UPANISHAD MANDUKYA : Chapter-1. Agama Prakarana : Upanishad Mantram - 8 to 11. : Karika Sloka-s 19 to 23.- Karika Slokam-22.

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08.11.2020
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Tuesday, October 27, 2020. 12:56.. PM.

Mandukya Upanishad :

Chpter-1. Agama Prakarana ( The Scriptural Treatise )

Sri Gaudapada's glossary :

Upanishad Mantra-s - 8 to 11.

Karika Slokam-s 19 to 23.

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Karika Slokam - 23 :

"Akaro  nayate  visvam  -  ukaras-capi   taijasam;

makaras-ca  punahprajnam  namatre  vidyate  gatih."

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Translation :

akarah  =  letter A;

nayate  =  leads, attains;

visvam  =  to  Vaisvanara;

ukarah -ca - api  =    and letter 'U'  also

 taijasam  =  to  taijasa;

makarah  =  letter 'M';

ca  pinah  =  and  again;

prajnam  =  to prajna;

na  =  no;

amatre  =  in  case  of  amattra;

vidyate  =  there remains;

gatih  =  attainment.

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 Tattvam (Essence) :

    "The sound letter'A'  helps  the  meditator  to  attain a  well  developed  waking  state  personality(Visva). The  meditator  on  'U'  attains  a  well  developed    Taijasa  (mind  and  intellect)  and  he  who  meditates  on  'M'  attains  prajna.  In  the  'soundless'  there  remains  no  attainment.'        ----------------------------------------                 

To be continued ...

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