The Mundakoupanishad : Post-16. Swami Krishnananda.
======================================================================= ======================================================================== 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 ...