Mundaka Upanishad - Mundaka 3, Section 1 - Grantha

Seated by the same tree, the deluded Jiva (who is enjoying the fruit) grieves over his helplessness. But the moment he sees the glorious worship-worthy God,(the one who is simple watching) he is freed of all grief.

In short, when Jiva realizes his Atman Self he becomes free of misery and helplessness. He starts living in eternal bliss.

𑌯𑌦𑌾 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌂
𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍀𑌶𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌯𑍋𑌨𑌿𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌤𑌦𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌾𑌪𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍂𑌯
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌂𑌜𑌨𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌸𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍁𑌪𑍈𑌤𑌿 ॥ 3॥

When the wise one sees the Brahman, the luminous (golden-hued) Lord, the creator, then he shakes off all good and evil (virtue and vice) and becomes flawless and becomes one with the Supreme.

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑍋 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌷 𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌤𑌿
𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍀 ।
𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌡 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌾-
𑌨𑍇𑌷 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌰𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌃 ॥ 4॥

He is the force of all vital forces (the Prana of all Pranas) that pervades all being. After knowing him, the wise have no need to babble anymore. He revels in the Self, he delights in the Self, executing all actions (devotional practices like meditation, acquiring knowledge etc) he is the chief among knowers of Brahman.

𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌲𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌪𑌸𑌾 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌷 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾
𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌗𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑍇𑌨 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌚𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌣 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌃𑌶𑌰𑍀𑌰𑍇 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌯𑍋 𑌹𑌿 𑌶𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌰𑍋
𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑌤𑌯𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌣𑌦𑍋𑌷𑌾𑌃 ॥ 5॥

The austere ones see the luminous and pure Atman residing within them through the continuous practice of truth, penance (concentration), right knowledge and continence.

Satmev Jayante means Truth alone triumphs.

Above all, Truth means truthfulness of thought, action and deed. Further, this is a primary virtue required for achieving Realization.

In addition, the virtue of Penance (concentration/ withdrawing Self from the mind/senses concentrate on the Atman) is a must.

Also Right knowledge in understanding the correct import of scriptural teachings. Lastly, continence as in a chaste body and a chaste mind.

𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌜𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍃𑌤𑌂
𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌪𑌂𑌥𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌤𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌃 ।
𑌯𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌽𑌽𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍃𑌷𑌯𑍋 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾
𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌤𑌤𑍍 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍍 ॥ 6॥

Satyamev Jayate as in truth alone succeeds, and not falsehood. Only truth can pave the way for Devayana (the road to God) Ascending this the desire-free sages ascend the highest treasure of truth

𑌬𑍃𑌹𑌚𑍍𑌚 𑌤𑌦𑍍 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂
𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌚𑍍𑌚 𑌤𑌤𑍍 𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌤𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌤𑌿 ।
𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍂𑌰𑍇 𑌤𑌦𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌕𑍇 𑌚
𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌹𑍈𑌵 𑌨𑌿𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌹𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑍭॥

It is vast and luminous. Its form is beyond thought. It is subtler than the subtlest. He is farther than the farthest and yet near at hand. The Seers realize Him in the cavity of the heart.

𑌨 𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌷𑌾 𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌵𑌾𑌚𑌾
𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍈𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌪𑌸𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌣 𑌵𑌾 ।
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑍇𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵-
𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌕𑌲𑌂
𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌃 ॥ 𑍮॥

It cannot be perceived by the eyes, the speech, the senses nor by austerity or sacrificial works (rites). When the mind purified through the right knowledge, meditates on it, he realizes the Indivisible Self.

𑌏𑌷𑍋𑌽𑌣𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑌾 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍋
𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌃 𑌪𑌂𑌚𑌧𑌾 𑌸𑌂𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌶 ।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍋𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂
𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌷 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 ॥ 𑍯॥

To know the subtle Atman and let it shine forth, that (place as in the mind) where the five-fold aspect of Prana has entered has to be purified. The Prana completely pervades the mind and the senses of all beings.

To clarify, the five-fold aspect of Prana mentioned here is prana, apana, vyana, udana and samana. Now, a pure mind and a pure intellect is to perceive Atman clearly.

𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌂 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌾 𑌸𑌂𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌤𑌿
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌃 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑌂 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌂 𑌜𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌂-
𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌂 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍍 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌃 ॥ 10॥

Whichever world a man of pure mind desires and whatever objects he wishes for, he conquers those worlds and desires. Therefore, all those seeking prosperity should worship such Knowers of Self.

A knower of Self has realized Brahman and embodies It. Therefore, prayer to such a realized Soul is literally paying obeisance to God.

॥ 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑍁𑌂𑌡𑌕𑍋𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌦𑌿 𑌤𑍃𑌤𑍀𑌯𑌮𑍁𑌂𑌡𑌕𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌥𑌮𑌃 𑌖𑌂𑌡𑌃 ॥

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