Prashna Upanishad

p[XnopinWd(
.{' k,e Ri." Í,uy;m dev; .{' pXyem;=i.yRj];"
iSqrwr©ŸStu∑ëv;\sStnUi.VyRxem deviht' yd;yu"
SviSt n îN{o vOı≈v;" SviSt n" pUW; ivêved;"
SviSt nSt;+yoR air∑neim" SviSt no bOhSpitdR/;tu
— x;iNt" x;iNt" x;iNt"
sukÉx; c .;r√;j" xwByí sTyk;m" s*y;Ry,I c g;GyR" k*x-
Lyí;êl;yno .;gRvo vwdi.R" kbN/I k;Ty;ynSte hwte b[˜pr; b[˜inœ;"
pr' b[˜;NveWm;,; EW h vw tTsv| v+ytIit te h simTp;,yo
.gvNt' ipPpl;dmups•;" 1
t;Nh s AiW®v;c .Uy Ev tps; b[˜cye R, ≈ıy; s'vTsr' s'vTSyq
yq;k;m' p[Xn;NpOCzt yid ivD;Sy;m" sv| h vo v+y;m îit 2
aq kbN/I k;Ty;yn ¨peTy pp[Cz .gvNk⁄to h v; îm;" p[j;" p[-
j;yNt îit 3
tSmw s hov;c p[j;k;mo vw p[j;pit" s tpoåtPyt s tpStPTv; s
imqunmuTp;dyte
riy' c p[;,' ceTyet* me b¸/; p[j;" kir„yt îit 4
a;idTyo h vw p[;,o riyrev cN{m; riyv;R EtTsv| yNmUt| c;mUt| c t-
Sm;NmUitR‡r ev riy" 5
aq;idTy ¨dyNyTp[;cI' idx' p[ivxit ten p[;Cy;Np[;,;n[iXmWu s'in/ˇe )
y∂i=,;' yTp[tIcI' ydudIcI' yd/o ydUv| ydNtr; idxo yTsv| p[k;xyit
ten sv;RNp[;,;n[iXmWu s'in/ˇe 6
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p[XnopinWd( • PRASHNA UPANISHAD I.16
s EW vwê;nro ivêÂp" p[;,oåi®dyte
tdetÎc;>yǔ _m( 7
ivêÂp' hir,' j;tveds' pr;y,' Jyoitrek˘ tpNtm(
shßriXm" xt/; vtRm;n" p[;," p[j;n;mudyTyeW sUyR" 8
s'vTsro vw p[j;pitStSy;yne di=,' coˇr' c
t¥eh vw tid∑;pUte R ’timTyup;ste
te c;N{msmev lokmi.jyNte
t Ev punr;vtRNte tSm;det AWy" p[j;k;m; di=,' p[itp¥Nte
EW h vw riyyR" iptOy;," 9
aqoˇre, tps; b[˜cye R, ≈ıy; iv¥y;Tm;nmiNv„y;idTymi.jyNte
Et√Ÿ p[;,;n;m;ytnmetdmOtm.ymett(
pr;y,metSm;• punr;vtRNt îTyeW inro/StdeW Xlok" 10
pçp;d' iptr' √;dx;’it' idv a;¸" pre a/e R purIiW,m(
aqeme aNy ¨ pre ivc=,' s¢c£É W@r a;¸ripRtimit 11
m;so vw p[j;pitStSy ’„,p= Ev riy" xuKl" p[;,StSm;dete AWy"
xuKl î∑' k⁄vRNtItr îtriSmn( 12
ahor;]o vw p[j;pitStSy;hrev p[;,o r;i]rev riy" p[;,' v; Ete p[Sk-
NdiNt ye idv; rTy; s'yuJyNte b[˜cyRmev t¥{;]* rTy; s'yuJyNte 13
a•' vw p[j;pitStto h vw t{etStSm;idm;" p[j;" p[j;yNt îit 14
t¥e h vw tTp[j;pitv[t' criNt te imqunmuTp;dyNte
teW;mevwW b[˜loko yeW;' tpo b[˜cy| yeWu sTy' p[itiœtm( 15
