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\input idevn.tex        % TeX macros that ease ITRANS devanagari font usage
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% ITRANS song book....prepend this header to print out songs,
% using TeX (either Devnac or Devnag font)
% >>>>>>>> Need ITRANS 4.0 <<<<<<<<<
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% User Configuration Option -- One column or Two column output.
\def\maketwocolumn{YES} % Uncomment this for 2-column printing
%\def\makelandscape{YES}        % Uncomment this for landscape format
%\pagestyle{empty}
\def\eatnum#1{} % empty operator
\newcommand{\SCOUNT}{\stepcounter{scounter}\arabic{scounter}}
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% Edit this if needed, default should be ok for most users.

\ifx\undefined\maketwocolumn
% --- One column output
    \let\usedvng=\LARGEdvng     % 17pt devanagari font

    \let\smallcmr=\eightrm
    \let\titlefont=\tenrm
\else
% --- Two column output
    \let\usedvng=\normaldvng    % 10pt devanagri font 

    \let\smallcmr=\sixrm
    \let\titlefont=\eightrm
\fi

% font options (normaldvng, largedvng, etc):
% sizes: normal < large < Large < LARGE < huge < Huge

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% if needed, redefine "space" to allow each input line to be broken into
% multiple output lines (\let =~ is the default, which enforces line rule)
% That has to done in the idevn.tex file, or add this command after
% \startsong in your input file:
% {\global\let =\ }% Comment this out for: 1 input line --> 1 output line
% (you cannot uncomment the command here, it has to appear after \startsong)
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% Uncomment one of the following paragraphs:
%    First one is for Frans Velthuis's font.
%    Second one uses the font that is bundled with the ITRANS package.
% ONLY one of these should be uncommented at any one time.............

% ** Frans's font....(Metafont) (Uncomment the following TWO lines.)
#indianifm=dvng.ifm  % ITRANS command
#indianfont=\fransdvng

%-----OR--------

% ** Devnac font (PostScript) (Uncomment the following TWO lines.)
% #indianifm=dvnc.ifm  % ITRANS command
% #indianfont=\postdvng

#useshortmarkers % this allows use of ## (beginindian) and  ## (endindian)
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% Page Settings
\ifx\undefined\makelandscape
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    \addtolength{\textwidth}{0.25in}
\else
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    \landscapepage 
\fi

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% The idevn.tex file is now included with ITRANS 4.0, but it has
% a new method of specifying the songtitle (using printtitle).
% For backward compatibility, need to define songtitle.
\def\songtitle#1#2#3#4{%
    \film{#1}\singer{#2}\lyrics{#3}\music{#4}\printtitle}

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\font\titled=dvng10 scaled\magstep1
\raggedright    % since the words are long, this reduces the long
		% gaps that appear when TeX justifies the lines.
%\parskip 3 pt   % to slightly increase the space between the shlokas.

\parindent 0pt
\begin{document}
% from startsong command:
\def\-{{\englfont -}}%
\def\.{{\englfont .}}%
\usedvng % use whatever font the user wants...default normaldvng
\englfont % usedvng makes default font indian, restore english font
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\ifx\undefined\maketwocolumn
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\else
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\obeylines
\obeyspaces
#indian
		    AUM
	  .. atha kaThopanishhad.h ..

AUM saha naavavatu . saha nau bhunaktu . sahaviiryaM karavaavahai .
tejasvi naavadhiitamastu . maa vidvishhaavahai ..

	  AUM shaantiH shaantiH shaantiH ..

\addline

##\centerline{Part I}##
##\centerline{Canto I}##
\medskip

AUM ushan.h ha vai vaajashravasaH sarvavedasaM dadau .
tasya ha nachiketaa naama putra aasa .. 1..

ta.N ha kumaara.N santaM dakshiNaasu 
niiyamaanaasu shraddhaavivesha so.amanyata .. 2..

piitodakaa jagdhatR^iNaa dugdhadohaa nirindriyaaH .
anandaa naama te lokaastaan.h sa gachchhati taa dadat.h .. 3..

sa hovaacha pitaraM tata kasmai maaM daasyasiiti .
dvitiiyaM tR^itiiyaM ta.N hovaacha mR^ityave tvaa dadaamiiti .. 4..

