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Upanishads · Translation

Katha Upanishad

Traditional Sanskrit text; English translator uncredited in this PDF

Nachiketa’s dialogue with Yama, including the question of death, the distinction between the good and the pleasant, and the chariot image of the self and its faculties.

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Where to begin

Part I, chapter I, verses 20–29, printed pp. 3–4 / PDF pp. 2–3; then chapter III, verses 3–9, printed pp. 7–8 / PDF pp. 6–7.

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