AITAREYA UPANISHAD : 4. - Composed by Rishi Maheedasa Aitareya.

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Adi Shankaracharya, Swami Sivananda, Swami Tapovanji, Swami Chinmayananda.

SERVE  LOVE  GIVE  PURIFY  MEDITATE  REALISE

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“By a Peasant for the Peasant” Series of 10 Lectures : by SWAMI ADVAYANANDAJI Acharyaji,

15th Batch Vedanta Course AT SANDEEPANY  SADHANALAYA, POWAI, MUMBAI February 15th – February 23rd, 2013

3 Parts, 

6 Chapters, 

33 No. Mantras : 

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Introduction : PART - 1 : Chapter One : THE THEORY OF CREATION

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Tuesday, April 05, 2022. 21:00.

Mantram  1.2: The Creation of the Worlds

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Mantram 1.2.

4 sa imaan lokaan asrijata: ambhah  mareecheeh, maram, aapah. 

5 adah ambhah, parena divam,  dyauh pratishthaa;

6 antariksham mareechayah; prithivi marah;

7 yaa adhastaat  taah aapah.

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Translation :

4 sa imaan lokaan asrijata: ambhah  mareecheeh, maram, aapah.  =  He created all these 

Worlds (14 in no.): Ambhah,  Mareecheeh, Marah and Aapah.

5 adah ambhah, parena divam,  dyauh pratishthaa;                      =  1. Far beyond is Ambha, just 

above the heaven (Svah),  with Svah acting as its support;

6 antariksham mareechayah; prithivi marah;                                 = 2. The ‘sky’ is Mareecheeh 

(between heaven and earth); 3. The Earth is Marah (Bhuh, or the plane of death);

7 yaa adhastaat  taah aapah.                                                       =  4. What lies below Earth is  

Aapah (water, representing the nether worlds).

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Commentary :

4 The four divisions listed here are equivalent to all the 14 worlds – we have learnt about these in Vedanta Sara. The comparison is shown as follows:

i) 5 Ambhah – all the 5 heavenly worlds from Svah upwards; namely Svah, Mahah, Janah, Tapah, and Satya; Satya is Brahmaloka, the highest heaven.

ii) 6 Mareecheeh – the interspatial world, Bhuvah, between heaven and earth;

iii) 6 Marah – the Earth, Bhuh; Earth is also called the world of ‘Death’;

iv) 7 Aapah – all the 7 underworlds; namely, Atala, Vitala, Sutala, Rasatala, Talatala, Mahatala, and Patala. Patala is the lowest hell.

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Next Mantram - 1.3: Hiranyagarbha, the Chief Devata

To be continued ....

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