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Part 3

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त्वं स्त्री त्वं पुमानसि त्वं कुमार उत वा कुमारी।
त्वं जीर्णो दण्डेन वञ्चसि त्वं जातो भवसि विश्वतोमुखः॥

tvaṁ strī tvaṁ pumānasi tvaṁ kumāra uta vā kumārī |
tvaṁ jīrṇo daṇḍena vañcasi tvaṁ jāto bhavasi viśvatomukhaḥ ||

“You are the woman, You are the man; You are the youth and the maiden too. You are the old man who totters along with a staff, and You are the boy facing all directions.”- Shvetashvatara Upanishad ,Chapter 4, Verse 3

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यतो वाचो निवर्तन्ते । अप्राप्य मनसा सह । आनन्दं ब्रह्मणो विद्वान् । न बिभेति कुतश्चनेति ॥ १ ॥ तैत्तिरीयोपनिषद्ब्रह्मानन्दवल्लीनवमोऽनुवाकः

yato vāco nivartante | aprāpya manasā saha| ānandaṁ brahmaṇo vidvān| na bibheti kutaścaneti |

The Bliss of the Eternal from which words turn back without attaining and mind also returneth baffled, who knoweth the Bliss of the Eternal? He feareth not for aught in this world or elsewhere– Taittiriya Upanishad, Anuvaka IX, Ananda valli.

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ajām ekāṁ lohita-śukla-kṛṣṇāṁ bahvīḥ prajāḥ sṛjamānāṁ sarūpāḥ |
ajo hy eko juṣamāṇo ’nuśete jahāty enāṁ bhukta-bhogām ajo ’nyaḥ || [1]

–Shvetashvatara Upanishad (Verse 4.5)

अजाम् एकाम् लोहितशुक्लकृष्णम् बह्वीः प्रजाः सृजमानां सरूपाः
अजो ह्येको जुषमाणोनुशेते जहात्येनां भुक्तभोगाम् अजोन्यः

ajām ekām lohita-śukla-kṛṣṇām
bahvīḥ prajāḥ sṛjamānāṁ sarūpāḥ
ajo hy eko juṣamāṇo ‘nuśete
jahāty enāṁ bhukta-bhogām ajo ‘nyaḥ 

This verse uses the metaphor of a goat (Aja/Ajā) to explain the relationship between the individual soul, the supreme soul, and material nature:

• The Material World: The unborn, singular Prakriti is red, white, and black (representing the three gunas), and she continuously creates a multitude of living beings that resemble her.
• The Bound Soul: One unborn soul (the Jiva) becomes attached to this material nature, gets entangled in it, and enjoys its experiences.
• The Liberated Soul: Another unborn soul (the Supreme or liberated soul) disengages from Prakriti once her purpose (experience and eventual liberation) has been fulfilled.– Shvetashvatara Upanishad (Verse 4.5)

Or

There is one beginningless entity who is clear-white when she transmits conscious perception, reddish-hued when she inspires creativity, and dark-blue when she coagulates and destroys. There is another beginningless entity who wants to procreate with her. Yet another beginningless entity forsakes her after enjoying her.

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naiva strī na pumāneṣa na caivāyaṃ napuṃsakaḥ |
yadyćcharīramādatte tene tene sa yujyate ||Shvetashvatara Upanishad (Chapter 5, Verse 10)

“He is neither female, nor male, nor is he neuter. Whatever body he takes, with that he is joined.” Shvetashvatara Upanishad (Chapter 5, Verse 10)

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मधु वाता ऋतायते मधु क्षरन्ति सिन्धवः ।
माध्वीर्नः सन्त्वोषधीः ॥
मधु नक्तमुतोषसो मधुमत् पार्थिवं रजः ।
मधु द्यौरस्तु नः पिता ॥
मधुमान्नो वनस्पतिर्मधुमानस्तु सूर्यः ।
माध्वीर्गावो भवन्तु नः ॥

–Rig Veda 1.90.6

[oṃ madhu vātā ṛtāyate madhu kṣaranti sindhavaḥ | mādhvīrnaḥ santvoṣadhīḥ | madhu
naktamutoṣaso madhumat pārthivaṃ rajaḥ | madhu dyaurastu naḥ pitā | madhumānno
vanaspatirmadhumāṃ astu sūryaḥ | mādhvīrgāvo bhavantu naḥ |

 The mantra calls for sweetness and harmony in all aspects of life

Winds, rivers, and herbs bring sweetness, aligning with cosmic law (Rta).

Nights, dawns, the earth’s dust, and the sky (Father Heaven) are sweet.

Trees, the sun, and cows (offering milk) are full of sweetness.

Or

Rivers bliss us with sacred water and provide us; health, night, morning, vegetation. Sun bliss us with peaceful life. Our cows provide us milk.

To be continued………………..

Tags- Important, Upanishad mantras, Part 3