स ह गौतमो राज्ञोऽर्धमेयाय तस्मै ह प्राप्तायार्हां चकार स ह प्रातः सभाग उदेयाय तं होवाच मानुषस्य भगवन्गौतम वित्तस्य वरं वृणीथा इति स होवाच तवैव राजन्मानुषं वित्तं यामेव कुमारस्यान्ते वाचमभाषथास्तामेव मे ब्रूहीति स ह कृच्छ्री बभूव ॥ ५.३.६ ॥
In plain words
Then Gautama went to the king's place. When he arrived, the king had honour done to him. In the morning he came to the king as he sat in the assembly, and the king said to him, "Gautama, sir, choose a boon of human wealth." He said, "Let human wealth be thine, O king. Tell me the very words that thou didst speak to the boy." The king was troubled.
The commentators
Chāndogyopaniṣadbhāṣyam· bhāṣya
ते तुभ्यं प्रियाय पुत्राय समावर्तनकाले पुरा नावक्ष्यं नोक्त- वानस्मि-इत्युक्त्वा स ह गौतमः गोत्रतः राज्ञः जैवलेः अर्ध स्थानम् एयाय गतवान् । तस्मै ह गौतमाय प्राप्ताय अर्हाम् अर्हणां चकार कृतवान् । स च गौतमः कृतातिथ्यः उषित्वा परेद्युः प्रातःकाले सभागे सभां गते राज्ञि उदेयाय । भजनं भागः पूजा सेवा सह भागेन वर्तमानो वा सभागः पूज्यमानोऽन्यैः स्वयं गौतमः उदेयाय राजानमुद्गतवान् । तं होवाच गौतमं राजा- मानुषस्य भगवन्गौतम मनुष्यसंब- न्धिनो वित्तस्य ग्रामादेः वरं वरणीयं कामं वृणीथाः प्रार्थये- थाः । स ह उवाच गौतमः- तवैव तिष्ठतु राजन् मानुषं वित्तम्; यामेव कुमारस्य मम पुत्रस्य अन्ते समीपे वाचं पञ्चप्रश्नलक्षणां अभाषथाः उक्तवानसि, तामेव वाचं मे महं ब्रूहि कथय- इत्युक्तो गौतमेन राजा स ह कृच्छ्री दुःखी बभूव- कथं त्विदमिति ॥
In plain words
Thinking, "I never spoke thus to you before, my dear son, when you graduated," Gautama went to King Jaivali's court. The king honored him greatly. The next morning, as the king sat in assembly, Gautama approached him. The king said, "Venerable Gautama, ask for any human wealth you wish, such as cattle and villages." Gautama replied, "Keep your human wealth, O king. Teach me only that discourse on the five questions which you gave to my young son." Hearing this from Gautama, the king was greatly troubled, wondering how to handle the situation.
Close to the Sanskrit
Thinking, "I did not speak thus to you, my dear son, at the time of graduation," Gautama went to the place of King Jaivali. The king performed appropriate hospitality for him upon his arrival. Having received hospitality, staying overnight, the next morning when the king went to the court, Gautama approached him. The king said to Gautama, "O venerable Gautama, choose a desirable human boon of wealth such as villages." Gautama said, "Keep your human wealth for yourself, O king. That very teaching consisting of five questions which you spoke in the presence of my young son, speak that very teaching to me." Being thus addressed by Gautama, the king became distressed, thinking, "How can this be?"