Khandogya Upanishad. Ii, 1
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"The Upanishads, Part 1 (sbe01)\", by Max Mller, [1879],
p. 23
Second Prapthaka.
First Kha\"N"D"A.
1. Meditation on the whole 1 of the Sman is good, and people, when anything is good, say it is Sman; when it is not good, it is not Sman.
2. Thus they also say, he approached him with Sman, i. e. becomingly; and he approached him without Sman, i. e. unbecomingly.
:3. And they also say, truly this is Sman for us, i.e. it is good for us, when it is good; and truly that is not Sman for us, i. e. it is not good for us, when it is not good.
4. If any one knowing this meditates on the Sman as good, depend upon it all good qualities will approach quickly, aye, they will become his own 2.
Footnotes
23:1 Hitherto meditation on certain portions only of the Sma-veda and the Sma-sacrifice had been enjoined, and their deeper meaning explained. Now the same is done for the whole of the Sman.
23:2 Cf. "Kh". Up. Iii, 19, 4.
"The Upanishads, Part 1 (sbe01)\", by Max Mller, [1879],
p. 23
Second Prapthaka.
First Kha\"N"D"A.
1. Meditation on the whole 1 of the Sman is good, and people, when anything is good, say it is Sman; when it is not good, it is not Sman.
2. Thus they also say, he approached him with Sman, i. e. becomingly; and he approached him without Sman, i. e. unbecomingly.
:3. And they also say, truly this is Sman for us, i.e. it is good for us, when it is good; and truly that is not Sman for us, i. e. it is not good for us, when it is not good.
4. If any one knowing this meditates on the Sman as good, depend upon it all good qualities will approach quickly, aye, they will become his own 2.
Footnotes
23:1 Hitherto meditation on certain portions only of the Sma-veda and the Sma-sacrifice had been enjoined, and their deeper meaning explained. Now the same is done for the whole of the Sman.
23:2 Cf. "Kh". Up. Iii, 19, 4.
