18. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 2.1 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda

Vedanta Society of New York

Religion & Spirituality, Hinduism

4.8 • 681 Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2019

⏱️ 108 minutes

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Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 2.1.

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0:00.0	Ombhadram Karinibhishnuyaamadeva,
0:06.0	Bhadram Pashya bhaqshabhira jatra,
0:11.0	Stirae, sthirae, stuhuvagum,
0:16.0	Vhihyaehyaehyahyava Hittanyadayyhu,
0:22.6	Svastina Indra, Vridhhhrava,
0:26.6	Svastinah,
0:27.6	Vusha, Vhhvhhhhhhhhhah,
0:32.6	Svastakshya Arishthanymih swastinobrihaspati, Dhadha.
0:42.3	Oam Shanti, Shanty, Shanty. So in studying the mandukyopanishad, I pointed out that the text is,
1:09.8	Manduqy Upanishad is embedded in a larger text called the Mandukya Karika.
1:15.6	The Upanishad belongs to the Vedas of course, the Atharva Vedha, but the Karika was composed by Gaudhāya,
1:22.6	who is Shankaracharya's teacher's teacher. Karika are the commentary in verse form.
1:29.5	Now, this commentary in verse form is divided into four chapters.
1:36.8	We have completed the first chapter.
1:40.0	The first chapter includes the entire Mandukyopanishad.
1:45.0	No big deal because the Mandu Kupanishad is very small, only 12 mantras.
1:50.0	And some kharikas, some verses composed by Gaurapada.
1:54.0	Second chapter onwards, second, third and fourth chapters.
1:59.0	It's it. They are composed only of the caricas, they constituted
2:05.6	of the carikas of Gaudapada. The first chapter, these chapters are called prakharana
2:14.6	in Sanskrit. Prakarana means chapter or section, chapter basically.
2:19.3	So, the first chapter is called Agamaprakarana.
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