Upaniṣads · Muṇḍaka 2.2
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Muṇḍaka 2.2.1
आविः संनिहितं गुहाचरं नाम
महत्पदमत्रैतत् समर्पितम् ।
एजत्प्राणन्निमिषच्च यदेतज्जानथ
सदसद्वरेण्यं परं विज्ञानाद्यद्वरिष्ठं प्रजानाम् ॥ २.२.१ ॥
That which is manifest, near, moving within the cave, known by name, in which this great abode is fixed — and which moves, breathes and blinks — know that which is higher than being and non-being, supreme, beyond knowledge, the most excellent among creatures.
Muṇḍaka 2.2.2
यदर्चिमद्यदणुभ्योऽणु च
यस्मिँल्लोका निहिता लोकिनश्च ।
तदेतदक्षरं ब्रह्म स प्राणस्तदु वाङ्मनः
तदेतत्सत्यं तदमृतं तद्वेद्धव्यं सोम्य विद्धि ॥ २.२.२ ॥
That which shines, which is subtler than the atoms, in which the worlds and their dwellers are established — that is this imperishable brahman. That is breath (prāṇa); that is speech and mind. That is this truth, that is the immortal. Know that as the mark to be pierced, O gentle one.
Muṇḍaka 2.2.3
धनुर्गृहीत्वौपनिषदं महास्त्रं
शरं ह्युपासा निशितं सन्धयीत ।
आयम्य तद्भावगतेन चेतसा
लक्ष्यं तदेवाक्षरं सोम्य विद्धि ॥ २.२.३ ॥
Taking up the bow, the great weapon of the upaniṣad, one should fit to it an arrow sharpened by devotion. Drawing it with a mind absorbed in that state, know that very imperishable as the target, O gentle one.
Muṇḍaka 2.2.4
प्रणवो धनुः शारो ह्यात्मा ब्रह्म तल्लक्ष्यमुच्यते ।
अप्रमत्तेन वेद्धव्यं शरवत् तन्मयो भवेत् ॥ २.२.४ ॥
The syllable oṃ (praṇava) is the bow, the ātman is the arrow, and brahman, it is said, is the target. It should be pierced by one who is unheedless; one should become one with it, as an arrow is one with its aim.
Muṇḍaka 2.2.5
यस्मिन् द्यौः पृथिवी चान्तरिक्षमोतं
मनः सह प्राणैश्च सर्वैः ।
तमेवैकं जानथ आत्मानमन्या वाचो
विमुञ्चथामृतस्यैष सेतुः ॥ २.२.५ ॥
In whom heaven and earth and the atmosphere are woven, and the mind together with all the breaths: know that one alone as the ātman, and let go of other words. This is the bridge to immortality.
Muṇḍaka 2.2.6
अरा इव रथनाभौ संहता यत्र नाड्यः ।
स एषोऽन्तश्चरते बहुधा जायमानः ।
ओमित्येवं ध्यायथ आत्मानं स्वस्ति वः
पाराय तमसः परस्तात् ॥ २.२.६ ॥
As spokes are joined in the hub of a chariot wheel, so where the channels converge, he moves within, being born in many forms. Meditate on the self thus as om. May there be well-being for you, for crossing beyond the darkness.
Muṇḍaka 2.2.7
यः सर्वज्ञः सर्वविद् यस्यैष महिमा भुवि ।
दिव्ये ब्रह्मपुरे ह्येष व्योम्न्यात्मा प्रतिष्ठितः ॥
मनोमयः प्राणशरीरनेता
प्रतिष्ठितोऽन्ने हृदयं सन्निधाय ।
तद् विज्ञानेन परिपश्यन्ति धीरा
आनन्दरूपममृतं यद् विभाति ॥ २.२.७ ॥
He who is all-knowing and all-understanding, whose glory is this on earth: in the divine city of brahman, in the space, this ātman is established. Made of mind, leader of the body of breath, established in food, he is near the heart. The wise behold him fully through knowledge: the immortal in the form of bliss, which shines forth.
Muṇḍaka 2.2.8
भिद्यते हृदयग्रन्थिश्छिद्यन्ते सर्वसंशयाः ।
क्षीयन्ते चास्य कर्माणि तस्मिन् दृष्टे परावरे ॥ २.२.८ ॥
When he who is higher and lower is seen, the knot of the heart is broken, all doubts are cut off, and his actions come to an end.
Muṇḍaka 2.2.9
हिरण्मये परे कोशे विरजं ब्रह्म निष्कलम् ।
तच्छुभ्रं ज्योतिषं ज्योतिस्तद् यदात्मविदो विदुः ॥ २.२.९ ॥
In the highest golden sheath is brahman, stainless and without parts. It is pure, the light of lights; this is what the knowers of the ātman know.
Muṇḍaka 2.2.10
न तत्र सूर्यो भाति न चन्द्रतारकं
नेमा विद्युतो भान्ति कुतोऽयमग्निः ।
तमेव भान्तमनुभाति सर्वं
तस्य भासा सर्वमिदं विभाति ॥ २.२.१० ॥
There the sun does not shine, nor the moon and stars; these lightnings do not shine, much less this fire. When he shines, everything shines after him; by his light all this is illumined.
Muṇḍaka 2.2.11
ब्रह्मैवेदममृतं पुरस्ताद् ब्रह्म पश्चाद् ब्रह्म दक्षिणतश्चोत्तरेण ।
अधश्चोर्ध्वं च प्रसृतं ब्रह्मैवेदं विश्वमिदं वरिष्ठम् ॥ २.२.११ ॥
Brahman alone is all this; it is immortal. Brahman is in front, brahman behind, brahman to the south and to the north; spread below and above, it is brahman alone. This universe is brahman, this most excellent.