teW;ms* ivrjo b[˜loko n yeWu ij˜mnOt' n m;y; ceit 16
îit p[qm" p[Xn" 1
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PRASHNA II.1 • FIFTEEN UPANISHADS
aq hwn' .;gRvo vwdi.R" pp[Cz .gvNkTyev dev;" p[j;' iv/;ryNte ktr
EtTp[k;xyNte k" punreW;' virœ îit 1
tSmw s hov;c;k;xo h v; EW devo v;yurir;p" pOiqvI v;Ñní=u"
≈o]' c
te p[k;Xy;i.vdiNt vymetä;,mv∑>y iv/;ry;m" 2
t;Nvirœ" p[;, ¨v;c m; mohm;p¥q;hmevwtTpç/;Tm;n' p[iv.Jywtä;,mv∑>y
iv/;ry;imit
teå≈∂/;n; b.Uvu" 3
soåi.m;n;dUvRmuT£mt îv tiSm•uT£;mTyqetre svR EvoT£;mNte tiSm'-
í p[itœm;ne svR Ev p[;itœNte
t¥q; mi=k; m/ukrr;j;nmuT£;mNt' sv;R EvoT£;mNte tiSm'í p[itœm;ne
sv;R Ev p[;itœNt Ev' v;Ñní=u" ≈o]' c te p[It;" p[;,' StuNviNt
4
EWoåiStpTyeW sUyR EW pjRNyo m`v;neW v;yureW pOiqvI riyde Rv" s-
ds∞;mOt' c yt( 5
ar; îv rqn;.* p[;,e sv| p[itiœtm(
Aco yjU 'iW s;m;in yD" =]' b[˜ c 6
p[j;pitíris g.e R Tvmev p[itj;yse
tu>y' p[;, p[j;iSTvm; bil' hriNt y" p[;,w" p[ititœis 7
dev;n;mis viˆtm" iptø,;' p[qm; Sv/;
AWI,;' cirt' sTymqv;Ri©rs;mis 8
îN{STv' p[;, tejs; ®{oåis pirri=t;
TvmNtir=e cris sUyRSTv' JyoitW;' pit" 9
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yd; Tvmi.vWRSyqem;" p[;,te p[j;"
a;nNdÂp;iStœiNt k;m;y;•' .iv„ytIit 10
v[;TySTv' p[;,wkiWRrˇ; ivêSy sTpit"
vym;¥Sy d;t;r" ipt; Tv' m;tirê n" 11
y; te tnUv;Ric p[itiœt; y; ≈o]e y; c c=uiW
y; c mnis s'tt; ixv;' t;' k⁄® moT£mI" 12
p[;,Syed' vxe sv| i]idve yTp[itiœtm(
m;tev pu];n[=Sv ≈Ií p[D;' c iv/eih n îit 13
îit i√tIy" p[Xn" 2
p[XnopinWd( • PRASHNA UPANISHAD III.6
aq hwn' k*xLyí;êl;yn" pp[Cz
.gvNk⁄t EW p[;,o j;yte kqm;y;TyiSmHzrIr a;Tm;n' v; p[iv.Jy
kq' p[;itœte kÉnoT£mte kq' b;Ámi./ˇe kqmy;Tmimit 1
tSmw s hov;c;itp[Xn;NpOCzis b[i˜œoåsIit tSm;ˇeåh' b[vIim 2
a;Tmn EW p[;,o j;yte
yqwW; pu®We z;ywtiSm•etd;tt' mno’ten;y;TyiSmHzrIre 3
yq; sm[;@ºv;i/’t;iNvinyu¤π
Et;Ng[;m;net;Ng[;m;ni/itœSveTyevmevwW p[;, îtr;Np[;,;NpOqKpOqgev s'-
in/ˇe 4
p;yUpSqeåp;n' c=u"≈o]e mu%n;isk;>y;' p[;," Svy' p[;itœte mye tu
sm;n"
EW Áetıutm•' sm' nyit tSm;det;" s¢;icRWo .viNt 5
