14. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantras 2.1.8 - 10 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

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🗓️ 20 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	Om, Bhadram Karni Bhaenuya, Madyva,
0:10.0	Bhadram Pasha Bhirya Jatraha,
0:14.0	Stira, Rangay, stushhtwagum sastanubhihii Vyashemadevhyaehu
0:23.1	Svastina Indro Vridhhhhhravaha a rish tinii nobri haspater dhātu oam shanty shanty shanty
0:44.7	o gods may we hear auspicious words with our ears while engaged in sacrifices
0:52.4	may we see auspicious things with our eyes while praising the gods with steady limbs
0:58.2	may we enjoy a life that is beneficial to the gods may indra of ancient fame be auspicious to us
1:05.4	may the all-knowing pusha god of the earth be propitious. May Garuda destroyer of evil, be well disposed towards us.
1:15.1	May Brihaspati ensure our welfare.
1:18.1	Ome, peace, peace, peace.
1:21.7	We are studying the Mundaka Upanishan.
1:33.3	And we are in the first section of the second chapter. Upanishan has three chapters. We are in the first section. Each chapter has two sections.
1:37.3	We are in the first section of the second chapter. We were almost done.
1:41.3	What was going on here? How the entire universe emerged from Brahman,
1:48.0	how the many came from the one, how Brahman appeared as this entire universe.
1:56.0	And why would we be interested in such a thing? Because the original question was,
2:01.1	what is that, sir, by knowing which, one can know everything.
2:05.4	And the answer is that by knowing the cause,
2:09.0	one can know the effect.
2:10.1	By knowing the material out of it, something is built,
2:12.6	one can know the products.
2:14.8	That is, like by knowing clay, one can know what all clay pots are really speaking
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