MahAnArAyaNOpanishat by Dr.NSA Manthra - 11

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MahAnArAyaNOpanishat - manthra - 11

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na sandrshE thishTathi rUpamasya

na chakshushA pashyathi kashchanynam

hrdA manIshA manasAbhi klrpthO

ya Enam viduramrthAsthE bhavanthi || 11 ||

 

Translation:

 

His form does not stand for being perceived. No one can see Him with one's

eyes. He is graspable by the mind full of devotion and steadfastness. Those

who know Him thus become immortal.

 

Notes:

 

This manthra is found with some modification in (Shwe - Up 3-13, 4-17, 4-20

and in katha 6-9).

 

'rUpam' means auspicious form. His form is not possible of being seen with

one's eyes. So, one cannot perceive Him with sense organs like the eye and

others. 'hrdi' means bhakti. 'manIshA' means steadfastness. 'manasABhi

klrpthAh' means 'manOgrAhyaha'. In the Mahabharatha the later part of the

manthra is given as -

 

'BhakthyA cha DhrthyA cha samAhithAthmA j~nAnasvarUpam

paripashyathIha'

 

The BhAshyakAra explains the meaning of this in 'Vedartha sangraha' as

follows -

 

' DhrthyA samAhithAthmA BhakthyA purushOththamam

pashyathi sAkshAthkarOthi, prApnOthi ithyarTha:'

 

'ShruthaprakAshikAchArya' refers to this manthra in 'sarvathra

prasiDhyaDhikaraNa'. This is of the same meaning as 'BhaktyAthvananyayA

shakya:' and this is expounded in Vedartha sangraha by Ramanuja.

'na santhishTathi' - does not stand firmly before. The auspicious form is

visible in vibhavAvathAra, but the 'aprAkrthathvAkAra' is not seen.

'manIshA' means the Lord of the mind i.e. 'buddhi'.

'manIshA' is 'shAstrajanya shravaNajanya DhI: Dhairya garBhOdvahA Dhrthi:'

(VishNu purAnam 5-2)

Bhakthi, which is called 'hrdA', is 'prEma' or love towards the Lord.

 

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Sri Ranganatha Divyamani Padukabhyam Namaha

 

dasan,

Balaji