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Prajapati said to them: 'Adorn yourselves well, put on fine clothes, groom yourselves, and look again into the dish of water.' They adorned themselves well, put on fine clothes, groomed themselves, and looked into the dish of water. Prajapati asked them: 'What do you see?'
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Chandogya Upanishad 8.8.2

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Chandogya Upanishad
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Chandogya Upanishad
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ChU.8.8.2
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