The Upanishads - Mandhata Global

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Chapter VII
Yajnavalkya and Uddalaka
Then Uddalaka, the son of Aruna, questioned him.
"Yajnavalkya," said he, "in the country of Madra we
lived in the house of Patanchala, of the line of Kapi,
studying the scriptures on the sacrifices. His wife was
possessed by a gandharva. We asked him: 'Who are
you?' He said: 'I am Kabandha, the son of Atharvan.'
He said to Patanchala Kapya and those studying the
scriptures on the sacrifices: 'O descendant of Kapi, do
you know that Sutra by which this world, the other
world and all beings are held together?' Patanchala
Kapya said: 'I do not know it, venerable Sir.' Then he
said to Patanchala Kapya and those studying the
scriptures on the sacrifices: 'O descendant of Kapi, do
you know that Inner Controller who controls this
world, the next world and all beings?' Patanchala
Kapya said: 'I do not know him, venerable Sir.' Then
he said to Patanchala Kapya and those studying the
scriptures on the sacrifices: 'O descendant of Kapi, he
who knows that Sutra and that Inner Controller
indeed knows Brahman; he knows the worlds, he
knows the gods, he knows the Vedas, he knows the
beings, he knows the self, he knows everything.' He
explained it all to them and I know it. If you,
Yajnavalkya, do not know that Sutra and that Inner
Controller and still take away the cows that belong
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