MahAnArAyaNOpanishat

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MahAnArAyaNOpanishat - mantra-1

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" ambhasya pArE bhuvanasya madhyE

nAkasya prshTHE mahathO mahIyAn

shukRENa jyOthIgmSHi

samanupravishtaha

prajApathihshcharathi garbHE anthah "

 

" The one who is greater than the great resides in the

vast ocean, in the atmospheric region and on the

surface of the celestial abode, and having entered

into the luminary bodies with his own light, this Lord

of people, is moving within the hearts of all

people."

 

In this section the supremacy of 'Sriman Narayana' who

is described in the previous section of the

'taittirIya' as 'anantha' or the infinite, is

expounded. This supreme Lord is showing himself

significantly in three places for blessing His

devotees. He is residing in the milky ocean.

'Bhuvanasya madhyE' means the orb of the sun. 'Naaka'

is the abode of the Lord that is never tainted with

sorrow. He is vaster than any vast entities like

'AkAsha'. He is illuminating with His brilliance all

luminaries like the sun, the ocean, the stars and

others. He is the one Lord of all beings in this

universe. Such a supreme Lord is residing in the

hearts of all beings as their inner-self.

 

The Lord resides in the milky ocean to become

accessible to the gods like Brahma, Indra and others.

He is residing in the 'AdityamaNdala', to enable the

devotees to meditate upon Him. The one who resides in

the 'AdityamaNdala' is the same as the one who resides

in the hearts of all people, as the inner controller.

Thus He makes Himself easily available to the

'upAsaka'. He is in His own form in His eternal abode,

Sri Vaikunta, granting the bliss of his communion to

the liberated. The term 'prajApathi' used in this

manthra signifies Sriman Narayana as described in the

Mahabharatha -

 

" rAjAdhirAjassarvEshAm vishNuhu brahmamayO

mahAn

Ishwaram tham vijAnImaha sapithA saprajApathihi "

 

Thus, this manthra expounds the supremacy and

accessibility of Sriman Narayana the supreme self.

 

MahAnArAyaNOpanishat - mantra-2

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" yasminnidagm sancha vichaithi sarvam

yasmin dEvA adhivishvE niSHEduhu

tadEvabhUtham tadu bhavyamA idam

tadakSHarE paramE vyOman "

 

" That into which all this enters at the time of

dissolution and from which all this becomes

differentiated at the time of creation, and that in

which all Gods find refuge, is that which verily was

in the past, and will be in the future. That supreme

is residing in His supreme abode that is

immutable. "

 

This manifested universe of names and forms which is

in the gross state becomes one with the supreme

principle at the time of dissolution. These will be

existing in a subtle form inseparable from the Supreme

Being at that time. In the causal state Brahman alone

exists being characterized by the 'chit' and the

'achit' in the subtle state. In the state of effect

also Brahman alone exists being characterized by the

'chit' and the 'achit' in the gross state. Brahman

alone is the cause of this universe. It is both the

material cause as well as the instrumental cause. The

'chit' and the 'achit' that form the body of the

universe undergo change in creation. The 'achit'

undergoes transformation and assumes different forms

and names. There is change in the expansion and

contraction of the 'dharma bhUtha j~nAna' in respect

of the 'chit'. In both the states the supreme remains

immutable and pure. In fact Brahman qualified by

'chit' and 'achit' is the only entity that exists at

all times past, present and future. 'ParamE vyOman'

means the 'parama pada' or the Supreme Abode of the

Lord Sriman Narayana. He is the one refuge of all

Gods.

 

This manthra declares that Brahman alone is the cause

of this universe and that the 'chit' and 'achit' are

it's inseparable attributes and that Brahman is the

sole refuge of all this universe.

 

Pranamams

dAsI

Padmini

 

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