Mundaka Upanishad : Chapter 1: Section 1 : Mantram-3 &4 Discussions
19/04/2018 Mundaka Upanishad : Chapter 1: Section 1 : Mantram-3, Saunako ha vai mahasalo’ngirasam vidhivad - upasannah papraccha, kasmin nu bhagavo vijñate sarvam - idam vijñatam bhavati iti (1.1.3) Discussion : “Great Master, holy Sage, what is that, by knowing which, one can know everything else also?” Is it possible to know something which can lead to the knowledge of all things at the same time? Generally, such a thing is not possible. If you know one thing, you know only that thing. The knowledge of A does not involve the knowledge of B, because A cannot be B. One thing cannot be another thing; it is the law of contradiction in logic. So what is this question? A supernatural question is raised by Saunaka Mahashala: “What is that thing, the knowledge of which will, at the same time, mean the knowledge of all things?” It was a simple question, leading to an answer which is the entire Upanishad. To the sage Saunaka, who queried in this manner, Angiras, the M