KAIVALYA UPANISHAD : 8. Swami Advaitananda

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Wednesday, June 29, 2022. 07:00. AM.

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

Post - 8.

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Mantram -  6/7a: Goal 1: Upasana of Formless Shiva (Nirguna)

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Mantram :


11." hritpundareekam 1virajam 2vishuddham 

12. vichintya madhye 3vishadam 4vishokam;

13. 5achintyam 6avyaktam  7ananta-roopam

14. 8shivam 9prashaantam 10amritam,11brahma-yonim;

15. tathaa 12aadi-madhya-anta viheenam  13ekam;

16. 14vibhum 15chidaanandam,16aroopam 17adbhutam."


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Translation :


11. hritpundareekam 1virajam 2vishuddham                      =  On the lotus of the 

heart,  Untainted and Pure; 


12. vichintya madhye 3vishadam 4vishokam;                      =  Meditate within (on 

Brahman),  the Clear and the Griefless;


13. 5achintyam 6avyaktam  7ananta-roopam                       =  The Unthinkable, the 

Unmanifest,  the One of endless forms;


14. 8shivam 9prashaantam10amritam, 11brahma-yonim;  =  Ever-auspicious, 

Peaceful, and Immortal,  the Origin of the very Creator (Ishwara);


15. tathaa 12aadi-madhya-anta viheenam 13ekam;                =  the One without a 

beginning, a middle and an end, the only One;


16. 14vibhum 15chidaanandam,16aroopam 17adbhutam."   =  the All-pervading, 

the Knowledge-Bliss,  the Formless, and the Wonderful.


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Commentary :


11-16 - 

In 17 adjectives, the worship of the Formless or Nirguna aspect of Lord Shiva is

described. The worshipper has to prepare himself properly first with Saguna

worship (see mantram 7b) before being able to do this pure, abstract form of 

worship. 


The  qualities are:


1. Virajam – The Untainted

2. Vishuddham – The Pure

3. Vishadam – The Clear

4. Vishokam – The Griefless

5. Achintyam – The Unthinkable

6. Avyaktam – The Unmanifest

7. Ananta Roopam – The One of endless forms

8. Shivam – The Ever-auspicious

9. Prashantam – The Peaceful

10. Amritam – The Immortal

11. Brahma-Yonim – The Origin of Ishwara, the very Creator

12. Adi-Madhya-Anta Vihinam – The One without a beginning, middle or end

13. Ekam – The One non-dual Factor

14. Vibhum – The All-pervading

15. Chidanandam – The Knowledge-Bliss Absolute

16. Aroopam – The Formless

17. Adbhutam – The Wonder


The prescribed Sadhana here is called Nirguna Upasana, i.e. the worship of God

without Form (Nirguna), but with qualities or attributes (Sakara). 

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

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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