KATHA UPANISHAD - 38. Swami Advayananda

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Thursday, 28 Sep 2023 06:40.

Chapter 1. Section - 2: (25 Mantras): THE CHOICE:

(“A Leap into the Beyond”):  Bhashyam by Sri Swami Adi Sankaracharya ji.

Mantram - 1.2.9: The Exemplary Standard Set by Nachiketas

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Mantram - 1.2.9: The Exemplary Standard Set by Nachiketas

1 

Na eshaa tarkena  =  Not through argumentation can this

 matih aapaneyaa  =  knowledge on the Self be attained.

2 

proktaa anyena eva  =  But when taught by the one who knows Non-duality,

sujnaanaaya preshtha;  =  it leads to sound, thorough knowledge, O dearest!

3 

yaam tvam aapah  =   have obtained that wisdom, 

 satya dhritih bataasi  =  as you are already soundly fixed in the Truth.

4 

tvaadrik na bhooyaat   =  May others approach me with questions

nachiketaah prashtaa.  =   in the same way as you have, O Nachiketas.

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The previous mantram is well concluded in this verse. In the light of the possibilities for 

getting side-tracked into logic, Yama’s praise for Nachiketas tantamounts to praise for the 

solid foundation given to us by the Vedas. Atma Vidya comes out trumps in these two 

mantras. The student who resolves to adhere to scriptural authority is in safe hands.

1 Na Aapaneyaa Tarkena: 

These words could be interpreted in two ways, and both could be taken as correct:

i) The standard meaning as given above is “not attainable through argumentation.” 

ii) By reading the words as “Na Aa Apaneya Tarkena” the Shankara Bhashya 

suggests the meaning can be taken as “not to be destroyed through argumentation.” This 

meaning would also be valid. Argumentation certainly destroys whatever is gained from the 

hearing of the scriptures. Arguments are strongly discouraged in the study of Vedanta.

2 Proktaa Anyena: 

This is the same person whom we have already described in 3 of 

the previous mantram. He is the realized saint who “sees no differences”, who is in Non-duality. 

Only when such a teacher teaches the Self, does the concept get firmly rooted in the 

student as sound knowledge.

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This mantram shows us how much of a concern it is to a spiritual teacher to ensure 

that his student has a firm foundation in the Truth. Once anchored to Truth, the student’s 

boat will not be carried away by the storms of argumentation and logic which abound.

4 

Nachiketas is further eulogized here – Yama expresses his wish that all students 

who come to him should be as ideal as Nachiketas. Praise for Nachiketas is praise for the 

Shrutis, since it is the Srutis that have made a Nachiketas possible.

The next two mantras are related. The first, 1.2.10, quotes Lord Yama’s own example 

when he was young. The second, 1.2.11, compares that with Nachiketas. In a way, the 

comparison brings out the greatness of both.

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Next

Mantram -1.2.10: Yama’s Attainment

To be continued

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###OPINION : PEOPLE OF BHARATHAM POSITIVE :

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1. SANATANA DHARMA, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS HINDUISM IS ETERNAL, WHOLE UNIVERSE IS EXISTING IN THIS TRUTH

2.  EVER  EXISTING

3.  THERE IS NO SPACE FOR ADHARMA

4. ALL DEMONIC ELEMENTS DEMOLISHED BY DHARMA

5. SO NO QUESTION EVIL ASURIC DEMONIC FRAGMENT'S BARKING, THEY WILL BE   ULTIMATELY BURNED AND DESTROYED BY NATURE.

6. PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS DIVINE AND SUPREME, ALL OTHERS MEANINGLESS

7. NATURE IS ABOVE ALL, EVER EXISTING, ALL OTHERS MEANINGLESS.

8. THE CONTENT OF SO CALLED HOLY BOOK IS NO HOLY AT ALL, AS IT PREACHES HATRED AND DESTRUCTION OF OTHER MANKIND, RELIGIOUS CONVERSIONS AND LIES OF UNCIVILIZED MATERIALS

9. CHRISTIANITY IS EQUALLY DEMONSTRATED CRUELTY, THE SO CALLED HOLY BOOK FULL OF LIES

10. BOTH  ARE NOT RELIGIONS BUT SAMPRADAYA (ILLITERATE MAN MADE, NOT BASED ON DHARMA

11. THE CULTURE OF BHARATHAM BASED ON UPANISHADS AND FULL OF  REALISATION TEXTS ARE PRODUCED BY GREAT RISHIS OF BHARATHAM

12. IN THIS MATERIALISTIC DESTRUCTIVE MINDED UNIVERSE, NO RELIGIONS COMPARABLE OR ABOVE SANATANA DHARMA OF BHARATHAM.

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Opinion : 

1. Congress, a donkey  party, its so called day dreaming stupid leader rahul vinci, rahul gandi, frequent visit to foriegn countries, to abuse PM of this Nation, and Sanatana Dharma -exeeded all limits this time, his party and his family to be "condemned" and kicked away from politics, people should awake and realise the danger.

2. Congress & Communists destroyed this holy Nation Sanatana Dharama, The imported stupid secularism degenerated this Nation Ancient Culture and Civilisation

3. Till 2014 nation was ruled by corrupt idiots,and all regions too, Dynasty rule dominated than Nation intrests.

4. Brushing away main stream population sides and muslims and christians become political parties vote banks.

5. Communists openly abused  our ancient culture, upanishads,Ramayana, Mahabharatham, Bhagavtham and daites.

6. The communists  next donkey group, latest stunt of America visit and the comedy programme namely kerala sabha!? these buggers detroyed Kerala in all and joining with radical islam soon they will be eliminated, people of Kerala get up from donkey thoughts, otherwise kerala shrink to extinct in all way

7. Communists are danger to our civilisation, their lunatic theories disappered through out the world, Time has come crush them, and eliminate them from our nation, they are danger to this holy nation.

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NOTE:

1. POLITICIANS ( THOSE IGNORANT AND DEMONIC NATURED) ARE NOT THE AUTHORITY TO OPEN THEIR UGLY FOUL MOUTH AND UTTER NONSENSE UPON SANATHANA DHARMAM.

2. THE NONSENSE COMMENDY ALLIANCE ARE NOT THE AUTHORITY ON SANATHA DHARAMAM.

3. DK,DMK. AIADMKA AND ALL NONSENSE POLITICIANS BEWARE YOU WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY  WASHED OUT SOON.

4. COMMUNISTS  AND CONGRESS ARE THE ENEMY TO MANKIND DESTROY THEM.

5.ALL SANATHANA DHARAMAM FOLLOWERS (WHICH EVER YOUR POLITICAL INTEREST BE :YOUR POLITICAL MINDSET) TAKE A OATH THAT YOU STAND AGAINST ALL EVIL MINDSET AGAINST SANATHANA DHARMAM!!!

######6. CRUSH THE ANTI NATIONAL ELEMENTS SUCH AS CONGRESS, COMMUNISTS, LEFT LIBERALS, URBAN NAXALS, TAMILNADU REGIONAL ANTI NATIONAL CUM ANTI SICIAL POLITICAL PARTIES (DK,DMK,AIADMK, ALL SILLY GROUPS), NEVER ALLOW THESE BUGGERS RAISE THER VOICE.

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JAI HIND

JAI BHARATHAM

VANDHE MADHARAM

BHARAT MATHA KI JAI.

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