Mundaka Upanishad : Chapter 1: Section 2.4 : Swami Krishnananda

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22/04/2019
Mundaka Upanishad : Chapter 1: Section 2.4 
Chapter 1: Section 2.4

"Kali karali ca mano-java ca
sulohita ya ca sudhumra-varna,
sphulingini visva-rupi ca devi
lelaya-mana iti sapta-jihvah." (1.2.4).

In a properly performed sacrifice, seven flames of the fire are supposed to shoot up, not just one or two. The hungry fire will lap up in seven tongues.

The seven tongues have their own names : —

kali: the black one;
karali: the blacker one;
mano-java: rapid like the movement of the mind;
sulohita: reddish in colour;
sudhumra-varna: brownish in colour;
sphulingini: sparking forth;
visva-rupi: radiant.
Devi: divine are the flames.

The god Agni himself rises up to receive our offering and take us to the gods so that, in their satisfaction, they lift us up to the abode of the gods.

Lelayamana iti sapta-jihvah :

Oscillating flames of the agni, to which we offer the oblations, are designated in this manner. These names are to be remembered.

"Eteshu yas-carate bhraja-maneshu
yatha-kalam ca hutayo hy adadayan,
tam nayanty etas suryasya rasmayo
yatra devanam patir eko’dhivasah." (1.2.5).

If we are in a position to perform these sacrifices meticulously without committing mistakes, as we calculate a mathematical problem right from the beginning to the end without making any error, if we can perform the yajnas as mentioned in these verses in the holy fire which is radiating with its power, if offerings are made in this way, then what happens?

The fire assumes a very subtle form as soundless ethereal shapes, into which it enters when it becomes inaudible; and its colour also becomes invisible and merges into the subtle rays of the Sun. The flames of the fire transmute themselves into fine forces of light converging into the intensity of the rays of the Sun.

To be continued ..


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