Chandogya Upanishad — Chapter 4: Prapathaka 4: Janashruti, Raikva, and Satyakama

79 verses

Verse 1

There lived once upon a time Gânasruti Pautrâyana (the great-grandson of Ganasruta), who was a pious giver, bestowing much wealth upon the people, a…

Verse 2

Once in the night some Hamsas (flamingoes) flew over his house, and one flamingo said to another: 'Hey, Bhallâksha, Bhallâksha (short-sighted friend)…

Verse 3

The other answered him: 'How can you speak of him, being what he is (a râganya, noble), as if he were like Raikva with the car?'

Verse 4

The first replied: 'How is it with this Raikva with the car of whom thou speakest?'

Verse 5

Gânasruti Pautrâyana overheard this conversation, and as soon as he had risen in the morning, he said to his door keeper (kshattri): 'Friend, dost th…