Opening Kaushītaki Upanishad — The Upanishads in Plato Scroll… Continue →
The Upanishads · F. Max Müller (1879–84)
KITRA GÂṄGYÂYANI, forsooth, wishing to perform a sacrifice, chose Âruni (Uddâlaka, to be his chief priest). But Âruni sent his son, Svetaketu, and said: ‘Perform the sacrifice for him.’ When Svetaketu had arrived, Kitra asked him: ‘Son of Gautama, is there a hidden place in the world where you are able to place me, or is it the other way, and are you going to place me in the world to which it (that other way) leads ?’ He answered and said: ‘I do not know this. But, let me ask the master.’ Having approached his father, he asked: ‘Thus has Kitra asked me; how shall I answer?’ Âruni said: ‘I also do not know this. Only after having learnt the proper portion of the Veda in Kitra’s own dwelling, shall we obtain what others give us (knowledge). Come, we will both go.’ Having said this he took fuel in his hand (like a pupil), and approached Kitra Gâṅgyâyani, saying: ‘May I come near to you?’ …
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