13. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantras 2.1.4 - 7 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

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🗓️ 17 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	Ombhadram Karinibhishinu Yamadeva,
0:10.0	Bhadram Pashya bhaqshabhirya jatra,
0:15.0	Stira, Rangay, stushra waghum shiwhi,
0:20.0	Vyashemadeva,, Hidaiyha,
0:23.6	Svithin Indra, Vastinobri Haspater, Dhadatu.
0:39.3	Ome, Shanty, shanty, shanty.
0:44.3	Om. O gods, may we hear auspicious words with the ears, while engaged in sacrifices.
0:52.3	May we see auspicious things with our eyes.
0:56.4	While praising the gods with steady limbs, may we enjoy a life that is beneficial to the gods.
1:04.1	May Indra of ancient fame be auspicious to us.
1:07.9	May the all-knowing Pusha, God of the earth, be propitious to us. May Garuda, the destroyer of
1:14.8	evil, be well disposed towards us. May Brihaspati ensure our welfare. Ome, peace, peace, peace.
1:24.5	So we are studying the Mundaka Upanishad and we have entered the second chapter, the second Mundaka.
1:32.8	Now we are going to start the fourth mantra. We have done the first second and third mantras. We're going to start the fourth mantra.
1:43.3	Fourth mantra 214. going to start the fourth mantra. Fort mantra.
1:45.3	214.
1:49.4	Agni Mooddha, Chakshu Shui, Chandra, Suryya, Disharotre, Vritaschavedah, Vydahya, Vyraraya, Vythihyam Vyhya,
2:00.0	Vyhya, Padbhyaam Priviyya Sarvhuthantharatma.
2:06.6	I'll read the translation from Gambhiraanji's book.
2:11.6	The indwelling self of all is surely he, of whom the heaven is the head, the sun and the moon are the two eyes, the directions are the two years, the revealed Vedas are the speech, air is the vital force, the whole universe is the heart, and it is he from whose two feet emerged the earth.
2:39.3	All right, so what's going on here?
2:45.3	The original question was, the student Shaunaqa asked, what is that by knowing which I can know everything?
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