Guest guest Posted July 18, 2000 Report Share Posted July 18, 2000 The mantra appears in both the Up- Mundak and Shvetasvatar. In the latter there are two mantras from purushsUkta which originally appear in the Rigveda. Shvet. is supposed to be a later Up. regards. vasant ______________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2000 Report Share Posted December 15, 2000 Two birds, inseparable friends, cling to the same tree. One of them eats the sweet fruit, the other looks on without eating. --- Svetasvatara-Upanishad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2000 Report Share Posted December 15, 2000 advaitin , raghavakaluri wrote: > Two birds, inseparable friends, cling to the same tree. > > One of them eats the sweet fruit, > the other looks on without eating. > > --- Svetasvatara-Upanishad That One, though never stirring, is swifter than thought. The Devas(senses) never reached it, it walked before them. Though standing still, it overtakes the others who are running. --- Vagasaneyi-Samhita(Isa)-Upanishad He by whom Brahman is not thought, by him it is thought; he by whom it is thought, knows it not. It is thought to be known by awakening, and then we obtain immortality indeed. --- Talavakara(Kena)-Upanishad With Love, Raghava Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2000 Report Share Posted December 15, 2000 I thought it was from muNdaka dvA suparNA sayujA sakhAya samAnam vruxam parishavajAtE tayOr anya: pippalam svAdvatti anashnan anyo abhijAkashIti Two birds bound to each other in close friendship, perch on the self same tree. One of them eats the fruits of the tree with relish, the other looks on without eating. ============================================================== raghavakaluri Fri, 15 Dec 2000 10:18:54 Two birds, inseparable friends, cling to the same tree. One of them eats the sweet fruit, the other looks on without eating. --- Svetasvatara-Upanishad _______________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2000 Report Share Posted December 16, 2000 advaitin , Shree Subrahmanian <svskotra@h...> wrote: > I thought it was from muNdaka > > Two birds bound to each other in close friendship, perch on the self same > tree. One of them eats the fruits of the tree with relish, the other looks > on without eating. > > ============================================================== >> raghavakaluri Fri, 15 Dec 2000 10:18:54 >> >> Two birds, inseparable friends, cling to the same tree. >> >> One of them eats the sweet fruit, >> the other looks on without eating. >> >> --- Svetasvatara-Upanishad Thanks for pointing out. The two birds actually appear in both the Upanishads. Mundaka 3:1 Svetasvatara 4:6 There is a continuation to it, in both the Upanishads: "On the same tree man sits grieving, immersed, bewildered, by his own impotence(an-Isa). But when he sees the other lord(Isa) contented, and knows his glory, then his grief passes away." With Love, Raghava Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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