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Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda

55. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 4.2 - 4.4 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda

Vedanta Society of New York

Hinduism, Religion & Spirituality

4.8714 Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2020

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound Upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 4.2 to 4.4

Transcript

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0:22.6

Ome, Bhadram Karni Bha-Nuya-dhya-dhya-dhādrahya-jjjhrahya-hāhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhna Indra, Vridhhrava, swastinah fusha, Vishwavidah,

0:26.6

swastinastārkhyo arishthanymi,

0:29.6

Svistinobrihātir dhātahatu.

0:33.6

Oam, shanty, shanty, shanty shanty shanty

0:42.3

So we are studying the Mandukya Upanishad with the Manduqya Karika Karika.

0:48.3

Um

0:50.3

One second. Let me just. All right.

1:10.0

And it has four chapters as we know.

1:14.6

The first chapter was based on the Upanishad where the teachings about the Tudiyah were given.

1:20.6

Then the second chapter was a logical demonstration of the falsity of the world. The third chapter was a logical demonstration of the falsity of the world.

1:28.3

The third chapter was a logical demonstration of non-duality,

1:32.3

that the Thuria, our real self is non-dual.

1:35.3

There is no second reality apart from the Thuria.

1:38.3

And the fourth chapter, which we are starting now,

1:43.3

is primarily concerned with various objections raised

1:49.0

by different schools of Indian philosophy, those which were contemporary with Godapara

1:54.0

at that time, what, 1,500, 1,500 years ago, 1,400 years ago.

1:58.0

So he has started this chapter, the fourth chapter called Alata

2:08.4

Shanti Prakarana with the first two verses are actually salutations.

2:18.3

Oh, let me just mention what is housekeeping.

2:24.3

So Shashank is our co-host and he will let people in.

2:31.3

Some are worried about joining late.

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