MahAnArAyaNOpanishat by Dr.NSA Manthra - 7
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• November 15, 1999
======================================================= MahAnArAyaNOpanishat - manthra-7 ======================================================= thadEvAgnisthadvAyu: thath sUrya: thadu chandramA: thadEva shukramamrtham thad brahma thadApa: sa prajApathi: Translation: That is verily Agni. That is Vayu. That is the Surya. That alone is the Moon. That is the effulgent (through an auspicious body). That is the Immortal. That is Brahma or prakrthi. That is the water. He is prajApathi, the Lord of the creatures. Notes: The supreme Lord was declared to be the one non-second who is the dispenser of fruits of all karmas performed by all. The karmas are intended to please different Gods like Agni and others and how can they all be the worship of the one? This doubt is removed in this manthra. The one Lord who is the 'antharyAmin' of all deities is worshipped through the worship of various deities and that supreme 'antharyAmin' bestows the fruits of all actions. See Gita 9-23,24. The one is called by all the names as that one alone happens to be the inmost self of all. The Gods mentioned here are the vibhUthi-s of that Lord. Just as Agni and others are the vibhUthi-s of that Lord, even prajApathi, the four-faced-God is his vibhUthi and is different from the ultimate cause of the universe who is described in the first manthra. The word Brahma means 'prakrthi'. 'Apa:' is the element evolved from that. PrajApathi is the one who is born in the 'aNda' described in the purusha sUktha as 'virAjo adhi pUrusha:'. This manthra expounds that the Supreme Lord is the inner self of all Gods and is worshipped through their worship. ======================================================= Sri Ranganatha Divyamani Padukabhyam Namaha dasan, Balaji