9. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantra 1.2.12 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

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🗓️ 13 October 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... (or) 2. Eight Upanisads Vol. 2 translated by Swami Gambhirananda - https://www.vedanta.com/store/Eight-U... ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate Vedanta NY Archives: / vedantanewyorkarchives Web: http://vedantany.org Soundcloud: http://Soundcloud.com/VedantaNY iTunes Podcast: http://bit.ly/vedanta-talks-itunes Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5IrDmqX... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VedantaNY ABOUT VEDANTA Vedanta is one of the world’s most ancient religious philosophies and one of its broadest. Based on the Vedas, the sacred scriptures of India, Vedanta affirms the oneness of existence, the divinity of the soul, and the harmony of religions. ABOUT US Vedanta Society of New York is affiliated with the Ramakrishna Order of India. In fact, this is the Order's first Center started by Swami Vivekananda, in 1894. It was a historic event, for the seed of the world-wide Ramakrishna Movement was sown here in New York over a century ago. Swami Sarvapriyananda is the present Resident Minister and Spiritual Leader of the Vedanta Society of New York.

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0:00.0	Ombhraim, Bhadram Karni Bhaenuya, Madyva,
0:10.0	Bhadram Pasha Bhirya Jatra,
0:15.0	Stira, Rangay, stushawagum Sastanubhi,
0:20.0	Vyhyahyahewhya Dharyaa archi o'rish tini swastinobri haspater dhadha to ome shanty shanty
0:45.3	oh gods may we hear auspicious words with our ears while engaged in sacrifices may we see auspicious things with the eyes
0:57.0	while praising the gods with steady limbs may we enjoy a life that is beneficial to the gods
1:03.0	may Indra of ancient fame be auspicious to us may the all-knowing Pusha the God of the earth
1:10.0	be propitious to us may garuda the destroyer of
1:14.3	evil be well disposed towards us may brihaspati ensure our welfare oh peace peace peace
1:38.3	so we are studying the Mundaka Upanishad and we were in the first Mundaka section to the second Kanda and towards the end of that, the 12th mantra.
1:40.3	We have taken up the 12th mantra which is an important mantra.
1:43.3	We studied that last time
1:45.2	but i want to dwell on it a little more before we go on to the 13th mantra which is the last
1:51.0	mantra of this section the 12th mantra goes like this parikshialokan karmhana nirvedheda
2:00.2	mayan nastya critha kriththrita, Krita, Kritain.
2:03.6	Tad Vyana'rha Bhuvra Bhavhikachet, Samitpani Shrotriam Brahmanishhtham.
2:11.6	Translation which we also read last time is a Brahhmana here a brahmana does not mean a
2:21.1	caste brahmin it means a spiritual seeker anybody who's a spiritual seeker a brahmana should
2:27.5	resort to renunciation after examining the words acquired through karma with the help of this maxim.
2:35.5	There is nothing here that is not the result of karma.
2:39.5	So what is the need of performing karma?
2:46.9	For knowing that reality, he should go with the sacrificial wood in hand only to a teacher worst in the Vedas and absorbed in Brahman.
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