Mandukya Upanishad (Madhva commentary)
by Srisa Chandra Vasu | 1909 | 15,464 words | ISBN-13: 9789332869165
The English translation of the Mandukya Upanishad including the commentary of Madhva called the Bhasya. The describe the secret meaning of Om as the four names and aspects of the Lord (Vishva, Taijasa, Prajna and Turiya). This Upanishad is associated with the Atharva Veda and contains tweelve verses although Madhva reads the Gaudapada’s Karikas as ...
Mantra 3.3
3. (U10). The Lord of Dreams called Taijasa is designated by the syllable “U”; it is the second aspect. Tie is called “U” because He draws in the Jīva from the waking or outward state, into the interior world; or because He produces a two-fold effect. He who thus understands the twofold reason for the Taijasa being called “U”; attains an unbroken flow of consciousness and getting Mukti becomes one of the Ever-wise. He becomes a moderator of all and a non-knower of Brahman is not born in his family.—28.
Notes.
[Note.—Utkarṣāt (Utkarṣa)—drawing away from (the idea of body; and takes him to the region of stored up impressions or dreams). The cessation of external functions: and perception of dream objects.]
[Note.—Ubhayatvāt (Ubhayatva)—producing two-fold effect, i.e., the stopping the perception of external things and causing the perception of internal dream objects.]
[Note.—Jñānasantatim (Jñānasantati)—(through the) lines of knowledge. The current (santati) of knowledge is not broken. There is no gap in his consciousness, no break in the flow of the stream of his knowledge. On attaining Release, be becomes one of the perfects in knowledge and wisdom.]
[Note.—Samānaḥ (Samāna)—balanced, through affection for all and freedom from faults, be becomes an arbitrator among the Freed Souls: Judge. One who is equally inclined to both parties. Samāna, common. Or mana means pervading inside, samāna=existing as a māna, i.e., existing in the midst of all Perfects and Freed Souls: as their harmoniser and moderator.]
Madhva’s commentary called the Bhāṣya:
The word atkarṣa means that which draws up the Jīva towards himself by raising it from the false-identification (abhimāna) with the body. The Taijasa does so. He is called ubhaya or both, because He stops all external impressions and causes the perception of dream objects. The word samāna means “same,” i.e., he becomes impartial to all; every one looks up to him as to a moderator or a conciliator: (for he loves all and is free from all defects of partiality, &c).
Note.—The word madhyastha translated as a conciliator, arbitrator, may mean also ‘one who is in the middle of all.’