12. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantra 2.1.3 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

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🗓️ 5 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	Ombhraim Karni Bishinuya Madeva,
0:09.0	Bhadram Pasha Bhirya jatra,
0:13.0	Stira, Rangayrangay, stushed vawagum shashthya,
0:19.0	Vyhyahyahyahyahahyahya, Svthinra, Vyhamehhhhahyadayyhany me, swastin obri Haspater, Dhadatu.
0:38.3	Ome, shanty, shanty, shanty,
0:42.3	O gods, may we hear auspicious words with the ears,
0:48.3	while engaged in sacrifices, may we see auspicious things with our eyes, while praising the gods with steady limbs, may we see auspicious things with our 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 the god of the earthitious to us. May Garuda, the destroyer of evil,
1:12.8	be well disposed towards us. May Pryaspati ensure our welfare. Oh, peace, peace, peace.
1:24.3	We have started the second Mundaka.
1:31.0	We are studying Mundakopanishad, the second chapter.
1:34.5	The context is the student goes to the teacher and asks a very interesting question,
1:41.5	a very deep question that what is that served sir, by knowing which everything is known?
1:47.1	And of course, since we are in Vedantah, we know the answer is going to be Brahman.
1:50.6	But what's going on here?
1:54.5	How can knowing one thing lead you to know everything?
1:58.0	I mean, if you know Sanskrit, you don't know German. If you know
2:02.6	chemistry, you may not know physics. So how can knowing one thing lead you to know everything?
2:11.6	The idea is that if you know the material cause of something, then you know whatever the product is made out of that
2:19.4	material cause. For example, if we know what gold is, then we know the reality of all golden ornaments.
2:26.4	If we know what clay is, we know the reality of all clay pottery. In what sense? In this sense
2:33.5	that whatever the ornament is, necklaces, rings, tiaras,
2:38.5	whatever the ornament is, we can say for sure it's gold, because we know it's made of gold.
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