˙id ÁeW a;Tm;
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PRASHNA III.6 • FIFTEEN UPANISHADS
a]wtdekxt' n;@In;' t;s;' xt' xtmekìkSy;' √;s¢it√;Rs¢it" p[itx;%;n;@Ishß;i,
.vNTy;su Vy;nírit 6
aqwkyovR ¨d;n" puy;Ntr; yd;k;x" s sm;no
v;yuVy;Rn" 8
tejo h v; ¨d;nStSm;dupx;Nttej;"
pun.RvimiN{ywmRnis s'p¥m;nw" 9
yi∞ˇStenwW p[;,m;y;it p[;,Stejs; yǔ _"
sh;Tmn; yq;s'kiLpt' lok˘ nyit 10
y Ev' iv√;Np[;,' ved
n h;Sy p[j; hIyteåmOto .vit tdeW Xlok" 11
¨Tpiˇm;yit' Sq;n' iv.uTv' cwv pç/;
ay;Tm' cwv p[;,Sy ivD;y;mOtmXnute ivD;y;mOtmXnut îit 12
îit tOtIy" p[Xn" 3
aq hwn' s*y;Ry,I g;GyR" pp[Cz
.gv•etiSmNpu®We k;in SvpiNt k;NyiSmÔ;g[it ktr EW dev" SvPn;-
NpXyit kSywtTsu%' .vit kiSm•u sveR s'p[itiœt; .vNtIit 1
tSmw s hov;c
yq; g;GyR mrIcyoåkúSy;St' gCzt" sv;R EtiSm'Stejom

ten tÁe RW pu®Wo n Í,oit n pXyit n ij`[it n rsyte n SpOxte n;-
i.vdte n;dˇe n;nNdyte n ivsOjte ney;yte SviptITy;c=te 2
p[;,;y EvwtiSmNpure j;g[it
g;hRpTyo h v; EWoåp;no Vy;noåNv;h;yRpcno y˝;hRpTy;Tp[,Iyte p[-
,yn;d;hvnIy" p[;," 3
yduCzv;sin"ê;s;vet;v;¸tI sm' nytIit s sm;n"
mno h v;v yjm;n î∑flmevod;n" s En' yjm;nmhrhb[ R˜ gmyit
4
a]wW dev" SvPne mihm;nmnu.vit
yd(Î∑' Î∑mnupXyit ≈ut' ≈utmev;qRmnuÍ,oit dexidgNtrwí p[Tynu.Ut'
pun" pun" p[Tynu.vit Î∑' c;Î∑' c ≈ut' c;≈ut' c;nu.Ut' c;nnu.Ut' c
s∞;s∞ sv| pXyit svR" pXyit 5
s yd; tejs;i..Uto .vit
a]wW dev" SvPn;• pXyTyq tdwtiSmHzrIr EtTsu%' .vit 6
s yq; soMy vy;'is v;sovO=' s'p[itœNte
Ev' h vw tTsv| pr a;Tmin s'p[itœte 7
pOiqvI c pOiqvIm;]; c;pí;pom;]; c tejí tejom;]; c v;yuí
v;yum;]; c;k;xí;k;xm;]; c c=uí {∑Vy' c ≈o]' c ≈otVy' c `[;,'
c `[;tVy' c rsí rsiytVy' c TvKc SpxRiytVy' c v;Kc vˇ_Vy' c
hSt* c;d;tVy' copSqí;nNdiytVy' c p;yuí ivsjRiytVy'
c p;d* c gNtVy' c mní mNtVy' c buiıí boıVy' c;h˚;rí;h'ktR-
Vy' c icˇ' c cetiytVy' c tejí iv¥otiytVy' c p[;,í iv/;riytVy'
c 8
EW ih {∑; Sp[∑; ≈ot; `[;t; rsiyt; mNt; boı; kt;R ivD;n;Tm; pup[XnopinWd(
• PRASHNA UPANISHAD IV.9
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PRASHNA IV.9 • FIFTEEN UPANISHADS
®W"
s preå=r a;Tmin s'p[itœte 9
