Commentary on the Mundaka Upanishad - 31: Swami Krishnananda
================================================================================================== Friday 12, June 2026. 10:00. Chapter-2, Section-3. Mantram-3 ( Instructions on conemplation on Brahmam ) POST-31. ================================================================================================= Commentary on the Mundaka Upanishad: 31. Chapter 3: Section 1 Now we go to Section 1 of Chapter 3. The same mantram that occurred earlier, of the illustration of two birds perching on a single tree, is before us. Dvā suparṇā sayujā sakhāyā samānaṁ vṛkṣam pariṣasvajāte tayor anyaḥ: pippalaṁ svādv atty anaśnann anyo'bhicākaśīti (3.1.1): There are two birds in this tree of life. This tree of life may be either this body of the individual, or it may be the entire creation itself. Ishvara and jiva are present in the world of creation, as well as in the human body. They are friends. God and the individual are like Nara and Narayana of ancient mythology. They are inseparable b...