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Sacred Chants - Mandukya Upanishad (Shloka 11)

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Channel: sacredverses · 2011 · Education

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Shlokas from the Mandukya Upanishad.

SHLOKA text:
सुषुप्तस्थानः प्राज्ञो मकारस्तृतीया मात्रा मितेरपीतेर्वा मिनोति ह वा इदं सर्वमपीतिश्च भवति य एवं वेद ॥११॥

sushuptasthaanah praajyo makaarastriteeyaa maatraa miterapeetervaa minoti ha vaa idam sarvamapeetishcha bhavati ya evam veda ॥11॥

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INFO:
Track: Verse 11
Artist: Pt. Ganesh Vidyalankar
Album: Maandookya Upanishad


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ABOUT:
The Maandookya Upanishad belongs to the Atharva Veda. It is one of the shortest Upanishads, containing only 12 verses. It's length however, has no bearing on the knowledge contained within it. In fact, the Muktikopanishad says that if a person cannot afford to study all of the Upanishads, it is enough to read just the Maandookya Upanishad.

The Maandookya Upanishad refers to four states of consciousness -- wakefulness, dreaming, dreamless sleep and the Absolute or Self, explained through the principle of AUM. AUM consists of three elements -- 'a', 'u' and 'm'. The 'a' corresponds to the state of wakefulness (jagrata), wherein one is aware of sensory experiences. The 'u' corresponds to the state of dreaming sleep (svapna), where the mind is the only thing that is awake. The 'm' corresponds to the state of dreamless sleep (susupti), where only the Atman is aware of this experience. The silence that follows the chant of AUM corresponds to the Fourth state (turiya).

Turiya, which literally means "The Fourth" is the ultimate state of consciousness. It is the three preceding levels, yet it transcends them all. It is consciousness itself.

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