KAIVALYA UPANISHAD : 9. Swami Advaitananda

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Sunday, July 17, 2022. 19:30. 

From the Atharva Veda (26 Mantras) : “The HOMOGENEITY of Brahman”

Post - 9.

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 Mantram - 7: Goal 2: Upasana of Shiva with Form (Saguna)

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Mantram-7.



"Uma-sahayam parameswaram prabhum


tri-lochanam nila-kantham prasantam


dhyatva munir-gacchati bhuta-yonim


samasta-sakshim tamasah parastat." 


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Translation :




Uma-sahayam                =  Consorted by Mother Uma,


parameswaram prab          =  Lord Parameshwara, the Highest Lord; 


tri-lochanam nila-kantham  =  the Three-eyed, the Blue-necked, 


prasantam                  =  and the Ever-tranquil -


dhyatva                    =  Meditating upon this Form,


munir-gacchati             =  a true man of reflection reaches Him,


bhuta-yonim                =  the Source of the entire manifested world;


samasta-sakshim            =  who is the Witness of all (Ishwara),


tamasah parastat.          =  and who is beyond all darkness.


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Commentary :



First two lines of the mantram :


The mantram starts by enumerating six qualities of the Lord in His Saguna aspect, 

i.e. the Lord with form. The Lord is taken here as being Lord Shiva, who was the Deity during 

Vedic times. Subsequently, other forms have been accepted for worship by Hindus, such as 

those of Lord Rama and Lord Krishna, and many others. The Form described above for Lord 

Shiva is slightly modified for the other Deities. The principle of the worship remains the 

same, regardless of which Form the devotee chooses.


1. Uma-Sahayam – Uma, the Consort of Lord Shiva


2. Parameshwaram – The Highest Lord


3. Prabhum – The All-powerful Lord


4. Trilochanam – The Three-Eyed Lord; love, justice and wisdom are the three 


eyes. All three have to function together.


5. Neelakantham – The Blue-necked Lord; the story behind it is the drinking of 

the poison by the Lord; the significance is that when sorrow comes we should 

keep it in the throat – do not let it go to the heart (feelings) nor to the head 

(thoughts).


6. Prashantam – The Ever-tranquil Lord.


*This is a description of meditation with form, Saguna Upasana. 


It is relatively easy for a meditator to be attentive when his mind is focused on a 

concrete form. This rapidly brings the mind to rest on one object. This is the idea behind all 

Saguna worship in any religion. It is essentially a means to bring the wandering mind under 

control and at the same time ensure that it remains in an elevated state of religious fervour.


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First line of the mantram-6.


Achintyam-avyaktam-ananta-rupam  =  Unthinkable, Unmanifest, Possesed of endless forms; 


If this worship is performed with a desire or Phala in mind, then the route 


taken is to Krama Mukti. The Phala has to be enjoyed first, before the person can move 


forward towards attaining liberation from this world. Bhoota-Yonim is Ishwara or Brahmaji.


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Next- 

3. SARVATMA BHAVA

(Mantras : 8-11, 4 nos.)


To be continued ......


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know the self, know the self in Nature, know the self in Jiva, Further Oneness.

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