[Advaita-l] A quote by Sankara in the Bhashyam to Chandogya Upanishad

[Sundar Rajan]

Namaste,

Disclaimer: I can’t read or write Sanskrit and have very little knowledge of Upanishads.

I asked Gemini AI, this is the response. Is this accurate - Question for the learned?

The phrase "पुरुष एव उक्थम्, अयमेव महान् प्रजापतिः" is a direct quote from the Śruti (Vedic revelation) and is found in the Aitareya Āraṇyaka.
Specifically, its location in the Śruti is:
 * Veda: Ṛgveda (It belongs to the Aitareya tradition of the Ṛgveda).
 * Text: Aitareya Āraṇyaka (the forest treatise).
 * Exact Location: Aitareya Āraṇyaka, II.1.2.4.
This section of the Āraṇyaka deals with the symbolic ritual (Upāsanā) called the Uktha-Vidyā (the knowledge/meditation concerning the Uktha hymn), which connects the microcosm (the human person, Puruṣa) with the macrocosm (the creator, Prajāpati).

The Aitareya Āraṇyaka serves as the context for the Aitareya Upaniṣad, and the passage is part of the extensive ritual and contemplative teaching that precedes the core philosophical section.

Regards,
Sundar Rajan 

> On Nov 16, 2025, at 5:36 AM, Hari R via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> 
> Namaste.
> 
> In his bhashyam to CU Adhyayam 1, 2nd Khanda, Sankaracharya quotes
> 
> पुरुष एव उक्धमयमेव महान् प्रजापतिः -इति श्रुत्यन्तरात्
> 
> Can anyone tell me the Sruti passage Acharya is quoting from?
> 
> Thank you
> Hari
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