Katha Upanishad Chapter 3 Verse 11

Original Verse

महतः परमव्यक्तमव्यक्तात् पुरुषः परः । पुरुषान्न परं किञ्चित् सा काष्ठा सा परा गतिः ॥ ११ ॥

mahataḥ param avyaktam avyaktāt puruṣaḥ paraḥ | puruṣān na paraṃ kiñcit sā kāṣṭhā sā parā gatiḥ || 11 ||

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Translations & Commentary

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Max Müller

English Translation

Higher than the great Self is the Unmanifest; higher than the Unmanifest is the Person (Purusha). Higher than the Person there is nothing. That is the end of the road, that is the highest abode.

Simple English

English Translation

Higher than the great Self is the Unmanifest. Higher than the Unmanifest is the Purusha, the Person. Nothing is higher than the Purusha. That is the furthest end. That is the highest goal.