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The Mundakoupanishad : Post-16. Swami Krishnananda.

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 ======================================================================= ======================================================================== Friday, October 22, 2022. 06:30. Chapter-1, Section-2, Mantram-9 &10. POST-16. ========================================================================= Mantras 8 to 10 : Description of the sad state of knowledge-less (devoid of Upasana) rituals -  ========================================================================= Mantram-9: Avidyāyām bahudhā vartamānā  vayaṁ kṛtārthā ity-abhi-manyanti bālāh,  yat karmiṇo na pravedayanti rāgāt  tenā-turāḥ kṣīṇa-lokāś cyavante (1.2.9):  Children with no understanding imagine that they have achieved everything that they can achieve. “I am a king. I have performed so many Rajasuyas and Ashvamedhas. There is no opposition before me. I have conquered the whole world. I have annexed my kingdom.” So are the vainglorious words and imaginations of a potentate. Tomorrow he shall not be there. “Sceptre and Cr

The Mundakoupanishad : Post-15. Swami Krishnananda.

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======================================================================== Swami Udit Chaithanyaji SRIMAD BHAGAVATHA SAPTAHA MOHOTSAVAM (FM 2022 OCT 2 TO OCT 09 ) NOIDA 62-DELHI VIJAYADASAMI CELEBRATION. ഭാഗവത സപ്താഹ മഹോത്സവം (2022  Oct 02  to Oct 9 വരെ ) Noida 62- Delhi വിജയദശമി ആഘോഷം. ======================================================================= Friday, October 07, 2022. 07:30. Chapter-1, Section-2, Mantram-8. POST-15. ========================================================================= Mantras 8 to 10 : Description of the sad state of knowledge-less (devoid of Upasana) rituals -  ========================================================================= Mantram-8 :  Avidyāyā - antare vartamānāḥ svayaṁ  dhīrāḥ paṇḍitam manya-mānāḥ,  janghanyamānāḥ pariyanti mūḍhāḥ,  andhenaiva nīyamānā yathāndhāḥ (1.2.8).  "Ignorant beings existing (gloating) in the midst of ignorance, but fancying themselves to be wise and learned, go round oppressed and miserable, as blind people w