25. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantra 3.2.1 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

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🗓️ 20 March 2024

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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 Karni Bhaenuya, Madyva,
0:10.0	Badram Pasha Bhirya Jatra,
0:14.0	Stira, Rangay, Tushawagam Sastanubhi,
0:20.0	Vhyamadeva Hithayyya, Svethanubhi Vyashemadevahyadayyhya
0:22.6	Svastin Indra V Haspater d'adhātu.
0:39.3	Oam, shanty, shanty, shanty,
0:43.3	H'am, O gods, may we hear auspicious words with our ears,
0:50.3	while engaged in sacrifices, may we see auspicious things with our eyes while
0:57.0	praising the gods with steady limbs may we enjoy a life that is beneficial to the gods
1:04.0	may Indra of ancient fame be auspicious to us may the all-knowing Pusha God of the earth be propitious to us. May Garuda,
1:14.6	the destroyer of evil, be well disposed towards us. May Brahehaspati ensure our welfare.
1:22.6	Ome, peace, peace, peace.
1:28.3	All right.
1:32.3	So we are towards the end of our study of the Mundaka Upanishad.
1:39.3	And in this Mundak Upanishad, we saw that there are, we know that there are three chapters.
1:47.0	Each chapter is called a Mundaka.
1:49.0	And each chapter has two sections.
1:51.0	So three chapters, each of two sections, a total of six sections.
1:55.0	We have completed the first section of the third chapter.
2:00.0	We have completed the first chapter, the second chapter, and then the first section of the third chapter. We have completed the first chapter, the second chapter,
2:02.6	and then the first section of the third chapter. So we are on the final section of the
2:08.6	Upanishad, the second section of the third chapter. So it's the final section of the Upanishad.
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