Katha Upanishad 13: Verse 13

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स त्वमग्नि स्वर्ग्यमध्येषि मृत्यों प्रब्रूहि त्वं श्रद्दधानाय मह्यम्। स्वर्गलोका अमृतत्वं भजन्त एतद् द्वितीयेन वृणे वरेण ॥१३॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

सः त्वम् अग्नि स्वर्ग्यम् अध्येषि मृत्योः प्रब्रूहि त्वम् श्रद्दधानाय मह्यम्। स्वर्गलोकाः अमृतत्वं भजन्त एतत् द्वितीयेन वृणे वरेण ॥

Recitation with translationKatha Upanishad 13

IAST Transliteration

sa tvam agni svargyam adhyesi mṛtyoṃ prabrūhi tvaṃ śraddadhānāya mahyam | svargalokā amṛtatvaṃ bhajanta etad dvitīyena vṛṇe vareṇa ||

Translation

Du, o Tod, kennst jenes Feuer, das zum Himmel führt. Lehre es mich, der ich voller Glauben bin. Die die himmlische Welt erlangen, haben Anteil an der Unsterblichkeit. Dies wähle ich als meine zweite Gabe.

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Academic Translation

You, O Death, know that fire which leads to heaven. Teach it to me, who am full of faith. Those who attain the heavenly world partake of immortality. This I choose as my second boon.

Verse Context

• Svargaloka (Heavenly World) and Amṛtatva (Immortality)
• Mahavakya: No direct relation to the four Mahavakyas; this verse deals with ritual knowledge leading to heavenly rewards rather than direct realization of Brahman.
• Krishna Yajur Veda
• Taittiriya Shakha
• Chandas: Anushtup