Mundaka Upanishad : Chapter 1: Section 2.6 : Swami Krishnananda
11/07/2019 Mundaka Upanishad : Chapter 1: Section 2.6 Ehy-ehiti tam-ahutayas suvarcasah suryasya rasmibhir-yajamanam vahanti, priyam vacam-abhivadantyo-’rcayantya, esa vah punyah sukrto brahma-lokah (1.2.6). The Sun’s rays, as the flames of fire, are not dead things; they are consciousness. They speak to you : “Come. Glorious man, here are the flames. Come, come.” The oblations, when offered properly with the recitation of the mantras correctly pronounced, create a situation wherein the oblations start assuming life. We have heard that, in ancient days, divinities used to rise up from the fire, bringing some offering. The nectarine pudding which was brought by a divinity in the sacrifice performed by Dasharatha is one of many instances. The living voice of the flames of fire in the sacrifice, and the glorious rays of the Sun, join together and speak very delightful words. Priyam vacam abhivadantyo’rcayantya : “How blessed you are. How good it is of you to ...