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THE MĀNDŪKYA UPANIṢHAD
by
Swami Krishnananda
The Divine Life Society
Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh, India
(
Internet Edition: For free distribution only
)
Website: www.swami-krishnananda.org
CONTENTS
Publishers’ Preface
3
The First Section
4
The Second Section
9
The Third Section
16
The Fourth Section
24
The Fifth Section
33
The Sixth Section
41
The Seventh Section
44
The Eighth Section
47
The Ninth Section
53
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PUBLISHERS’ PREFACE
The present publication consists of the lectures, delivered extempore, by the Swamiji, in
the year 1968, on the philosophy and teachings of the
Māndūkya Upaniṣhad
.
The First Section of the discourses expounds the meaning of the great mystical symbol,
Om, or
Praṇava
, as a connotation as well as denotation of the Absolute.
The Second Section explains the nature of the Universal Being,
vaiśvānara
, or
virāt
, as
delineated in the
Upaniṣhad
.
The Third Section propounds the mystery of Dream and Sleep, as also the cosmic
counterpart of this state, namely,
hiraṇyagarbha
, the Divine Immanent Being.
The Fourth Section is an exposition of the profound significance of Sleep in the
interpretation of the nature of the Spirit in man.
The Fifth Section is centred round the great theme, the nature of
īsvara
, the Supreme
God of the Universe.
The Sixth Section concerns itself with the majestic character of Reality as such, the
Absolute, as the Transcendent Presence.
The Seventh Section is the concluding summary, devoted to an explanation of the
harmony between the constituents of Om, or
Praṇava
, and the four states of
Consciousness, which forms the subject of the
Upaniṣhad
.
Herein, the students of Philosophy and Spiritual Life will find presented the
quintessence of the acme of thought and experience reached in ancient times, - the
Upaniṣhads
.
THE DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY
Shivanandanagar
16th November, 1996.
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THE FIRST SECTION
THE MĀNDŪKYOPANIṢHAD
Om! Bhadram karnebhih s’rnuyāma devāh
bhadram pasyemākṣhabhiryajatrāh
sthirairangaistushtuvamsastanūbhir
vyaśema devahitam yadāyuh
svasti na indro vriddhaśravāh
svasti nah pūṣhā viśvavedāh
svasti nastārkṣhyo ariṣhtanemih
svasti no brihaspatirdadhātu
Om śāntih; śāntih; śāntih
“Om. Shining Ones! May we hear through our ears what is auspicious; Ye, fit to be
worshipped! May we see with our eyes what is auspicious; May we, endowed with body
strong with limbs, offering praise, complete the full span of life bestowed upon us by the
divine beings; May
Indra
, of enhanced fame, be auspicious unto us; May
Pūshan
, who is
all-knowing, be auspicious unto us; May
Tārkshya
, who is the destroyer of all evils, be
auspicious unto us; May
Brihaspati
bestow upon us auspiciousness!
Om. Peace! Peace! Peace!
Ōmityetadakṣharamidam sarvam, tasyopavyākhyanam,
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bhūtam bhavatbhaviṣhyaditi sarvamomkāra eva;
yaccānyat trikālātītam tadapyomkāra eva.
1. OM! - This Imperishable Word is the whole of this visible universe. Its explanation is
as follows: What has become, what is becoming, what will become, - verily, all of this is
OM. And what is beyond these three states of the world of time, - that too, verily, is OM.
Sarvam hyeted brahma; ayamātmā brahma;
soyamātmā chatuṣhpāt.
2. All this, verily, is Brahman. The Self is Brahman. This Self has four quarters.
Jāgaritasthāno bahihprajñah saptānga
ekonavimśatimukhah sthūlabhug vaiśvānarah
prathamah pādah.
3. The first quarter is
vaiśvānara
. Its field is the waking state. Its consciousness is
outward-turned. It is seven-limbed and nineteen-mouthed. It enjoys gross objects.
Svapnasthāno’ntah-prajñah saptānga ekonavimsatimukhah
praviviktabhuk taijaso dvītiyah pādah.
4. The second quarter is
taijasa
. Its field is the dream state. Its consciousness is inward-
turned. It is seven-limbed and nineteen-mouthed. It enjoys subtle objects.
Yatra supto na kancana kāman kāmayate;
na kancana svapnam paśyati tat suṣhuptam.
Suṣhuptasthāna ekibhūtah prajñānāghana evānandamayo
hyānandabhuk cetomukhah prājñas-tṛtīyah pādah.
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