MUNDAKA UPANISHAD - 50. Swami Advayananda
#"Lord Rama, Ayodhya, Shri Rama, sanatan, Hindu religion, Hindu festival, Indian festival, Hindu dharma."
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Thursday 18, Apr 2024. 06:15.
6 Chapters (64 Mantras)
4. PENETRATING BRAHMAN
(Mantras - 33-43, 11 no.)
triteeya mundake, prathamah khandah –
Here begins the first Section of the Third Canto.
5. THE “TWO BIRDS” METAPHOR #
(Mantras - 44-53, 10 no.)*
THE SPIRITUAL ACCESSORIES
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*50# - Mantram - 5.6 : The Path Ascending to Truth:
1
satyam eva jayate, na anritam, = “Truth alone triumphs, not falsehood.”
2
satyena panthaa vitatah devayaanah; =“The path to the Divine is paved in Truth.”
3
yena aakramanti rishayah = Along it ascend the Seers,
hi aapta kaamaah, who are done with all their desires,
4
yatra tat satyasya paramam nidhaanam. = to That supreme Abode of Truth.
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This mantram expands on Accessory No. 3 – Satyam or “truthfulness”.
This mantram is very popularly quoted as giving the essence of the virtuous life. It
contains the essentials of spiritual living and, when followed with sincerity and dexterity,
will certainly enable us to “ascend to the supreme abode of Truth”.
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#ELABORATION ON THE VIRTUE OF TRUTH:
institutions. Satyam in its greater context is a universal Law or code of Dharma. The root of
Dharma or a righteous life lies in the practice of Truth. Truth is a principle of life which
always triumphs in the end.
This and all other qualities are really understood best when we see them in a person.
The presence of such qualities lends enormous magnetism to the personality of a person,
which attracts others to him. The aroma that wafts from a virtuous soul is unmistakable and
very attractive. This is true even from an ordinary standpoint. A truthful person is always
respected and honoured.
2 What do the Shastras say about Truth? The entire purpose of the scriptures is to
lay out the great path towards the Divine. Truth is the fundamental virtue by which this is
done. All scriptures are founded on Truth. Hindu Dharma is rooted in Truth. Every scriptural
exhortation has Truth as its basis. Harmony in life is obtained only by following the path of
Truth.
3 Following Truth one ascends towards the Divine from whichever stage one is. The
holy sages may be well-travelled on this path, but even the sincerely struggling souls are
included as they have firmly placed their feet on this path and are moving in the right
direction, without having selfish desires. Desirelessness is the highway to the Divine, and
Truth is the material with which it is paved.
4 At the final destination of this Divine Path or Pilgrimage is a treasure. There has to
be, otherwise who will take the trouble to travel this path? That treasure is the Supreme
Truth. The Truth about this world becomes known. The whole secret of who Brahman is, the
great vision of Non-Duality, the Supreme Bliss enjoyed by attaining this destination – all this
is the reward of the journey of Truth.
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Next
*50# - Mantram 5.7: A Beckoning Call to the Supreme Abode
Continued
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