KAIVALYA UPANISHAD: “The Homogeneity of Brahman” - 11. Swami Gurubhaktananda.

 

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Sunday 24, May 2026, 20:50.           
KAIVALYA UPANISHAD: “The Homogeneity of Brahman” 
from the Atharva Veda: 26 Mantras: 
Reflections:  Swami Gurubhaktananda: 
Mantram15: The Material Cause of All 
Post: 11.

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5.OUR SPIRITUAL ROOTS: (Mantras 15-19, 5 no.) 

Mantram15: The Material Cause of All 

5.OUR SPIRITUAL ROOTS: (Mantras 15-19, 5 no.) 

Mantram15: The Material Cause of All 

1. 

etasmaat jaayate praanaho, =  From Him are born the Prana (life), 

2. 

manah sarva indryaani cha; = the Antahkarana (mind), and all the organs;  

3.

ham vaayu jyotih aapah, ; =then also (are born) the sky, wind, fire, water, 

4 

prthivee vishwasya dhaarinee. = and earth. He is the support of the whole universe.

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Commentary:

In this first verse, we are given how the Supreme Brahman presents Itself in and through matter. We see that Paramatman is the very Upadana Karana or Material Cause of  all creation. “From Him are born” makes this very clear. Pujya Gurudev ties this verse to one that appears in Mundaka Upanishad: “The substratum for all effects is the very material from which they have sprung up.” 

1-2.

The first word used here indicates this involvement or Presence of Paramatman. Etasmaat means “from This”, which is something a lot closer than Tasmaat which means “from That”. The closeness of God is the main purpose of using the former word. He is right here in our midst, even in all the objects. What does this imply about our life? In the previous section, when we saw the detached role played by Paramatman in all 

the three states of consciousness in an individual, we may be left with the impression that.  The closeness of God is the main purpose of using the former word. He is right  here in our midst, even in all the objects. What does this imply about our life? 

In the previous section, when we saw the detached role played by Paramatman in all the three states of consciousness in an individual, we may be left with the impression that He only witnesses our life, but does not participate in all its numerous activities. If that is so then is there some other Deity who is responsible for our day-to-day life? Is there another God who oversees the enormous details of our life?

The Immanence of Paramatman:

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The answer given in this verse is: “No, even the gross and subtle manifestation is born from Him alone. Not only is He the transcendent support or substratum of all, but He is also immanently present in all.” 

i) Spirit of Sanctity: 

If we learn to see this truth with a subtle intellect, we develop a totally different outlook on life. We will no longer “plunder” Nature for all Her wealth, but revere and respect Her as an expression of God Himself. Everything in our life gets imbued with sanctity. A reverence for life awakens in our heart. What a huge difference it makes when our values begin tilting towards God!

ii) The World is God: 

The identity of God and this world is a genuine, complete identity, He being their material cause. It is not a “synthetic identity” that is reproduced under factory conditions or in a scientist’s laboratory. A can be equal or identical only to A; when equated with B, it can only be ‘similar’ to B, never equal to it.

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