bahuunaamemi prathamo  bahuunaamemi madhyamaH .
ki.N svidyamasya kartavyaM yanmayaa.adya karishhyati .. 5..

anupashya yathaa puurve pratipashya tathaa.apare .
sasyamiva martyaH pachyate sasyamivaajaayate punaH .. 6..

vaishvaanaraH pravishatyatithirbraahmaNo gR^ihaan.h .
tasyaitaa.N shaantiM kurvanti hara vaivasvatodakam.h .. 7..

aashaapratiikshe sa.ngata.N suunR^itaaM
    cheshhTaapuurte putrapashuu.Nshcha sarvaan.h .
etad.hvR^iN^kte purushhasyaalpamedhaso 
    yasyaanashnanvasati braahmaNo gR^ihe .. 8..

tisro raatriiryadavaatsiirgR^ihe me
    anashnan.h brahmannatithirnamasyaH .
namaste.astu brahman.h svasti me.astu
    tasmaatprati triinvaraanvR^iNiishhva .. 9..

shaantasa.nkalpaH sumanaa yathaa syaad.h
    viitamanyurgautamo maa.abhi mR^ityo .
tvatprasR^ishhTa maa.abhivadetpratiita
    etat.h trayaaNaaM prathamaM varaM vR^iNe .. 10..

yathaa purastaad.h bhavitaa pratiita
    auddaalakiraaruNirmatprasR^ishhTaH .
sukha.N raatriiH shayitaa viitamanyuH
    tvaaM dadR^ishivaanmR^ityumukhaat.h pramuktam.h .. 11..

svarge loke na bhayaM ki.nchanaasti
    na tatra tvaM na jarayaa bibheti .
ubhe tiirtvaa.ashanaayaapipaase
    shokaatigo modate svargaloke .. 12..

sa tvamagni.N svargyamadhyeshhi mR^ityo
    prabruuhi tva.N shraddadhaanaaya mahyam.h .
svargalokaa amR^itatvaM bhajanta
    etad.h dvitiiyena vR^iNe vareNa .. 13..

pra te braviimi tadu me nibodha
    svargyamagniM nachiketaH prajaanan.h .
anantalokaaptimatho pratishhThaaM
    viddhi tvametaM nihitaM guhaayaam.h .. 14..

lokaadimagniM tamuvaacha tasmai
    yaa ishhTakaa yaavatiirvaa yathaa vaa .
sa chaapi tatpratyavadadyathoktaM
    athaasya mR^ityuH punarevaaha tushhTaH .. 15..

tamabraviit.h priiyamaaNo mahaatmaa
    varaM tavehaadya dadaami bhuuyaH .
tavaiva naamnaa bhavitaa.ayamagniH
    sR^iN^kaaM chemaamanekaruupaaM gR^ihaaNa .. 16..

triNaachiketastribhiretya sandhiM
    trikarmakR^ittarati janmamR^ityuu .
brahmajaGYaM devamiiDyaM viditvaa
    nichaayyemaa.N shaantimatyantameti .. 17..

triNaachiketastrayametadviditvaa
    ya evaM vidvaa.Nshchinute naachiketam.h .
sa mR^ityupaashaan.h purataH praNodya
    shokaatigo modate svargaloke .. 18..

eshha te.agnirnachiketaH svargyo
    yamavR^iNiithaa dvitiiyena vareNa .
etamagniM tavaiva pravakshyanti janaasaH
    tR^itiiyaM varaM nachiketo vR^iNiishhva .. 19..

yeyaM prete vichikitsaa manushhyeH
    astiityeke naayamastiiti chaike .
etadvidyaamanushishhTastvayaa.ahaM
    varaaNaameshha varastR^itiiyaH .. 20..

devairatraapi vichikitsitaM puraa
    na hi suviGYeyamaNureshha dharmaH .
anyaM varaM nachiketo vR^iNiishhva
    maa moparotsiirati maa sR^ijainam.h .. 21..

devairatraapi vichikitsitaM kila
    tvaM cha mR^ityo yanna suGYeyamaattha .
vaktaa chaasya tvaadR^iganyo na labhyo
    naanyo varastulya etasya kashchit.h .. 22..

shataayushhaH putrapautraanvR^iNiishhvaa
    bahuunpashan.h hastihiraNyamashvaan.h .
bhuumermahadaayatanaM vR^iNiishhva
    svayaM cha jiiva sharado yaavadichchhasi .. 23..

