अथ हैनं शैब्यः सत्यकामः पप्रच्छ । स यो ह वै तद्भगवन्मनुष्येषु प्रायणान्तमोंकारमभिध्यायीत । कतमं वाव स तेन लोकं जयतीति ॥
atha hainaṃ śaibyaḥ satyakāmaḥ papraccha | sa yo ha vai tadbhagavanmanuṣyeṣu prāyaṇāntamoṃkāramabhidhyāyīta | katamaṃ vāva sa tena lokaṃ jayatīti ||
Then Śaibya Satyakāma asked him: "Sir, if someone among men meditates on Om until the end of his life, what world does he win by that?"
तब शैब्य सत्यकाम ने उनसे पूछा: "भगवन्, मनुष्यों में जो कोई जीवन के अंत तक ओंकार का ध्यान करता है, वह उससे किस लोक को जीतता है?"
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
This is the question of anyone who has kept up a practice for years: where does it lead? The Upanishad takes it seriously.
यह उस हर व्यक्ति का प्रश्न है जिसने वर्षों तक कोई साधना की है: यह कहाँ ले जाती है? उपनिषद् इसे गंभीरता से लेता है।
The fifth question. Śaibya Satyakāma asks about a person who meditates on Om all his life, until death: what world does he win by it?