Chandogya Upanishad — Chapter 6: Prapathaka 6: Tat Tvam Asi — The Teaching of Uddalaka to Shvetaketu
69 verses
Verse 1
Harih, Om. There lived once Svetaketu Âruneya (the grandson of Aruna). To him his father (Uddâlaka, the son of Aruna) said: 'Svetaketu, go to school;…
Verse 2
Having begun his apprenticeship (with a teacher) when he was twelve years of age, Svetaketu returned to his father, when he was twenty-four, having t…
Verse 3
His father said to him: 'Svetaketu, as you are so conceited, considering yourself so well-read, and so stern, my dear, have you ever asked for that i…
Verse 4
'What is that instruction, Sir?' he asked.
Verse 5
'And as, my dear, by one nugget of gold all that is made of gold is known, the difference being only a name, arising from speech, but the truth bein…