छान्दोग्य उपनिषद अध्याय-4 खण्ड-4 से 9

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vivaran	'chhandogy upanishad' prachinatam das upanishadoan mean navam evan sabase brihadakar hai. nam ke anusar is upanishad ka adhar chhand hai.
adhyay	chautha
kul khand	17 (satrah)
sambandhit ved	samaved
sanbandhit lekh	upanishad, ved, vedaang, vaidik kal, sanskrit sahity
any janakari	samaved ki talavakar shakha mean chhandogy upanishad ko manyata prapt hai. isamean das adhyay haian. isake antim ath adhyay hi chhandogy upanishad mean liye gaye haian.

chhandogy upanishad ke adhyay char ka yah chauthe se nauvaan khand hai. in khandoan ke pahale chhah khandoan mean jabal-putr satyakam ki katha hai.

ek bar satyakam ne apani mata jabala se kaha- 'mata! maian brahmachari banakar gurukul mean rahana chahata hooan. mujhe batayean ki mera gotr kya hai?'

mata ne uttar diya- 'maian yuvavastha mean vibhinn gharoan mean sevika ka kary karati thi. vahaan kisake sansarg se tumhara janm hua, maian nahian janati, parantu mera nam jabala hai aur tumhara nam satyakam hai. at: too satyakam jabala ke nam se jana jayega.'

satyakam ne haridrumat gautam ke pas jakar kaha- 'he bhagavan! maian apake pas brahmacharyapoorvak shiksha grahan karana chahata hooan.'

gautam ne jab usase usaka gotr poochha, to usane apane janm ki saph-saph katha bata di. gautam usake saty se prasann ho uthe. unhoanne use apana shishy bana liya aur use char sau gauane dekar charane ke kary par laga diya. sath hi yah bhi kaha ki jab ek hazar gauean ho jayean, tab vah ashram mean laute.

satyakam varshoan tak un gauoan ke sath van mean bhraman karata raha. jab ek hazar gauean ho gayian, tab ek vrishabh ne usase kaha- 'satyakam! tumane itani gau-seva ki hai, at: tum brahm ke char padoan ko janane yogy ho gaye ho. dekho, yah poorv, pashchim, dakshin v uttar disha 'prakashaman brahm' ki char kalaean haian. vah 'prakashavan brahm' in charoan kalaoan mean ek pad hai. is prakar janane vala sadhak brahm ke prakashavan svaroop ki upasana karata hai. ab brahm ke doosare pad ke bare mean tumhean agnidev batayeange.'

satyakam gauean lekar gurudev ke ashram ki or chal diya. marg mean usane agni prajvalit ki. tab agni ne kaha- 'satyakam! anant brahm ki- prithvi, antariksh, dyulok aur samudr- char kalaean haian. he saumy! brahm ka doosara pad 'anant brahm' hai. ab brahm ke tisare pad ke vishay mean tumhean hans batayega.'

doosare din satyakam gauoan ko lekar acharyakul ki or chal p da. saanyakal vah ruka aur agni prajvalit ki, to hans u dakar vahaan aya aur bola- 'he satyakam! agni, soory, chandrama aur vidyut, brahm ki ye char kalaean haian. brahm ka tisara pad yah 'jyotishman' hai. jo jyotishman sanjnak chatushkal pad ki upasana karata hai, vah isi lok mean yash aur kirti ko prapt karata hai. ab chauthe pad ke bare mean tumhean jal-pakshi batayega.'

agale din vah acharyakul ki or age badha, to sandhya samay jal-pakshi usake pas akar bola- 'satyakam! pran, chakshu, kan aur man, brahm ki char kalaean haian. brahm ka chatushkal pad yah ayatanavan (ashrayamayukt) sanjnak haian is ayatanavan sanjnak ki upasana karane vala vidvanh brahm ke isi roop ko prapt kar leta hai.'

jab satyakam acharyakul pahuancha, to achary gautam ne usase kaha-'he saumy! tum brahmavetta ke roop mean diptiman ho rahe ho. tumhean kisane upadesh diya?'

satyakam ne bata diya aur unase upadesh pane ki kamana ki. tab achary ne satyakam ko upadesh diya- 'he satyakam! bhagavadh-svaroop rrishiyoan ke mukh se jani gayi vidya hi upayukt sarthakata ko prapt hoti hai.'

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