑌵 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑌿𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌶𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇। 𑌏𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍈 𑌤𑌤𑍍‌ ॥3॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
That by which form, taste, smell, sound, touch, and pleasure are known - by that alone all this is known. What then remains unknown here? This indeed is That.

𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌪𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌜𑌾𑌗𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌚𑍋𑌭𑍌 𑌯𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿।
𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌧𑍀𑌰𑍋 𑌨 𑌶𑍋𑌚𑌤𑌿 ॥4॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
That by which one witnesses both dream and waking - knowing that great, all-pervading Self, the wise no longer grieves.

𑌯 𑌇𑌮𑌂 𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌂 𑌵𑍇𑌦 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌮𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌤𑍍‌।
𑌈𑌶𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌭𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌨 𑌤𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍁𑌗𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌸𑌤𑍇। 𑌏𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍈 𑌤𑌤𑍍‌ ॥5॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Who knows this Self as the inner living principle, the enjoyer and the Lord of past and future, no longer recoils in fear. This indeed is That.

𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌤𑌪𑌸𑍋 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌮𑌦𑍍‌𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤।
𑌗𑍁𑌹𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌯𑍋 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍇𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤। 𑌏𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍈 𑌤𑌤𑍍‌ ॥6॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
That which is prior to cosmic manifestation, prior even to elemental emergence, yet abiding in the inner cave and discerned through beings - this indeed is That.

𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑌂𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌯𑍀।
𑌗𑍁𑌹𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌂𑌤𑍀𑌂 𑌯𑌾 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍇𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤। 𑌏𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍈 𑌤𑌤𑍍‌ ॥𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
That cosmic principle, appearing through vital force as Aditi and manifesting through beings while dwelling in the inner cave - this indeed is That.

𑌅𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌹𑌿𑌤𑍋 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌾 𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌭 𑌇𑌵 𑌸𑍁𑌭𑍃𑌤𑍋 𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌿𑌣𑍀𑌭𑌿𑌃।
𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍇 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍇 𑌈𑌡𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌜𑌾𑌗𑍃𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌹𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌭𑌿𑌰𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌃। 𑌏𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍈 𑌤𑌤𑍍‌ ॥𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Like fire hidden in the arani sticks, like an embryo carefully held, Agni is to be daily invoked by vigilant offering humans. This indeed is That.

𑌯𑌤𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍋𑌦𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌚 𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿।
𑌤𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌽𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌦𑍁 𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌨। 𑌏𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍈 𑌤𑌤𑍍‌ ॥𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
From That the sun rises and into That it sets; in That all deities are grounded; none can go beyond That. This indeed is That.

𑌯𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍇𑌹 𑌤𑌦𑌮𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌯𑌦𑌮𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌤𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌹।
𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌃 𑌸 𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌯 𑌇𑌹 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍇𑌵 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ॥10॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
What is here is there, and what is there is here. Whoever sees separateness here as ultimate goes from death to death.

𑌮𑌨𑌸𑍈𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌮𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌨𑍇𑌹 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑌿𑌂𑌚𑌨।
𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌃 𑌸 𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌂 𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿 𑌯 𑌇𑌹 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍇𑌵 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ॥11॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
This truth must be realized through a refined inward mind; here, in reality, there is no true multiplicity. Whoever sees separateness as absolute goes from death to death.

𑌅𑌂𑌗𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑍋 𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿 𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑌿।
𑌈𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍋 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌭𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌨 𑌤𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍁𑌗𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌸𑌤𑍇। 𑌏𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍈 𑌤𑌤𑍍‌ ॥12॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The "thumb-sized" purusha is said to abide in the heart-center, the Lord of past and future; knowing this, one no longer recoils in fear. This indeed is That.

𑌅𑌂𑌗𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑍋 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌧𑍂𑌮𑌕𑌃।
𑌈𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍋 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌭𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌸 𑌏𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯 𑌸 𑌉 𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌃। 𑌏𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍈 𑌤𑌤𑍍‌ ॥13॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
That same meditative purusha is like smokeless light, Lord of past and future - the same in today and tomorrow. This indeed is That.

𑌯𑌥𑍋𑌦𑌕𑌂 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌵𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌵𑌤𑌿।
𑌏𑌵𑌂 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌕𑍍‌ 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌵𑌤𑌿 ॥14॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Just as rainwater on mountains runs in many scattered channels, so one who sees realities as absolutely separate runs after that very multiplicity.

𑌯𑌥𑍋𑌦𑌕𑌂 𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍇 𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌮𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑌾𑌦𑍃𑌗𑍇𑌵 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿।
𑌏𑌵𑌂 𑌮𑍁𑌨𑍇𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌤 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌗𑍌𑌤𑌮 ॥15॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
As pure water poured into pure water becomes one with it, so for the sage who truly knows, identity abides in the Self, O Gautama.

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