KAIVALYA UPANISHAD : 22. Swami Advaitananda.

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Sunday, February 26, 2023. 06:30.

6. THE EXPERIENCE OF IDENTITY

(Mantras : 20-24, 5 no.)

“Advaita Anubhava Prakasha”

Mantram -  22 : The Author of Cosmic Law

Post-22.

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Mantram -  22 : The Author of Cosmic Law (with translation)

9 

vedaih anekaih  =  In the different Vedas, 

aham eva vedyah  =   I alone am the theme taught;

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10 

vedanta-krit,  =  I am the revealer of Vedanta, 

vedavid eva cha aham;  =   and I alone am the real knower of the Vedas;

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11 

na punya paape  =  For Me there is neither merit nor demerit. 

mama na asti naashah  =   I suffer no destruction;

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na janma deha indriya  =  I have no birth, no body, no sense organs, 

buddhih asti.  =   no mind-intellect equipment.

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Bhashyam (Vyakyanam) :

The Provision of Divine Law & Order:

9 The Supreme Lord is the very author of these scriptures. He has framed the 

constitution under which the Universe runs. He is their Source. He is the Law-Maker who is 

beyond all laws. He can rewrite or amend it if He so wishes. But He does not need to – has it 

not worked well so far for billions of years!

10 Vedanta-Krid: 

“Revealer of Vedanta”. In the same scriptures which govern the 

world, lies the knowledge called Vidya Maya that leads us out of the limitations of the world

into liberation. This knowledge is called Vedanta. Souls are not bonded to perpetual 

servitude; there is provision made for emancipation as well for those who yearn to be truly 

free and are willing to make the sacrifice of their individuality.

Acharyaji elaborated on a point regarding the Vedas. It is commonly considered to 

be classified into four Vedas, namely, Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva. In some books the term 

“Vedatraya” is used, denoting three Vedas. This classifies the same body of knowledge into 

the Rig, Yajur and Sama Vedas only, with the Atharva Veda re-grouped into one of these 

three Vedas, as follows:

The triple classification is applied with reference to the Padas making up the Mantras.

i) The Rig Veda comprises Niyata Padas or specific poetry Mantras.

ii) The Yajur Veda comprises Aniyata Padas or non-specific, prose Mantras.

iii) The Sama Veda comprises Niyata Padas which can be sung.

The mantras of the Atharva Veda can fall into one of these three categories, and 

therefore there is no need to have a fourth book. This explains the triple classification of the 

Vedas.

Vedavid: 

“one who knows all the Vedas”. This is humanly impossible, because really 

there is no limit to the Vedas, as by Vedas no written knowledge is meant. Thus the only 

Vedavid is Ishwara, the Creator Himself, the author of the Vedas, also known as Brahmaji.

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The Way Beyond Moral Authority:

The second part of the verse clearly tells us under what conditions the laws of 

morality, governance, physics, chemistry, mathematics, etc, apply and do not apply. 

11 The laws apply to beings who are subjected to two limitations:

i) Karma: 

This is the law of action and reaction. Human activity is governed in so far 

as every action or deed performed bears with it an equal reaction or result in accordance 

with the intention behind it. Another way of expressing the same law is Morality. The 

governing factor is the merit or demerit of each action. Man may accumulate merit or 

demerit through his actions. The Lord alone is free from the working of this Law as He incurs 

no Karma.

ii) Mortality: 

The second limitation is that of Death. All beings are mortal. Man is

terribly afraid of death and wishes to secure himself against it somehow or other, but it is 

not possible for everyone is subjevt to death. Here again, only the Lord is Immortal and 

“suffers no destruction”.

The way out of these two limitations is shown in Vedanta to be spiritual enlightenment, which frees one from both Karma and Mortality. Freedom from these two factors is the true meaning of spiritual Liberation. This is the aim of life. This is the Vedic meaning of ‘Salvation’.

We can consult the scriptures and live a good life by following their guidelines to 

mitigate Karma and remove the fear of Death, but only Liberation can free us from them.

12. 

The reason why the Lord is exempt from the Laws of the Universe is that He does 

not have the conditionings of body, mind and intellect; He is beyond birth and death.

Can human beings become Immortal as well? The answer given in the Vedas – in 

Vedanta to be more precise – is “Yes”, by striving for Liberation as laid out in the spiritual 

life prescribed therein. This is the Great Promise held out to mankind. 

This is man’s Destiny.

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Next
Mantras - 23/24: Retracing Our Steps – Apavada
To be continued

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