11. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantras 2.1.1 - 2 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

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🗓️ 1 November 2023

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Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Mundaka Upanishad which one of the major Upanishads belonging to the Atharva Veda. Mundaka means ''shaved'' like a shaved head. The teachings revealed in this Upanishad are meant to leave the student clean, or shaved of the veil of ignorance. Indeed, the study of this Upanishad has been traditionally confined to the shaven-heads, or the sannyasins, who have renounced everything and devoted themselves exclusively to contemplation. The book consists of 64 Mantras (verses) split across Mundakas (parts) and Khandas (sections) as follows: Mundaka 1 - Khanda 1 - 9 mantras (1.1.1 - 1.1.9) Mundaka 1 - Khanda 2 - 13 mantras (1.2.1 - 1.2.13) Mundaka 2 - Khanda 1 - 10 mantras (2.1.1 - 2.1.10) Mundaka 2 - Khanda 2 - 11 mantras (2.2.1 - 2.2.11) Mundaka 3 - Khanda 1 - 10 mantras (3.1.1 - 3.1.10) Mundaka 3 - Khanda 2 - 11 mantras (3.2.1 - 3.2.11) Reference books: 1. Mundaka Upanisad translated by Swami Gambhirananda - https://www.vedanta.com/store/mundaka-upanisad-with-the-commentary-of-sankaracarya_moreinfo.html (or) 2. Eight Upanisads Vol. 2 translated by Swami Gambhirananda - https://www.vedanta.com/store/Eight-Upanishads-Commentary-by-Shankara_moreinfo.html

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0:00.0	Ome, Bhadram Karnévi Shrinu Yama Deva,
0:10.0	Bhadram Pasha Bhirya Jatra,
0:14.0	Stira, Rangay, stushhtwagam Sastanubhii,
0:20.0	Vyhyahyahyaahittanyedhyaeh
0:22.6	Svastina Indra Vridhhhravaah
0:26.6	Svastinah fushaw Vydaedah
0:29.6	Svastinaharkshyo Arishthanymi
0:33.6	Svrihaspati, didhātu.
0:38.3	Ome, shanty, shanty, shanty.
0:42.3	Om, O gods, may we hear auspicious words with our ears, while engaged in sacrifices, may we see auspicious
0:52.3	things with the eyes, while praising the gods with steady limbs may we enjoy a life that is beneficial to the gods may indra of ancient fame be auspicious to us may the all-knowing pusha god of the earth be propitious to us may garuda the destroyer of evil be well disposed towards us may
1:13.9	brihaspati ensure our welfare ome peace peace peace we are studying the mundaq
1:23.9	openition and now we are moving on to the second chapter.
1:28.9	In the Mundaka Upenation there are three chapters.
1:30.7	Each chapter is called a Mundaka.
1:33.3	And we have finished the first chapter.
1:35.7	Each chapter has two sections.
1:37.6	So we have finished the first chapter, the first Mundaka with the two sections.
1:40.9	And then we are now in the second Mundaka.
1:48.6	Second chapter. What's the context here
1:56.9	the student shawakha had asked the teacher angiras sir what is that by knowing which everything can be known and the teacher replied knowledge is of two kinds, the higher and the lower,
2:03.6	the absolute, the supreme and the relative. The lower is basically what we all consider
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