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Mudgala Upanishad

(Chapter 54)

Chapter Quiz

Verse 1

sahasraśīrṣetyatra saśabdo'nantavācakaḥ। anantayojanaṃ prāha daśāṅgulavacastathā ।।

Verse 2

tasya prathamayā viṣṇordeśato vyāptirīritā। dvitīyayā cāsya viṣṇo: kālato vyāptirucyate॥

Verse 3

viṣṇormokṣapradatvaṃ ca kathitaṃ tu tṛtīyayā। etāvāniti mantreṇa vaibhavaṃ kathitaṃ hareḥ॥

Verse 4

etenaiva ca mantreṇa caturvyūho vibhāṣitaḥ। tripādityanayā proktamaniruddhasya vaibhavam॥

Verse 5

tasmādvirāḍityanayā pādanārāyaṇāddhareḥ। prakṛteḥ puruṣasyāpi samutpattiḥpradarśitā॥

Verse 6

yatpuruṣeṇetyanayā sṛṣṭiyajñaḥ samīritaḥ। saptāsyāsanparidhayaḥsamidhaśca samīritāḥ॥

Verse 7

taṃ yajñamiti mantreṇa sṛṣṭiyajñaḥsamīritaḥ। anenaiva ca mantreṇa mokṣaśca samudīritaḥ॥

Verse 8

tasmāditi ca mantreṇa jagatsṛṣṭiḥ samīritā। vedāhamiti mantrābhyāṃ vaibhavaṃ kathitaṃ hareḥ॥

Verse 9

yajñenetyupasaṃhāraḥsṛṣṭermokṣasya ceritaḥ। ya evametajjānāti sa hi mukto bhavediti॥

Verse 10

atha tathā mudgalopaniṣadi puruṣasūktasya vaibhavaṃ vistareṇa pratipāditam। vāsudeva indrāya bhagavajjñānamupadiśya punarapi sūkṣmaśravaṇāya praṇatāyendrāya paramarahasyabhūtaṃ puruṣasūktābhyāṃ khaṇḍadvayābhyāmupādiśat॥

Verse 11

dvau khaṇḍāvucyate।yo'yamuktaḥ sa puruṣo nāmarūpajñānāgocaraṃ saṃsāriṇāmatidurjñeyaṃ viṣayaṃ vihāya kleśādibhiḥsaṃkliṣṭadevādijihīrṣayā sahasrakalāvayavakalyāṇaṃ dṛṣṭamātreṇa mokṣadaṃ veṣamādade। tena veṣeṇa bhūmyādilokaṃ vyāpyānantayojanamatyatiṣṭhat॥

Verse 12

puruṣo nārāyaṇo bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ bhaviṣyaccāsīt। sa eṣa sarveṣāṃ mokṣadaśacāsīt। sa ca। sarvasmānmahimno jyāyān। tasmānna ko'pi nyāyān॥

Verse 13

mahāpuruṣa ātmānaṃ caturdhā kṛtvā tripādena parame vyomni cāsīt। itareṇa caturthenāniruddhanārāyaṇena viśvānyāsan॥

Verse 14

sa ca pādanārāyaṇo jagatsraṣṭuṃ prakṛtimajanayat। sa samṛddhakāyaḥ sansṛṣṭikarma na jajñivān। so'niruddhanārāyaṇastasmai sṛṣṭimupādiśat। brahmaṃstavendriyāṇi yājakāni dhyātvā kośabhūtaṃ dṛḍhaṃ granthikalevaraṃ havirdhyātvā māṃ havirbhujaṃ dhyātvā vasantakālamājyaṃ dhyātvā grīṣmamidhmaṃ dhyātvā śaradṛtuṃ rasaṃ dhyātvaivamagnau hutvāṅgasparśātkalevaro vajraṃ hīṣyate।tataḥ svakāryānsarvaprāṇijīvānsṛṣṭvā paścādyāḥprādurbhaviṣyanti।tataḥ sthāvarajaṅgamātmakaṃ jagadbhaviṣyati॥

Verse 15

etena jīvātmanoryogena mokṣaprakāraśca kathita ityanusaṃdheyam॥

Verse 16

ya imaṃ sṛṣṭiyajñaṃ jānāti mokṣaprakāraṃ ca sarvamāyureti।।

Verse 17

eko devo bahudhā niviṣṭa ajāyamāno bahudhā vijāyate॥

Verse 18

tametamagnirityadhvaryava upāsate। yajurityeṣa hīdaṃ sarvaṃ yunakti। sāmeti chandogāḥ। etasminhīdaṃ sarve pratiṣṭhitam।viṣamiti sarpāḥ। sarpa iti sarpavidaḥ। ūrgiti devāḥ। rayiriti manuṣyāḥ। māyetyasurāḥ। svadheti pitaraḥ। devajana iti devajanavidaḥ। rūpamiti gandharvāḥ। gandharva ityapsarasaḥ॥

Verse 19

taṃ yathāyathopāsate tathaiva bhavati। tasmād brāhmaṇaḥ puruṣarūpaṃ parabrahmaivāhamiti bhāvayet । tadrūpo bhavati।ya evaṃ veda॥

Verse 20

tadbrahma tāpatrayātītaṃ ṣaṭkośavinirmuktaṃ ṣaḍūrmivarjitaṃ pañcakośātītaṃ ṣaḍbhāva - vikāraśūnyamevamādisarvavilakṣaṇaṃ bhavati॥