2. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 1-3 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda

Vedanta Society of New York

Hinduism, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 714 Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2021

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, which is one of the most popular Upanishads. The scripture concerns the story of a young man who goes to the house of death to find out what happens after death. The reply describes the nature of reality and the meaning of life.

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0:00.0	Ome.
0:07.0	Saha'navatu,
0:11.0	Sahnaubunaktu,
0:13.0	Sahyidiam Karawah, So Jaspinavadi, Tamasthumavid Vishabha
0:21.6	Omshant,
0:24.6	Shant,
0:25.6	Shant,
0:26.6	Shanty.
0:28.6	So,
0:32.6	Katow Panishan.
0:35.6	This is our second class.
0:38.3	And today we are going to begin by looking at the peace chant.
0:44.3	This is quite, it's very well known.
0:49.3	What does it mean exactly?
0:52.3	So I'm going to explain on the basis of Shankaracharya's What does it mean exactly?
0:58.9	So I'm going to explain on the basis of Shankaracharya's commentary.
1:04.9	Shankaracharya has not written a commentary on the peace chant in this Upanishad,
1:14.5	but in the Thaityria Upanishad, you come across the same peace chant in the second section the brahannand the vali of the taityri Upanishad.
1:16.8	So they are the same Sahanaavavavatu is there.
1:19.1	And there Shankaracharya actually explains, gives a commentary on the Sahanaavavavāt.
1:23.8	What does it mean this peace chant?
1:27.4	So Sahanavavavāutu, you understand it, you read it as
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