Рет қаралды 360
A reading of the Śvetāśvatara Upanishad by Swami Sarvadevananda.
The verses for today's class are posted below in transliteration so that you may follow along with the reading of the Sanskrit if you wish:
dvā suparṇā sayujā sakhāyā samānaṃ vṛkṣaṃ pariṣasvajāte /
tayor anyaḥ pippalaṃ svādv atty anaśnann anyo abhicākaśīti // 4.6 //
Like two birds of golden plumage, inseparable companions, are perched on a
branch of the same tree. One of them tastes the sweet and bitter fruits of the tree;
the other, tasting neither, calmly looks on.
samāne vṛkṣe puruṣo nimagno anīśayā śocati muhyamānaḥ /
juṣṭaṃ yadā paśyaty anyam īśaṃ asya mahimānam iti vītaśokaḥ // 4.7 //
On the same tree, the individual self (jiva), deluded by forgetfulness of his identity
with the divine Self, bewildered by his ego, grieves and is sad. But when he
recognizes the other as the Lord worshipped by all and His glory, he becomes free
from grief.