etattulyaM yadi manyase varaM
    vR^iNiishhva vittaM chirajiivikaaM cha .
mahaabhuumau nachiketastvamedhi
    kaamaanaaM tvaa kaamabhaajaM karomi .. 24..

ye ye kaamaa durlabhaa martyaloke
    sarvaan.h kaamaa.NshchhandataH praarthayasva .
imaa raamaaH sarathaaH satuuryaa
    na hiidR^ishaa lambhaniiyaa manushhyaiH .
aabhirmatprattaabhiH parichaarayasva
    nachiketo maraNaM maa.anupraakshiiH .. 25..

shvobhaavaa martyasya yadantakaitat.h
    sarve.ndriyaaNaaM jaraya.nti tejaH .
api sarvaM jiivitamalpameva
    tavaiva vaahaastava nR^ityagiite .. 26..

na vittena tarpaNiiyo manushhyo
    lapsyaamahe vittamadraakshma chettvaa .
jiivishhyaamo yaavadiishishhyasi tvaM
    varastu me varaNiiyaH sa eva .. 27..

ajiiryataamamR^itaanaamupetya
    jiiryanmartyaH kvadhaHsthaH prajaanan.h .
abhidhyaayan.h varNaratipramodaan.h
    atidiirghe jiivite ko rameta .. 28..

yasminnidaM vichikitsanti mR^ityo
    yatsaamparaaye mahati bruuhi nastat.h .
yo.ayaM varo guuDhamanupravishhTo
    naanyaM tasmaannachiketaa vR^iNiite .. 29..

.. iti kaaThakopanishhadi prathamaadhyaaye prathamaa vallii ..

\addline

##\centerline{Part I}##
##\centerline{Canto II}##
\medskip

anyachchhreyo.anyadutaiva preyaH
    te ubhe naanaarthe purushha.N siniitaH .
tayoH shreya aadadaanasya saadhu
    bhavati hiiyate.arthaadya u preyo vR^iNiite .. 1..

shreyashcha preyashcha manushhyametaH
    tau sampariitya vivinakti dhiiraH .
shreyo hi dhiiro.abhi preyaso vR^iNiite
    preyo mando yogakshemaad.hvR^iNiite .. 2..

sa tvaM priyaanpriyaruupaa.nshcha kaamaan.h
    abhidhyaayannachiketo.atyasraakshiiH .
naitaaM sR^iN^kaaM vittamayiimavaapto
    yasyaaM majjanti bahavo manushhyaaH .. 3..

duuramete vipariite vishhuuchii
    aviGYaa yaa cha vidyeti GYaataa .
vidyaabhiipsinaM nachiketasaM manye 
    na tvaa kaamaa bahavo.alolupanta .. 4..

aviGYaayaamantare vartamaanaaH
    svayaM dhiiraaH paNDitaMmanyamaanaaH .
dandramyamaaNaaH pariyanti muuDhaa
    andhenaiva niiyamaanaa yathaandhaaH .. 5..

na saamparaayaH pratibhaati baalaM
    pramaadyantaM vittamohena muuDham.h .
ayaM loko naasti para iti maanii
    punaH punarvashamaapadyate me .. 6..

shravaNaayaapi bahubhiryo na labhyaH 
    shR^iNvanto.api bahavo yaM na vidyuH .
aashcharyo vaktaa kushalo.asya labdhaa
    aashcharyo GYaataa kushalaanushishhTaH .. 7..

na nareNaavareNa prokta eshha
    suviGYeyo bahudhaa chintyamaanaH .
ananyaprokte gatiratra naasti
    aNiiyaan.h hyatarkyamaNupramaaNaat.h .. 8..

naishhaa tarkeNa matiraapaneyaa
    proktaanyenaiva suGYaanaaya preshhTha .
yaaM tvamaapaH satyadhR^itirbataasi
    tvaadR^iN^.hno bhuuyaannachiketaH prashhTaa .. 9..

jaanaamyahaM shevadhirityanityaM 
    na hyadhruvaiH praapyate hi dhruvaM tat.h .
tato mayaa naachiketashchito.agniH
    anityairdravyaiH praaptavaanasmi nityam.h .. 10..

