Guest guest Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 Question from Kishore: Any one knows why Mandukya Upanishad is called so? Neither Karika nor Sankara touches this aspect. Chinmayananda in his commentary talks of this, though in a round about way, explaining some philosophical meaning given by a 'mahatma'he has met in a roadside dharma sala. On the other hand, I think the Upanishad is attributed to Varuna, who taught it in the form of a mandooka (toad)or the Sage ManduKHa Any reply is much appreciated. Swamiji's response : I like to take it from the root MANDU, joyous, pleasing, agreeable. The discussion of the various aspects of the Self is so pleasing, it makes the listener joyous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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