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Chapter 1 Verse 20
Original Verse
येयं प्रेते विचिकित्सा मनुष्येऽस्तीत्येके नायमस्तीति चैके । एतद्विद्यामनुशिष्टस्त्वयाऽहं वराणामेष वरस्तृतीयः ॥ २० ॥

yeyaṃ prete vicikitsā manuṣye 'stīty eke nāyam astīti caike | etad vidyām anuśiṣṭas tvayā 'haṃ varāṇām eṣa varas tṛtīyaḥ || 20 ||

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Translations & Commentary

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Max Müller

English Translation

There is that doubt when a man is dead — some say he exists, others say he does not. This I wish to know, taught by thee; this is the third of my boons.

Simple English

English Translation

When a person dies, there is this doubt: some say he exists still, others say he does not. Taught by you, I want to know this truth. This is my third boon.