kaamasyaaptiM jagataH pratishhThaaM
    kratoraanantyamabhayasya paaram.h .
stomamahadurgaayaM pratishhThaaM dR^ishhTvaa
    dhR^ityaa dhiiro nachiketo.atyasraakshiiH .. 11..

taM durdarshaM guuDhamanupravishhTaM
    guhaahitaM gahvareshhThaM puraaNam.h .
adhyaatmayogaadhigamena devaM
    matvaa dhiiro harshhashokau jahaati .. 12..

etachchhrutvaa samparigR^ihya martyaH
    pravR^ihya dharmyamaNumetamaapya .
sa modate modaniiya.N hi labdhvaa
    vivR^ita.N sadma nachiketasaM manye .. 13..

anyatra dharmaadanyatraadharmaat.h
    anyatraasmaatkR^itaakR^itaat.h .
anyatra bhuutaachcha bhavyaachchya
    yattatpashyasi tadvada .. 14..

sarve vedaa yatpadamaamananti
    tapaa.Nsi sarvaaNi cha yadvadanti .
yadichchhinto brahmacharyaM charanti
    tatte pada.N sa.ngraheNa braviimyomityetat.h .. 15..

etad.hdhyevaaksharaM brahma etad.hdhyevaaksharaM param.h .
etad.hdhyevaaksharaM GYaatvaa yo yadichchhati tasya tat.h .. 16..

etadaalambana.N shreshhThametadaalambanaM param.h .
etadaalambanaM GYaatvaa brahmaloke mahiiyate .. 17..

na jaayate mriyate vaa vipashchin.h
    naayaM kutashchinna babhuuva kashchit.h .
ajo nityaH shaashvato.ayaM puraaNo
    na hanyate hanyamaane shariire .. 18..

hantaa chenmanyate hantu.N hatashchenmanyate hatam.h .
ubhau tau na vijaaniito naaya.N hanti na hanyate .. 19..

aNoraNiiyaanmahato mahiiyaan.h
    aatmaa.asya jantornihito guhaayaam.h .
tamakratuH pashyati viitashoko
    dhaatuprasaadaanmahimaanamaatmanaH .. 20..

aasiino duuraM vrajati shayaano yaati sarvataH .
kastaM madaamadaM devaM madanyo GYaatumarhati .. 21..

ashariira.N shariireshhvanavastheshhvavasthitam.h .
mahaantaM vibhumaatmaanaM matvaa dhiiro na shochati .. 22..

naayamaatmaa pravachanena labhyo
    na medhayaa na bahunaa shrutena .
yamevaishha vR^iNute tena labhyaH
    tasyaishha aatmaa vivR^iNute tanu.N svaam.h .. 23..

naavirato dushcharitaannaashaanto naasamaahitaH .
naashaantamaanaso vaa.api praGYaanenainamaapnuyaat.h .. 24..

yasyaa brahma cha kshatraM cha ubhe bhavata odanaH .
mR^ityuryasyopasechanaM ka itthaa veda yatra saH .. 25..

  iti kaaThakopanishhadi prathamaadhyaaye dvitiiyaa vallii ..

\addline

##\centerline{Part I}##
##\centerline{Canto III}##
\medskip

R^itaM pibantau sukR^itasya loke
    guhaaM pravishhTau parame paraardhe .
chhaayaatapau brahmavido vadanti
    paJNchaagnayo ye cha triNaachiketaaH .. 1..

yaH seturiijaanaanaamaksharaM brahma yat.h param.h .
abhayaM titiirshhataaM paaraM naachiketa.N shakemahi .. 2..

aatmaana.N rathitaM viddhi shariira.N rathameva tu .
buddhiM tu saarathiM viddhi manaH pragrahameva cha .. 3..

indriyaaNi hayaanaahurvishhayaa.N steshhu gocharaan.h .
aatmendriyamanoyuktaM bhoktetyaahurmaniishhiNaH .. 4..

yastvaviGYaanavaanbhavatyayuktena manasaa sadaa .
tasyendriyaaNyavashyaani dushhTaashvaa iva saaratheH .. 5..

yastu viGYaanavaanbhavati yuktena manasaa sadaa .
tasyendriyaaNi vashyaani sadashvaa iva saaratheH .. 6..

