Contributed By Dr Thimappa Hegde
Study material- Kathopanisad by Swami Paramarthananda. Transcribed by Sri V. Badrinath. Available at arshaavinash.in
Katha Upanishad – Class 5
12 February 2021
Summary of Previous Class
Dr. Komal Prasad
Introduction
Dr. Thimappa Hegde
Kathopanishad- Topics covered
•Shantipata. Om Sahana Vavatu
•Beyond Dharma and adharma
•Om, Sarva Vedanta siddhanta
•Ratha Kalpana, Jeeva Yatra
•Awake arise
•The wise look inwards
Shanthi Mantra
Contributed by Dr. Sachin
Om SahaNaav[au]-Avatu |
Saha Nau Bhunaktu |
ōṁ saha nāvavatu I
sahanau bhunaktu I sahavīryaṁ karavāvahai I
tējasvi nāvadhītamastu mā vidviṣāvahai I
ōṁ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ II
Om, May God Protect us Both; May God Nourish us Both, May we Work Together with Energy and Vigour, May our Study be Enlightening TO THE HIGHEST DEGREE,
not giving rise to Hostility, Om, Peace, Peace, Peace.
Shanti Mantras – Why?
Shanti = Vighna nivrtti pathah = chanting
Two obstacles (vighna ) drshtah and adrshtah – Lord is omniscient ( sarvajnah) so he would help us remove all obstacles.
OmSaha(MAY) He Nau US BOTH (Sisya & Guru) Avatu PROTECT | Saha (MAY) HE Nau US BOTH Bhunaktu NOURISH | Saha with His grace Vīryam EFFORT Karava PUT FORTH Aavahai MAY WE BOTH Tejasv BRIGHT IN OUR MIND Nau for US BOTH AdhīTam TO THE HIGHEST DEGREE Astu (LET THIS STUDY) BE
Mā NOT HAVE Vidviss HOSTILITY Aavahai MAY WE BOTH
OmShāntihShāntihShāntih MAY there be not be obstacles from ādhyātmikavighnaḥ – physical and mental discomfort ādhibautikavighnaḥ – visible factors around us ādhidaivikavighnaḥ – invisible natural forces||
Contributed by Smt Radha Muralidharan, Verse 1.2.14
anyatradharmādanyatrādharmādanyatrāsmātkṛtākṛtāt | anyatrabhūtāccabhavyāccayattatpaśyasitadvada || 14 ||
What from your experience, other than virtue and vice, other than what is made and what is not, other than the past and the future, tell me that.
Verse 1.2.15
Contributed by Dr. Minal,
Limitations of material objects
´Bandhakatvam-bondage
´Atriptikaratvam- dissatisfaction
´Dukhamishritatvam- bound to bring sorrow.
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सर्वे वेदा यत्पदमामनन्ति तपांसि सर्वाणि च यद्वदन्ति।
यदिच्छन्तो ब्रह्मचर्यं चरन्ति तत्ते पदं संग्रहेण ब्रवीम्योमित्येतत् ॥
सर्वे वेदा- all the vedas ,यत् पदम् that goal/which goal , आमनन्ति proclaim or declare ,तपांसि acts of penance
सर्वाणि all , वदन्ति यत् which are declared , यत् इच्छन्तः wishing for which , ब्रह्मचर्यं चरन्ति lead the life of
bramhachari , तत् पदं ते that goal , सङ्ग्रहेण ब्रवीमि I will tell you briefly, .ॐ इति एतत् It is Om.
Lord Yama says the goal which all vedas praise or declare , which all
penances proclaim and wishing for which they lead the life of bramhacharya
that goal / word I will briefly tell you. It is Om.
Verse 1.3.3
Contributed by Dr. Kiran,
After dealing with Tat aspect, now he shifts focus to Tvam aspect
The introductory part is complete with the two previous mantras – jivātmā, the traveler, the two destinations and the two paths have been introduced
Preyas/ Shreyas-
Lord Yama will describe the sādhanas (preparation) for Ātma Vidyā, then Ātma Vidyā itself and then the benefits (phalam
Verse 1.3.14
Contributed by Dr. Sandhya Ravi
uttiṣṭhata jāgrata prāpya varānnibodhata | kśurasya dhārā niśitā duratyayā durgaṃ pathastatkavayo vadanti
Arise, awake; having reached the great, learn; the edge of a razor is sharp and impassable; that path, the intelligent say, is hard to go by.
Verse 2.1.1
Contributed by Vidya Prabhu,
parāñci khāni vyatr̥ṇatsvayambhūḥ,
tasmātparāṅ paśyati nāntarātman I
kaściddhīraḥ pratyagātmānamaikṣad,
āvr̥ttacakṣuramr̥tatvamicchan II
Sense organs and the mind are always busy with the pursuits of external duty and pleasures.
No one has the time to introspect and think about Atma.
The three defects of anatma :
Pain – Dukha Mishritatvam
Dissatisfaction - Atruptikaratvam
Attachment - Bandhakatvam
Lord Yama offered the world to Nachiketa but he turned it down for immortality.
Through shastra vichara and Guru Upadesha one see himself, the observer.
2.1.1
•parāñci khāni vyatr̥ṇatsvayambhūḥ,
•tasmātparāṅ paśyati nāntarātman I
•kaściddhīraḥ pratyagātmānamaikṣad,
•āvr̥ttacakṣuramr̥tatvamicchan II
Next week
Dr. Thimappa Hegde
Kenopanishad for Next Week
Sama Veda, Shantipata
It has 4 chapters, 35 mantras
First word is Kena
Ear of the ear
• Pratibodha viditaṃ matama
•Story, exercises
Maha Shivaratri Special
Hamsa Shiva Soham
Soham HamsaShivaha
Sa Shiva Soham Hamsaha
Hamsa, Viveka
•Sat
•Chit
•Ananda
•Hamsa Mantra
•Saha Aham Asmi
Hamsa Shiva Soham
Soham HamsaShivaha
Sa Shiva Soham Hamsaha
Om Puurnnam-Adah Puurnnam-Idam
Puurnnaat-Purnnam-Udacyate
PuurnnasyaPuurnnam-Aadaaya
Puurnnam-Eva-Avashissyate ||
Om ShaantihShaantihShaantih ||