Publisher's Note
This edition of the Chandogya Upanisad is based on Swami Lokeswarananda's weekly discourses. It is the ninth in a series of Upanisads being published by the Institute. Readers will find this Upanisad simple and lucid. It is also authentic in that it follows Sankara's interpretation.
INVOCATION | i |
ADHYASA OR SUPERIMPOSITION | 1 |
CHAPTER I |
6 |
Section Two | 17 |
Section Three | 32 |
Section Four | 46 |
Section Five | 52 |
Section Six | 57 |
Section Seven | 65 |
Section Eight | 75 |
Section Nine | 84 |
Section Ten | 88 |
Section Eleven | 99 |
Section Twelve | 108 |
Section Thirteen | 113 |
CHAPTER TWO Section One |
119 |
Section Two | 123 |
Section Three | 127 |
Section Four | 129 |
Section Five | 131 |
Section Six | 133 |
Section Seven | 135 |
Section Eight | 138 |
Section Nine | 141 |
Section Ten | 150 |
Section Eleven | 155 |
Section Twelve | 158 |
Section Thirteen | 161 |
Section Fourteen | 162 |
Section Fifteen | 164 |
Section Sixteen | 167 |
Section Seventeen | 169 |
Section Eighteen | 171 |
Section Nineteen | 173 |
Section Twenty | 176 |
Section Twenty-One | 179 |
Section Twenty-Two | 184 |
Section Twenty-Three | 192 |
Section Twenty-Four | 196 |
CHAPTER THREE Section One |
110 |
Section Two | 214 |
Section Three | 216 |
Section Four | 218 |
Section Five | 221 |
Section Six | 224 |
Section Seven | 229 |
Section Eight | 232 |
Section Nine | 235 |
Section Ten | 238 |
Section Eleven | 241 |
Section Twelve | 246 |
Section Thirteen | 254 |
Section Fourteen | 263 |
Section Fifteen | 269 |
Section Sixteen | 276 |
Section Seventeen | 285 |
Section Eighteen | 291 |
Section Nineteen | 299 |
CHAPTER FOUR Section One |
304 |
Section Two | 313 |
Section Three | 318 |
Section Four | 327 |
Section Five | 332 |
Section Six | 336 |
Section Seven | 340 |
Section Eight | 344 |
Section Nine | 348 |
Section Ten | 351 |
Section Eleven | 357 |
Section Twelve | 359 |
Section Thirteen | 361 |
Section Fourteen | 363 |
Section Fifteen | 367 |
Section Sixteen | 373 |
Section Seventeen | 379 |
CHAPTER FIVE Section One |
389 |
Section Two | 404 |
Section Three | 414 |
Section Four | 422 |
Section Five | 423 |
Section Six | 424 |
Section Seven | 426 |
Section Eight | 427 |
Section Nine | 428 |
Section Ten | 430 |
Section Eleven | 440 |
Section Twelve | 446 |
Section Thirteen | 449 |
Section Fourteen | 451 |
Section Fifteen | 454 |
Section Sixteen | 457 |
Section Seventeen | 459 |
Section Eighteen | 462 |
Section Nineteen | 465 |
Section Twenty | 467 |
Section Twenty-One | 469 |
Section Twenty-Two | 471 |
Section Twenty-Three | 473 |
Section Four | 475 |
CHAPTER SIX Section One |
480 |
Section Two | 487 |
Section Three | 496 |
Section Four | 498 |
Section Five | 504 |
Section Six | 510 |
Section Seven | 514 |
Section Eight | 523 |
Section Nine | 540 |
Section Ten | 545 |
Section Eleven | 550 |
Section Twelve | 555 |
Section Thirteen | 560 |
Section Fourteen | 564 |
Section Fifteen | 571 |
Section Sixteen | 576 |
CHAPTER SEVEN Section One |
583 |
Section Two | 592 |
Section Three | 596 |
Section Four | 599 |
Section Five | 604 |
Section Six | 609 |
Section Seven | 614 |
Section Eight | 618 |
Section Nine | 625 |
Section Ten | 628 |
Section Eleven | 631 |
Section Twelve | 636 |
Section Thirteen | 640 |
Section Fourteen | 643 |
Section Fifteen | 646 |
Section Sixteen | 653 |
Section Seventeen | 655 |
Section Eighteen | 657 |
Section Nineteen | 659 |
Section Twenty | 661 |
Section Twenty-One | 663 |
Section Twenty-Two | 664 |
Section Twenty-Three | 665 |
Section Twenty-Four | 667 |
Section Twenty-Five | 672 |
Section Twenty-Six | 680 |
CHAPTER EIGHT Section One |
686 |
Section Two | 693 |
Section Three | 700 |
Section Four | 709 |
Section Five | 718 |
Section Six | 726 |
Section Seven | 735 |
Section Eight | 745 |
Section Nine | 754 |
Section Ten | 761 |
Section Eleven | 768 |
Section Twelve | 774 |
Section Thirteen | 791 |
Section Fourteen | 797 |
Section Fifteen | 799 |
Publisher's Note
This edition of the Chandogya Upanisad is based on Swami Lokeswarananda's weekly discourses. It is the ninth in a series of Upanisads being published by the Institute. Readers will find this Upanisad simple and lucid. It is also authentic in that it follows Sankara's interpretation.
