5. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantras 1.1.8 - 9 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

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🗓️ 17 June 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 Karine, Bishnuyaam, Deva,
0:10.0	Bhadram Pasha Bhirya jatra,
0:14.0	Stirae Ranghi, stushed vawagum shasthanobhi.
0:19.0	Vyashaeva,
0:20.0	Yadayyah, Svastin, Indro, vahsustanubhii Vyashem a devahittanyedhya
0:22.6	Svastin Indra Vpater dotho ome shanty shanty shanty he
0:43.3	o'am o vedic gods may we hear auspicious words with our ears while engaged in sacrifices may we see auspicious things with the eyes.
0:56.7	While praising the gods with steady limbs, may we enjoy a life that is beneficial to the gods.
1:02.9	May Indra of ancient fame be auspicious to us. May the all-knowing Pusha, God of the earth,
1:09.7	be propitious to us.
1:11.5	May Garuda, the destroyer of evil, be well disposed towards us.
1:15.9	May Brihaspati ensure our welfare.
1:18.5	Ome, peace, peace, peace.
1:24.9	So we have started studying the Mundaka Upenician.
1:30.3	A quick summary of where we are and then we shall proceed.
1:33.3	What we have seen so far is this ancient knowledge was transmitted from Guru to disciples
1:40.3	since ancient times.
1:42.3	And where the text picks up is a disciple Shaunaka, comes to the
1:47.4	Guru Angiras and poses a question. The question is, Kasmin'u, Bhagavu Biggiat, Sarvamidam
1:55.1	Digionatam Bhavati. O rivi, sir, by knowing what? One thing. But knowing which one thing is everything here, here meaning in this universe, whatever I experience,
2:07.6	everything that I experience in life, all of it will be known.
2:10.6	So what is that one thing?
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