KENA UPANISHAD “Know That Alone as Brahman”: 15. Swami Tejomayananda.

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Saturday 26, April 2025, 11:30.

KENA UPANISHAD  

Subtlety of “KNOWING” Brahman 

Chapter 3, 12 Mantras

An Illustrative STORY

THE HUMILIATION OF THE GOD

VAYU GOES TO MEET BRAHMAN  

Mantram - 3.7: Vayu is Sent on a Mission 

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VAYU GOES TO MEET BRAHMAN  

Mantram - 3.7: Vayu is Sent on a Mission

1 atha vaayum abruvan, vaayo = The Gods then said to Vayu: “O Lord of the Wind! 

2 etad vijaaneehi kim etad = Find out for us who this

yaksham iti, tathaa iti. = adorable Spirit is.” Vayu agreed.

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Mantram -3.8: Vayu Meets the “Spirit” 

3 tat abhyadravat; = Vayu hastened to the Spirit

  tam abhyavadat, kah asi iti; = The Spirit asked him, “Who are you?”.

4 vaayuh vaa aham asmi iti abraveet, = Vayu replied, “Don’t you know who I am? 

  maatarishvaa vaa aham asmi iti. = I am verily Matarishva, (Treader of the skies).

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Mantram - 3.9: Vayu Proudly Proclaims His Powers

5 tasmin tvayi kim veeryam iti; = The Spirit asked him: “What power resides in thee?”

6 api idam sarvam aadadeeya, = Though (a Deity), Vayu replied: “I can blow away

 yat idam prithivyaam iti.= everything whatsoever there is on Earth.”

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3.10: The Humiliation of Vayu

7 tasmai trinam nidadhau, = Brahman placed a blade of grass before him,  

 etad aadatswa iti, = saying, “Blow this away!”

8 tat upapreyaaya sarva-javena, = Vayu blew at it with all his power,

 tat na shashaaka aadaatum;= but he found it impossible to move it.

9 Sah tatah eva nivavrite, = So he returned to the Gods and reported:

10 na etat ashakam vijnaatum, = “I simply failed to find out  

 yat etat yaksham iti. = who that adorable Spirit is.”


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Next

INDRA HIMSELF GOES TO MEET BRAHMAN

Mantram - 3.11: Indra Himself Went

Continued

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

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