छान्दोग्य उपनिषद अध्याय-8 खण्ड-7 से 15

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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	athavaan
kul khand	15 (pandrah)
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 athavean ka yah satavean se pandrahavean tak ka khand hai. in khandoan mean indr aur virochan ko upadesh dete hue prajapati brahma 'atma' ke vastavik svaroop ka digdarshan karate haian.

ek bar devaraj indr aur asuraraj virochan prajapati brahma ke pas 'atma' v 'brahmajnan' ke yatharth saty ko janane ki jijnasa se pahuanchate haian aur unake pas rahakar battis varsh tak brahmachary ka palan karate haian; kyoanki brahmachary ke bina 'brahm' ki prapt nahian ki ja sakati.

battis varsh poorn hone par prajapati brahma ne unake ane ka karan poochha. is par unhoanne 'brahmaroop aur 'atma' ke svaroop ko janane ke lie apani jijnasa prakat ki. is par brahma ne kaha ki ham jo kuchh bhi aankhoan se dekhate haian, vah 'atma' ka hi roop hai. yah sunakar donoan ne darpan man apane svaroop ko dekhakar apane pratibimb ko hi 'atma' man liya tatha donoan apane-apane lokoan ko laut gaye.

virochan ne asuroan ke pas jakar kaha ki yah alankrit sharir hi 'atma' hai. ise hi 'brahm' ka svaroop samajho aur isi ki upasana karo.

udhar indr ne devalok pahuanchane se pahale socha ki yah nashvar sharir nasht ho jayega, to kya 'atma' athava 'brahm' bhi nasht ho jayega. use santushti nahian huee, to vah pun: brahma ke pas lautakar aya aur apani shanka prakat ki. brahma ne use pun: battis varsh tak brahmachary ka palan karane ke lie kaha. battis varsh bad brahma ne indr se kaha ki purush ke jis roop ka manushy svapn mean darshan karata hai, vahi 'atma' hai. indr aisa sunakar chala gaya, kintu marg mean use phir shanka ne a ghera ki svapn mean dekhe gaye purush ki akriti jagane par nasht ho jati hai, yah 'brahm' nahian ho sakata. vah pun: brahma ke pas laut aya aur apani shanka prakat ki. tab brahma ne use pun: battis varsh tak brahmachary ka palan karane ke lie kaha. indr ne aisa hi kiya aur pun: brahma ke pas ja pahancha.

tab brahma ne kaha ki jo prasupt avastha mean sampoorn roop se anandit aur shant rahata hai aur svapn ka anubhav bhi nahian karata, vahi 'atma' hai. vahi anashvar, abhay aur 'brahm' hai.

indr santusht hokar chal diya. usane socha ki us samay jiv ko yah kaise jnan hoga ki vah kaun hai aur kahaan se aya hai? at: yatharth jnan sharir se sambandhit hue bina kaise prapt ho sakata hai? shanka utpann hote hi vah pun: brahma ke pas ja pahuancha aur apane man ki shanka prakat ki. is par brahma ne use paanch varsh tak pun: brahmachary dharan karane ke lie kaha. is prakar indr ne kul ek sau ek varsh tak brahmachary ka palan kiya.

tab brahma ne usase kaha-'he indr! yah sharir maranadharmi hai evan sadaiv mrityu se achchhadit hai. avinashi tatha ashariri 'atma' is sharir mean nivas karata hai. jab tak yah sharir mean rahata hai, tab tak priy-apriy se ghira rahata hai. sharir se yukt hone ke karan vah unase mukt nahian ho pata, kintu jab yah sharir chho dakar ashariri ho jata hai, tab priy-apriy koee bhi ise sparsh nahian kar pata. tab vah 'atma' akash mean vayu ki bhaanti oopar uthakar is sharir ko chho date hue paramajyoti mean kendrit ho jata hai. is prakar jo yatharth 'atma' hai, vah soory ki jyoti se prakat hokar sharir mean pravesh karata hai, kintu mrityu ke samay sharir ke sabhi sukh-du:kh se mukt hokar yah pun: usi 'adity' mean sama jata hai. yahi 'brahm hai.' indr is bar poorn roop se santusht hokar indralok ko chala gaya.

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