yastvaviGYaanavaanbhavatyamanaskaH sadaa.ashuchiH .
na sa tatpadamaapnoti sa.nsaaraM chaadhigachchhati .. 7..

yastu viGYaanavaanbhavati samanaskaH sadaa shuchiH .
sa tu tatpadamaapnoti yasmaad.hbhuuyo na jaayate .. 8..

viGYaanasaarathiryastu manaH pragrahavaannaraH .
so.adhvanaH paaramaapnoti tadvishhNoH paramaM padam.h .. 9..

indriyebhyaH paraa hyarthaa arthebhyashcha paraM manaH .
manasastu paraa buddhirbuddheraatmaa mahaanparaH .. 10..

mahataH paramavyaktamavyaktaatpurushhaH paraH .
purushhaanna paraM ki.nchitsaa kaashhThaa saa paraa gatiH .. 11..

eshha sarveshhu bhuuteshhu guuDho.a.atmaa na prakaashate .
dR^ishyate tvagryayaa buddhyaa suukshmayaa suukshmadarshibhiH .. 12..

yachchhedvaaN^manasii praaGYastadyachchhejGYaana aatmani .
GYaanamaatmani mahati niyachchhettadyachchhechchhaanta aatmani .. 13..

uttishhThata jaagrata 
    praapya varaannibodhata .
kshurasya dhaaraa nishitaa duratyayaa
    durgaM pathastatkavayo vadanti .. 14..

ashabdamasparshamaruupamavyayaM
    tathaa.arasaM nityamagandhavachcha yat.h .
anaadyanantaM mahataH paraM dhruvaM
    nichaayya tanmR^ityumukhaat.h pramuchyate .. 15..

naachiketamupaakhyaanaM mR^ityuprokta.N sanaatanam.h .
uktvaa shrutvaa cha medhaavii brahmaloke mahiiyate .. 16..

ya imaM paramaM guhyaM shraavayed.h brahmasa.nsadi .
prayataH shraaddhakaale vaa tadaanantyaaya kalpate .
tadaanantyaaya kalpata iti .. 17..

  iti kaaThakopanishhadi prathamaadhyaaye tR^itiiyaa vallii ..

\addline

##\centerline{Part II}##
##\centerline{Canto I}##
\medskip

paraaJNchi khaani vyatR^iNat.h svayambhuuH
    tasmaatparaaN^pashyati naantaraatman.h .
kashchiddhiiraH pratyagaatmaanamaikshat.h
    aavR^ittachakshuramR^itatvamichchhan.h .. 1..

paraachaH kaamaananuyanti baalaaH
    te mR^ityoryanti vitatasya paasham.h .
atha dhiiraaM amR^itatvaM viditvaa
    dhruvamadhruveshhviha na praarthayante .. 2..

yena ruupaM rasaM gandhaM shabdaan.h spa{shaa.N}.rshcha maithunaan.h .
etenaiva vijaanaati kimatra parishishhyate . etadvai tat.h .. 3..

svapnaantaM jaagaritaantaM chobhau yenaanupashyati .
mahaantaM vibhumaatmaanaM matvaa dhiiro na shochati .. 4..

ya imaM madhvadaM veda aatmaanaM jiivamantikaat.h .
iishaanaM bhuutabhavyasya na tato vijugupsate . etadvai tat.h .. 5..

yaH puurvaM tapaso jaatamad.hbhyaH puurvamajaayata .
guhaaM pravishya tishhThantaM yo bhuutebhirvyapashyat.h . etadvai tat.h .. 6..

yaa praaNena saMbhavatyaditirdevataamayii .
guhaaM pravishya tishhThantiiM yaa bhuutebhirvyajaayata . etadvai tat.h .. 7..

araNyornihito jaatavedaa garbha iva subhR^ito garbhiNiibhiH .
dive dive iiDyo jaagR^ivadbhihavishhmadbhirmanushhyebhiragniH . etadvai tat.h .. 8.. 

yatashchodeti suuryo.astaM yatra cha gachchhati .
taM devaaH sarve arpitaastadu naatyeti kashchana . etadvai tat.h .. 9..

yadeveha yatadamutra yadamutra tadanviha .
mR^ityoH sa mR^ityumaapnoti ya iha naaneva pashyati .. 10..

