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ESSENCE OF THE MANDUKYOPANISHAD

by Swami Sivananda

INTRODUCTION

Om bhadram karnebhihsrinuyama devahBhadrampasyemakshabhiryajatrah,Sthirairangaistushtuvamsa-

stanubhihvyasema devahitam yadayuh.

Svasti na indro vriddhasravahsvasti nah pushah visvavedah,Svasti nastarkshyoarishtanemihsvasti no brihaspatirdadhatu,

Om Santih, Santih, Santih.

Om, O gods, may we, with our ears, hear what is auspicious; O ye! Fit to be worshipped,may we, with our eyes, see what is auspicious; may we enjoy the life allotted to us bythe gods, offering our praise with our bodies strong of limb. May Indra, the powerful, the



ancient of fame, vouchsafe us prosperity. May He, the nourisher and the possessor of allwealth, give us what is well for us. May the Lord of swift motion be propitious to us, and

may the protector of the great ones protect us too.

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1. Om, the word, is all this. Its further explanation is this. All that is past, present andfuture is verily Om. That which is beyond the triple conception of time, is verily Om.

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2. All this is verily Brahman. This Atman (the Supreme Self) is Brahman. This Atman hasfour quarters, four feet, not like those of a cow, but like the fractions of a coin

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