6. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantras 1.2.1 - 6 | 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 Karnebi Shrinu Yama Deva,
0:10.0	Bhadram Pasha Bhirya Jatra.
0:14.0	Stira, Rangay, Sushtu wagaam Shostanubhihii,
0:20.0	Vyhyahyaahedhyahahh me, swastin nobri haspater, dada, Ome, shanty, shanty, shanty.
0:43.3	O' Medic gods, may we hear auspicious words with our ears.
0:48.3	While engaged in sacrifices, may we see auspicious things with our eyes. While praising the gods with steady
0:56.2	limbs, may we enjoy a life that is beneficial to the gods. May Indra of ancient fame be auspicious to us.
1:03.7	May the all-knowing Pusha, God of the earth, be propitious to us. May Garuda, the destroyer of evil, be well disposed towards us. May
1:13.6	Brihaspati ensure our welfare. Ome, peace, peace, peace.
1:21.6	So we have, while studying the Mundak Openishaid, completed the first section, or first of six sections.
1:31.0	Actually, the Upanishad is traditionally divided into three chapters, each with two sections.
1:37.3	The sections are called Mundakas also.
1:39.5	So we have completed the first section of the first chapter and the first bundaka.
1:45.0	What did we see there?
1:47.0	All right, before I summarize, it's a good time to take stock before we go ahead.
1:53.0	Let me chant it. Not that we have to chant it, but I like doing it, so I'll do it.
2:00.0	Ombhadeva, like doing it so I'll do it.
2:01.6	Oh, Brahmha Devanam,
2:03.7	Pratham abhavhova,
2:05.3	Vishvasya kharta,
2:07.4	Bhuvanasya gopta,
2:08.6	Sabramh Vidya,
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