KENA UPANISHAD : “Know That Alone as Brahman” - 17. Swami Tejomayananda.

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Sunday, December 18, 2022. 07:00.

Chapter 4, 9 Mantras.The Story Interpreted

An Illustrative STORY

The Inner Essence

Post -17.

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Mantram - 4.1 : Umadevi Reveals the Truth

0 The Preceptor continues the above story:


1 saa brahma iti ha uvaacha, = Uma exclaimed, “I am Brahman, indeed! Through 

brahmanah vai etad vijaye  = Brahman’s victory alone, 

maheeyadvam iti; = have you gained this greatness!”


2 tatah ha eva = From that utterance alone did he (Indra) 

vidaanchakaara brahma iti. = learn that, “This Adorable Spirit is Brahman!”

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Bhashyam (Vyakyanam) :

The Bhashya makes a special point of mentioning that this knowing of Brahman is 

not Aparoksha or the direct experience which is had by God-realised sages. It is the indirect 

knowledge obtained via conversation with Uma. Only when Uma uttered the fact of who 

She was, did it strike Indra who the “Adorable Spirit” really was.


A second circumstance about this incident is that Uma did not enquire about Indra’s 

power as She had done in the case of Agni and Vayu. Perhaps She sensed that Indra did not 

come full of pride as the other two did, and so She was more amenable. She bestowed upon 

Indra Her beatific Divine Vision as the Divine Mother, and introduces Indra to Her Lord, the 

Pure Brahman Himself. 

At this point, the urge in us is aroused to know the mystic meaning of the Vision.

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Mantram - 4.2: Source of the Devas’ Power
To be continued


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