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Harih, Om. There lived once Svetaketu Âruneya (the grandson of Aruna). To him his father (Uddâlaka, the son of Aruna)…
Having begun his apprenticeship (with a teacher) when he was twelve years of age, Svetaketu returned to his father, w…
His father said to him: 'Svetaketu, as you are so conceited, considering yourself so well-read, and so stern, my dear…
'What is that instruction, Sir?' he asked. The father replied: 'My dear, as by one clod of clay all that is made of c…
'And as, my dear, by one nugget of gold all that is made of gold is known, the difference being only a name, arising …
'And as, my dear, by one pair of nail-scissors all that is made of iron (kârshnâyasam) is known, the difference being…
The son said: 'Surely those venerable men (my teachers) did not know that. For if they had known it, why should they …