इह चेदवेदीदथ सत्यमस्ति
न चेदिहावेदीन्महती विनष्टिः ।
भूतेषु भूतेषु विचित्य धीराः
प्रेत्यास्माल्लोकादमृता भवन्ति ॥ ५॥
॥ इति केनोपनिषदि द्वितीयः खण्डः ॥
iha cedavedīdatha satyamasti
na cedihāvedīnmahatī vinaṣṭiḥ .
bhūteṣu bhūteṣu vicitya dhīrāḥ
pretyāsmāllokādamṛtā bhavanti .. 5..
.. iti kenopaniṣadi dvitīyaḥ khaṇḍaḥ ..
If a man knows Atman here, he then attains the true goal of life. If he does not know It here, a great destruction awaits him. Having realised the Self in every being, the wise relinquish the world and become immortal.