manasaivedamaaptavyaM neha naanaa.asti ki.nchana .
mR^ityoH sa mR^ityuM gachchhati ya iha naaneva pashyati .. 11..

aN^gushhThamaatraH purushho madhya aatmani tishhThati .
iishaanaM bhuutabhavyasya na tato vijugupsate . etadvai tat.h .. 12..

aN^gushhThamaatraH purushho jyotirivaadhuumakaH .
iishaano bhuutabhavyasya sa evaadya sa u shvaH . etadvai tat.h .. 13..

yathodakaM durge vR^ishhTaM parvateshhu vidhaavati .
evaM dharmaan.h pR^ithak.h pashya.nstaanevaanuvidhaavati .. 14..

yathodakaM shuddhe shuddhamaasiktaM taadR^igeva bhavati .
evaM munervijaanata aatmaa bhavati gautama .. 15..

  iti kaaThakopanishhadi dvitiiyaadhyaaye prathamaa vallii ..

\addline

##\centerline{Part II}##
##\centerline{Canto II}##
\medskip

puramekaadashadvaaramajasyaavakrachetasaH .
anushhThaaya na shochati vimuktashcha vimuchyate . etadvai tat.h .. 1..

ha.NsaH shuchishhadvasuraantarikshasad.h
    hotaa vedishhadatithirduroNasat.h .
nR^ishhadvarasadR^itasadvyomasad.h
    abjaa gojaa R^itajaa adrijaa R^itaM bR^ihat.h .. 2..

uurdhvaM praaNamunnayatyapaanaM pratyagasyati .
madhye vaamanamaasiinaM vishve devaa upaasate .. 3..

asya visra.nsamaanasya shariirasthasya dehinaH .
dehaadvimuchyamaanasya kimatra parishishhyate . etadvai tat.h .. 4..

na praaNena naapaanena martyo jiivati kashchana .
itareNa tu jiivanti yasminnetaavupaashritau .. 5..

hanta ta idaM pravakshyaami guhyaM brahma sanaatanam.h .
yathaa cha maraNaM praapya aatmaa bhavati gautama .. 6..

yonimanye prapadyante shariiratvaaya dehinaH .
sthaaNumanye.anusa.nyanti yathaakarma yathaashrutam.h .. 7..

ya eshha supteshhu jaagarti kaamaM kaamaM purushho nirmimaaNaH .
tadeva shukraM tad.hbrahma tedevaamR^itamuchyate .
tasmi.NllokaaH shritaaH sarve tadu naatyeti kashchana . etadvai tat.h .. 8..

agniryathaiko bhuvanaM pravishhTo
    ruupaM ruupaM pratiruupo babhuuva .
ekastathaa sarvabhuutaantaraatmaa
    ruupaM ruupaM pratiruupo bahishcha .. 9..

vaayuryathaiko bhuvanaM pravishhTo
    ruupaM ruupaM pratiruupo babhuuva .
ekastathaa sarvabhuutaantaraatmaa
    ruupaM ruupaM pratiruupo bahishcha .. 10..

suuryo yathaa sarvalokasya chakshuH
    na lipyate chaakshushhairbaahyadoshhaiH .
ekastathaa sarvabhuutaantaraatma
    na lipyate lokaduHkhena baahyaH .. 11..

eko vashii sarvabhuutaantaraatmaa
    ekaM ruupaM bahudhaa yaH karoti .
tamaatmasthaM ye.anupashyanti dhiiraaH
    teshhaaM sukhaM shaashvataM netareshhaam.h .. 12..

nityo.anityaanaaM chetanashchetanaanaaM
    eko bahuunaaM yo vidadhaati kaamaan.h .
tamaatmasthaM ye.anupashyanti dhiiraaH
    teshhaaM shaantiH  shaashvatii netareshhaam.h .. 13..

tadetaditi manyante.anirdeshyaM paramaM sukham.h .
kathaM nu tadvijaaniiyaaM kimu bhaati vibhaati vaa .. 14..

na tatra suuryo bhaati na chandrataarakaM
    nemaa vidyuto bhaanti kuto.ayamagniH .
tameva bhaantamanubhaati sarvaM
    tasya bhaasaa sarvamidaM vibhaati .. 15..

  iti kaaThopanishhadi dvitiiyaadhyaaye dvitiiyaa vallii ..