INVOCATION | i |
ADHYASA OR SUPERIMPOSITION | 1 |
CHAPTER I |
6 |
Section Two | 17 |
Section Three | 32 |
Section Four | 46 |
Section Five | 52 |
Section Six | 57 |
Section Seven | 65 |
Section Eight | 75 |
Section Nine | 84 |
Section Ten | 88 |
Section Eleven | 99 |
Section Twelve | 108 |
Section Thirteen | 113 |
CHAPTER TWO Section One |
119 |
Section Two | 123 |
Section Three | 127 |
Section Four | 129 |
Section Five | 131 |
Section Six | 133 |
Section Seven | 135 |
Section Eight | 138 |
Section Nine | 141 |
Section Ten | 150 |
Section Eleven | 155 |
Section Twelve | 158 |
Section Thirteen | 161 |
Section Fourteen | 162 |
Section Fifteen | 164 |
Section Sixteen | 167 |
Section Seventeen | 169 |
Section Eighteen | 171 |
Section Nineteen | 173 |
Section Twenty | 176 |
Section Twenty-One | 179 |
Section Twenty-Two | 184 |
Section Twenty-Three | 192 |
Section Twenty-Four | 196 |
CHAPTER THREE Section One |
110 |
Section Two | 214 |
Section Three | 216 |
Section Four | 218 |
Section Five | 221 |
Section Six | 224 |
Section Seven | 229 |
Section Eight | 232 |
Section Nine | 235 |
Section Ten | 238 |
Section Eleven | 241 |
Section Twelve | 246 |
Section Thirteen | 254 |
Section Fourteen | 263 |
Section Fifteen | 269 |
Section Sixteen | 276 |
Section Seventeen | 285 |
Section Eighteen | 291 |
Section Nineteen | 299 |
CHAPTER FOUR Section One |
304 |
Section Two | 313 |
Section Three | 318 |
Section Four | 327 |
Section Five | 332 |
Section Six | 336 |
Section Seven | 340 |
Section Eight | 344 |
Section Nine | 348 |
Section Ten | 351 |
Section Eleven | 357 |
Section Twelve | 359 |
Section Thirteen | 361 |
Section Fourteen | 363 |
Section Fifteen | 367 |
Section Sixteen | 373 |
Section Seventeen | 379 |
CHAPTER FIVE Section One |
389 |
Section Two | 404 |
Section Three | 414 |
Section Four | 422 |
Section Five | 423 |
Section Six | 424 |
Section Seven | 426 |
Section Eight | 427 |
Section Nine | 428 |
Section Ten | 430 |
Section Eleven | 440 |
Section Twelve | 446 |
Section Thirteen | 449 |
Section Fourteen | 451 |
Section Fifteen | 454 |
Section Sixteen | 457 |
Section Seventeen | 459 |
Section Eighteen | 462 |
Section Nineteen | 465 |
Section Twenty | 467 |
Section Twenty-One | 469 |
Section Twenty-Two | 471 |
Section Twenty-Three | 473 |
Section Four | 475 |
CHAPTER SIX Section One |
480 |
Section Two | 487 |
Section Three | 496 |
Section Four | 498 |
Section Five | 504 |
Section Six | 510 |
Section Seven | 514 |
Section Eight | 523 |
Section Nine | 540 |
Section Ten | 545 |
Section Eleven | 550 |
Section Twelve | 555 |
Section Thirteen | 560 |
Section Fourteen | 564 |
Section Fifteen | 571 |
Section Sixteen | 576 |
CHAPTER SEVEN Section One |
583 |
Section Two | 592 |
Section Three | 596 |
Section Four | 599 |
Section Five | 604 |
Section Six | 609 |
Section Seven | 614 |
Section Eight | 618 |
Section Nine | 625 |
Section Ten | 628 |
Section Eleven | 631 |
Section Twelve | 636 |
Section Thirteen | 640 |
Section Fourteen | 643 |
Section Fifteen | 646 |
Section Sixteen | 653 |
Section Seventeen | 655 |
Section Eighteen | 657 |
Section Nineteen | 659 |
Section Twenty | 661 |
Section Twenty-One | 663 |
Section Twenty-Two | 664 |
Section Twenty-Three | 665 |
Section Twenty-Four | 667 |
Section Twenty-Five | 672 |
Section Twenty-Six | 680 |
CHAPTER EIGHT Section One |
686 |
Section Two | 693 |
Section Three | 700 |
Section Four | 709 |
Section Five | 718 |
Section Six | 726 |
Section Seven | 735 |
Section Eight | 745 |
Section Nine | 754 |
Section Ten | 761 |
Section Eleven | 768 |
Section Twelve | 774 |
Section Thirteen | 791 |
Section Fourteen | 797 |
Section Fifteen | 799 |