Mundaka Upanishad - Mundaka 2, Section 2 - Grantha

The self-effulgent Brahman resides in the heart of all. Everything is fixed on Him; all that moves (aejath) breathes (pranath) winks (nimijath). This One is both gross and subtle (the cause and the effect). It is beyond (comprehension of) ordinary beings. It is the highest, dearest of all.

𑌯𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌦𑌣𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌣𑍁 𑌚
𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿ँ𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌿𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌚 ।
𑌤𑌦𑍇𑌤𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌸 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌦𑍁 𑌵𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌃
𑌤𑌦𑍇𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑌦𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑍋𑌮𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 ॥ 2॥

But that Transcendental Effulgence (Nirguna Brahman- Supreme Being without form, Purusha) which exists both inside and outside of everything, has no mind or form is birthless and is without vital force is superior to Saguna Brahman.

Om Chanting benefits by ridding the soul of impurities and helping it anchor itself on the Absolute. The symbol of Om also helps the mind concentrate on a concrete idea and sound while meditating.

𑌧𑌨𑍁𑌰𑍍 𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍀𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍌𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌦𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂
𑌶𑌰𑌂 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌸𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌯𑍀𑌤 ।
𑌆𑌯𑌮𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌗𑌤𑍇𑌨 𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑌾
𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑍋𑌮𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 ॥ 3॥

Use the mighty weapon the bow, recommended by the Upanishads. Fix the arrow of meditation sharpened with constant worship. Draw it out with a mind absorbed (as in draw the mind from all other distractions) in the one and only idea of God. Now, hit the target which is the Indestructible Brahman.

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌵𑍋 𑌧𑌨𑍁𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌰𑍋 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌤𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌅𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌨 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌵𑌤𑍍 𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌯𑍋 𑌭𑌵𑍇𑌤𑍍 ॥ 4॥

Pranava, the symbol Om is the bow and the Self (Soul/ Jiva/ Atman) is the arrow and the target is the Brahman. One should become absorbed with It, as does the arrow with the target.

𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍 𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍌𑌃 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌿𑌵𑍀 𑌚𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌰𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑍋𑌤𑌂
𑌮𑌨𑌃 𑌸𑌹 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌃 ।
𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌵𑍈𑌕𑌂 𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌥 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑌾𑌚𑍋
𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌂𑌚𑌥𑌾𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌷 𑌸𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌃 ॥ 5॥

The Self (antaratma) is one on whom everything; the Heaven, Earth, Sky, Mind , Prana and Organs are linked. So, give up all vain talks. (Concentrate on) this bridge (sethu) to immortality (amrtsaya).

𑌅𑌰𑌾 𑌇𑌵 𑌰𑌥𑌨𑌾𑌭𑍌 𑌸𑌂𑌹𑌤𑌾 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌨𑌾𑌡𑍍𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌸 𑌏𑌷𑍋𑌽𑌂𑌤𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌰𑌤𑍇 𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌧𑌾 𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌃 ।
𑌓𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌵𑌂 𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌥 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌃
𑌪𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌤𑌮𑌸𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍 ॥ 6॥

The nerves converge at the Atman (that lives) in the centre of the heart reflecting the moods of the mind. Exactly like the spokes meet at the hub of a wheel. Meditate on the Self thus with the help of Om. May you surmount all obstacles in your journey beyond darkness.

This Universe is a play of Brahman. The Brahman within called Atman enlivens us from the heart. When we rid ourselves of ignorance, egotism, we undo the knots of the heart and realize Atman. Thus we merge into the Brahman as soon as our Prarabhda karma (karmic fruits for current life) is worked out. Sanchita karma (stored for next life) and Agami karma (stored for future lives) dissipate on Self/Atman Realization.

𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌷 𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾 𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌿 ।
𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍇 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌷 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌮𑍍𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌿𑌤𑌃 ॥

𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌮𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌶𑌰𑍀𑌰𑌨𑍇𑌤𑌾
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌿𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍇 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌯 ।
𑌤𑌦𑍍 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑍇𑌨 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌧𑍀𑌰𑌾
𑌆𑌨𑌂𑌦𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌮𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌯𑌦𑍍 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌤𑌿 ॥ 𑍭॥

The Omniscient, all-knowing Atman (present in the individual and collective consciousness) whose glory is manifest in the universe, lives within the sky of the luminous city of the Brahman. He is (perceptible in) the form of mind, is the controller of the vital forces and the body. From his seat in the heart, He dwells within the gross body. Through the knowledge of him, the wise can attain the luminous joy of being imperishable

𑌭𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌯𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌂𑌥𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌛𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌯𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌚𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍 𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌰𑍇 ॥ 𑍮॥

The Hridayagranti (knots of the heart) is undone, when the Atman that is both high and low (cause and the effect) is seen. Now, the doubts resolved and the action (karma and its fruits are dissipated)

𑌹𑌿𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌮𑌯𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑍇 𑌕𑍋𑌶𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌜𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌕𑌲𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌤𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌷𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌦𑍍 𑌯𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍁𑌃 ॥ 𑍯॥

The flawless transcendental brahman rests within the luminous sheath (hiranmaye kosha) All the ones with the knowledge of Self know that it is Pure and that it is the Light of all lights.

𑌨 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌸𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌭𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌨 𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌂
𑌨𑍇𑌮𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑍋 𑌭𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑍁𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌯𑌮𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌃 ।
𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌭𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌭𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌭𑌾𑌸𑌾 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌤𑌿 ॥ 10॥

Neither the sun nor the moon shine there, nor do the flashes of lightning. Then how is it that this light shines so brightly. (not only this) by His light everything else shines as he does also brightly and diversely.

𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑍈𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌮𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌦𑍍 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌦𑍍 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌤𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍇𑌣 ।
𑌅𑌧𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌚 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑍈𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌵𑌰𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌮𑍍 ॥ 11॥

Everything that we see in the front, back, right, left, above and below is nothing but the immortal Brahman. This whole world is nothing but Brahman, the highest.

That is to say, everything that we see in the shape of names and forms as modified by Maya is nothing but Brahman. The idea of a non- brahman world is a delusion like the idea of a snake (in the dark) that is actually just a rope

॥ 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑍁𑌂𑌡𑌕𑍋𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌦𑌿 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍀𑌯𑌮𑍁𑌂𑌡𑌕𑍇 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍀𑌯𑌃 𑌖𑌂𑌡𑌃 ॥

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