AITAREYA UPANISHAD - “By a Peasant for the Peasant”: 10. Rishi Maheedasa Aitareya

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Monday 27, April 2026, 06:30.
AITAREYA UPANISHAD: “By a Peasant for the Peasant” :  
Composed by Rishi Maheedasa Aitareya

Series of 10 Lectures - by SWAMI ADVAYANANDAJI
Acharyaji, 15th Batch Vedanta Course
AT SANDEEPANY SADHANALAYA, POWAI, MUMBAI
February 15th – February 23rd, 2013.

Reflections by SWAMI GURUBHAKTANANDA
PART- 1:   Chapter 3A,   10 Mantras:  The Creation of FOOD 
Post-10.

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PART- 1:   Chapter 3A,   10 Mantras:  The Creation of FOOD 

Mantram - 3.1: “They Will Be Hungry Soon!” 1.

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sah eekshata ime nu lokaah cha loka- = The Lord said: “Here now are the worlds and their 

paalaah cha; annam ebhyah srijai iti. =  guardians. O, I need to create FOOD for them!”

THE LORD SURVEYS what has been achieved thus far: 

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He has produced all the fourteen worlds; He has created the hierarchy of Deities in  His Cabinet to govern the worlds; and he has also managed to find suitable abodes for His Ministerial representatives. He probably gave a sigh of relief that there were no dissenting voices so far, no strikes, no demands for more pay, etc. Everything had gone exactly as per the drawing board. It was a good point in time to take a small nap! 

The thought of a vacation barely crossed His Mind, when suddenly it occurred to Him, “All My children – the Guardians as well as the living creatures – are going to start their duties soon. And, of course, they are going to be hungry and thirsty in a matter of hours. I haven’t even thought of their first plate of food. How very thoughtless of Me!” 

This was a matter of urgency. The Lord had to find a way in which His children could fend for themselves – somehow grow or find their own food supply. That caused Him to jump out of His nap, cancel all vacation plans, and hurriedly get into action for the sake of His first batch of creatures. As usual, He began by ‘brooding’ in His Drawing Office.

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