prmev;=r' p[itp¥te s yo h vw tdCz;ymxrIrmloiht' xu.[m=r' vedyte
yStu soMy s svRD" svoR .vit
tdeW Xlok" 10
ivD;n;Tm; sh devwí svwR" p[;,; .Ut;in s'p[itœiNt y]
td=r' vedyte yStu soMy s svRD" svRmev;ivvexeit 11
îit ctuqR" p[Xn" 4
aq hwn' xwBy" sTyk;m" pp[Cz
s yo h vw t∫gvNmnu„yeWu p[;y,;Ntmo'k;rmi.y;yIt
ktm' v;v s ten lok˘ jytIit 1
tSmw s hov;c
Et√Ÿ sTyk;m pr' c;pr' c b[˜ ydo'k;rStSm;i√√;netenwv;ytnenwktrmNveit
2
s y¥ekm;]mi.y;yIt s tenwv s'veidtStU,Rmev jgTy;mi.s'p¥te )
tmOco mnu„ylokmupnyNte s t] tps; b[˜cye R, ≈ıy; s'p•o mihm;nmnu.vit
3
aq yid i√m;]e, mniss'p¥te soåNtir=' yjui.R®•Iyte somlokm( )
s somlokÉ iv.Uitmnu.Uy punr;vtRte 4
y" punret' i]m;]e,oimTyetenwv;=re, pr' pu®Wmi.y;yIt s tejis sUye R
s'p•"
yq; p;dodrSTvc; ivinmuRCyt Ev' h vw s p;Pmn; ivinmuŘ _" s s;mi.®•Iyte
b[˜lok˘ s EtSm;∆Iv`n;Tpr;Tpr' puirxy' pu®WmI=te )
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tdet* Xlok* .vt" 5
s yqem; n¥" SyNdm;n;" smu{;y,;" smu{' p[;Py;St' gCziNt i.¥ete
t;s;' n;mÂpe smu{ îTyev' p[oCyte )
Evmev;Sy pir{∑ëirm;" Wo@xkl;" pu®W;y,;" pu®W' p[;Py;St' gCzp[XnopinWd(
• PRASHNA UPANISHAD VI.5
itßo m;]; mOTyumTy" p[yǔ _; aNyoNysˇ_; anivp[yǔ _;"
i£y;su b;Á;>yNtrmym;su sMyKp[yǔ _;su n kMpte D" 6
AiG.ret' yjui.RrNtir=' s;mi.yŘ Tkvyo vedyNte
tmo'k;re,wv;ytnen;Nveit iv√;NyˇCz;NtmjrmmOtm.y' pr' ceit 7
îit pçm" p[Xn" 5
aq hwn' sukÉx; .;r√;j" pp[Cz
.gviNhr

PRASHNA VI.5 • FIFTEEN UPANISHADS
iNt i.¥ete c;s;' n;mÂpe pu®W îTyev' p[oCyte s EWoåkloåmOto .vit )
tdeW Xlok" 5
ar; îv rqn;.* kl; yiSmNp[itiœt;"
t' ve¥' pu®W' ved yq; m; vo mOTyu" pirVyq; îit 6
t;Nhov;cwt;vdev;hmetTpr' b[˜ ved
n;t" prmStIit 7
te tmcRyNtSTv' ih n" ipt; yoåSm;kmiv¥;y;" pr' p;r' t;rysIit )
nm" prmAiW>yo nm" prmAiW>y" 8
îit Wœ" p[Xn" 6
.{' k,e Ri." Í,uy;m dev; .{' pXyem;=i.yRj];"
iSqrwr©ŸStu∑ëv;\sStnUi.VyRxem deviht' yd;yu"
SviSt n îN{o vOı≈v;" SviSt n" pUW; ivêved;"
SviSt nSt;+yoR air∑neim" SviSt no bOhSpitdR/;tu
— x;iNt" x;iNt" x;iNt"
îTyqvRvedIy; p[XnopinWTsm¢;
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