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##\centerline{Part II}##
##\centerline{Canto III}##
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uurdhvamuulo.avaak{}shaakha eshho.ashvatthaH sanaatanaH .
tadeva shukraM tadbrahma tadevaamR^itamuchyate .
tasmi.NllokaaH shritaaH sarve tadu naatyeti kashchana . etadvai tat.h .. 1..

yadidaM kiM cha jagat.h sarvaM praaNa ejati niHsR^itam.h .
mahad.hbhayaM vajramudyataM ya etadviduramR^itaaste bhavanti .. 2..

bhayaadasyaagnistapati bhayaattapati suuryaH .
bhayaadindrashcha vaayushcha mR^ityurdhaavati paJNchamaH .. 3..

iha chedashakad.hboddhuM praakshariirasya visrasaH .
tataH sargeshhu lokeshhu shariiratvaaya kalpate .. 4..

yathaa.a.adarshe tathaa.a.atmani yathaa svapne tathaa pitR^iloke .
yathaa.apsu pariiva dadR^ishe tathaa gandharvaloke
	  chhaayaatapayoriva brahmaloke .. 5..

indriyaaNaaM pR^ithagbhaavamudayaastamayau cha yat.h .
pR^ithagutpadyamaanaanaaM matvaa dhiiro na shochati .. 6..

indriyebhyaH paraM mano manasaH sattvamuttamam.h .
sattvaadadhi mahaanaatmaa mahato.avyaktamuttamam.h .. 7..

avyaktaattu paraH purushho vyaapako.aliN^ga eva cha .
yaM GYaatvaa muchyate janturamR^itatvaM cha gachchhati .. 8..

na sa.ndR^ishe tishhThati ruupamasya 
    na chakshushhaa pashyati kashchanainam.h .
hR^idaa maniishhaa manasaa.abhiklR^ipto
    ya etadviduramR^itaaste bhavanti .. 9..

yadaa paJNchaavatishhThante GYaanaani manasaa saha .
buddhishcha na vicheshhTate taamaahuH paramaaM gatim.h .. 10..

taaM yogamiti manyante sthiraamindriyadhaaraNaam.h .
apramattastadaa bhavati yogo hi prabhavaapyayau .. 11..

naiva vaachaa na manasaa praaptuM shakyo na chakshushhaa .
astiiti bruvato.anyatra kathaM tadupalabhyate .. 12..

astiityevopalabdhavyastattvabhaavena chobhayoH .
astiityevopalabdhasya tattvabhaavaH prasiidati .. 13..

yadaa sarve pramuchyante kaamaa ye.asya hR^idi shritaaH .
atha martyo.amR^ito bhavatyatra brahma samashnute .. 14..

yathaa sarve prabhidyante hR^idayasyeha granthayaH .
atha martyo.amR^ito bhavatyetaavaddhyanushaasanam.h .. 15..

shataM chaikaa chaM hR^idayasya naaDyaH
    taasaaM muurdhaanamabhiniHsR^itaikaa .
tayordhvamaayannamR^itatvameti
    vishhvaN^N^anyaa utkramaNe bhavanti .. 16..

aN^gushhThamaatraH purushho.antaraatmaa
    sadaa janaanaaM hR^idaye sa.nnivishhTaH .
taM svaachchhariiraatpravR^ihenmuJNjaadiveshhiikaaM dhairyeNa .
taM vidyaachchhukramamR^itaM taM vidyaachchhukramamR^itamiti .. 17..

mR^ityuproktaaM nachiketo.atha labdhvaa
    vidyaametaaM yogavidhiM cha kR^itsnam.h .
brahmapraapto virajo.abhuudvimR^ityuH
    anyo.apyevaM yo vidadhyaatmameva .. 18..

saha naavavatu . saha nau bhunaktu . saha viiryaM karavaavahai .
tejasvinaavadhiitamastu maa vidvishhaavahai .. 19..

	  AUM shaantiH shaantiH shaantiH ..

  iti kaaThakopanishhadi dvitiiyaadhyaaye tR^itiiyaa vallii ..
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AUM saha naavavatu . saha nau bhunaktu . sahaviiryaM karavaavahai .
tejasvi naavadhiitamastu . maa vidvishhaavahai ..

	  AUM shaantiH shaantiH shaantiH ..
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		AUM tat.h sat.h ..
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