Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad 3.1.3
Muṇḍakopaniṣadbhāṣya 3.1.3
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- Sanskrit
3.1.3
kathaṃ te na santi prāṇādaya ityucyate, yasmāt -
2.1.3
etasmājjāyate prāṇo manaḥ sarvendriyāṇi ca | svaṃ vāyurjyotirāpaḥ pṛthivī viśvasya dhāriṇī ||
3. When the seer sees him of golden line, the creator, lord, Purusha, and the source of (Apara) Brahma, then the knower, having shaken off all deeds of merit and sin, attains supreme equality, being untouched with stain.
Shankara’s Commentary:
Com.—Another mantra also conveys the same meaning at length. Yada, when; Pasyaha, one who sees, i.e., a learned man, i.e., a man of practice. Rukmavamam, of self-resplendent nature, or, of imperishable brightness as that of gold. ‘Creator,’ of all the universe; ‘Brahmayonim’ the Brahman who is the source of the manifested Brahman. When he sees the Brahman thus, then the learned man shaking off, or burning away good and bad deeds, forming a bondage to their root and being unaffected, i.e., freed from grief, attains that supreme equality which is identity with the Brahman. The equality in matters involving duality is certainly inferior to this.
Translations (1)
- The Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad and Śrī Śaṅkara's Commentary — S. Sitarama Sastri 1898, English
Linked texts (1)
- Muṇḍakopaniṣad — Sanskrit