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Khandogya Upanishad. Iv, 9

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"The Upanishads, Part 1 (sbe01)\", by Max Mller, [1879],

p. 64

Ninth Kha
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1. Thus he reached the house of his teacher. The teacher said to him: 'Satyakma.' He replied: 'Sir.'

2. The teacher said: 'Friend, you shine like one who knows Brahman. Who then has taught you 1?' He replied: 'Not men. But you only, Sir, I wish, should teach me 2;

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'For I have heard from men like you, Sir, that only knowledge which is learnt from a teacher ("k"rya), leads to real good.' Then he taught him the same knowledge. Nothing was left out, Yea, nothing was left out.

Footnotes

64:1
It would have been a great offence if Satyakma had accepted instruction from any man, except his recognised teacher.

64:2
The text should be, bhagav"m"s tv eva me kme bryt (me kme = mame"k"kh"ym).
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