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    Aitareya Upanishad: Essence and Sanskrit Grammar
    Aitareya Upanishad: Essence and Sanskrit Grammar
    Aitareya Upanishad: Essence and Sanskrit Grammar
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    Aitareya Upanishad: Essence and Sanskrit Grammar

    By Ashwini Kumar Aggarwal

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    Aitareya is one of the earliest Upanishads and is attributed to sage Mahidasa Aitareya. It consists of five sections, viz. sections 21 to 25. These sections form the 4th, 5th, and 6th chapters of the 2nd part of the Rigveda Aranyaka. 

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    • the young student the मन्त्र Samhita ve
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDevotees of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ashram
    Release dateApr 2, 2020
    ISBN9788194521273
    Aitareya Upanishad: Essence and Sanskrit Grammar
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    Ashwini Kumar Aggarwal

    Ashwini is with the Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ashram based in Punjab. He loves to practice Yoga, perform Homa, study Sanskrit and be at home. He was born in Ludhiana and completed his pre-University from Govt. College for Boys. He has also written texts on Upanishads & Sanskrit Grammar delving into Panini's Ashtadhyayi.

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      Aitareya Upanishad - Ashwini Kumar Aggarwal

      Preface

      Ram Navami is a powerful and pressing occasion for man to turn to Meditation. Amongst all the human beings through history, Lord Ram is depicted as the perfect individual, the one who lived his entire life on fundamental humane principles.

      Meditation is not esoteric, neither is it vague, distant, hard or impractical. Meditation is in fact the direct and most effective tool for man to attain oneness within and union with divinity.

      Veda

      Mantra Verses (Samhita), and

      Brahmana Verses

      ◦  Brahmana

      ◦  Aranyaka

      ◦  Upanishad

      Adi Shankaracharya’s masterly commentary on eleven Upanishads is the de facto standard for Vedanta. These eleven have been named the principal Upanishads. Though it is said there are 1180 Upanishads written over a period of a thousand years, actual manuscripts available as of now are 108 only.

      A chart that lists the eleven Upanishads commented on in detail by Sankara.

      ––––––––

      Rigveda

      Gives the fundamental laws of creation

      Aitareya

      प्रज्ञानं ब्रह्म

      Samaveda

      Gives the intrinsic harmony within creation

      KENA, Chandogya

      तत् त्वम् असि

      Shukla Yajurveda/Krishna Yajurveda

      Gives the specific design, administrative and governing principles for a family or a nation

      Ishavasya, Brihadaranyaka, Katha. Taittiriya, Shvetashvatara

      अहं ब्रह्म अस्मि

      Atharvaveda

      Gives the specific ritucharya and dinacharya for an individual

      Mandukya, Mundaka Prashna,

      अयम् आत्मा ब्रह्म

      Four great illuminating statements or mahavakyas are listed above with their corresponding Upanishads in bold. Aitareya’s mahavakya occurs in the 5th section towards the end - Prajnana Brahman - प्रज्ञानं ब्रह्म ॥ 3.1.3

      Remember that Vedic Sanskrit text cannot be literally translated into English. Thoughts form and words sprout in deep meditation when guided by a living master.

      Rig Veda = Rigveda Samhita + Rigveda Brahmana

      Aitareya is one of the earliest Upanishads and is attributed to sage Mahidasa Aitareya. It consists of five sections, viz. sections 21 to 25. These sections form the 4th, 5th and 6th chapters of the 2nd part of the Rigveda Aranyaka.

      As of today the Rigveda Brahmana is available in two recensions named Aitareya and Kauṣitaki, of which the Rigveda Aranyaka is a subset.

      For

      the young student the मन्त्र Samhita verses

      the householder the ब्राह्मण Brahmana verses

      the retired the आरण्यक Aranyaka verses

      the sannyasi the उपनिषद् Upanishad verses.

      Young Student = one who is yet being cared for by parents.

      Householder = one who is in the thick of earning, raising a family, or actively engaged in society.

      Retired = one who is out of the grind and living on savings.

      Sannyasi = one who is free in mind and light at heart.

      These four phases are not separated in time or by age. These may occur in any order in a man’s life, sometimes concurrent, sometimes distinct. One may have the Sannyasa experience earlier and get thrown into the Householder struggle later. It happens. The key point to understand is that these are states of the mind, heart, intellect and emotion, and one’s relationships in society.

      Aitareya ऐतरेय means the one whose mother is named इतरा Itara. Mahidasa means the one who serves महि = भूमि = Mother Earth. It is said this Upanishad is by Mahidasa Aitareya.

      Using simple yet elegant words, the Rishi narrates the story of creation from the Big Bang onwards. The complete paraphernalia for its functioning is described, also the biology of man’s birth. An incisive statement is made that points to the undeniable fact Opposite Values are Complementary in Nature.

      Its mahavakya is prajñānaṃ brahma, i.e. Consciousness = the Divine = the Supreme.

      Giving the example of sage Vamadeva who attained enlightenment, a devotee is inspired and empowered to embark on an inward journey...

      Blessing

      "राम मने क्या ‍?– राम मने अन्तर ज्योति आत्म ज्योति ।

      हमारे भीतर जो प्रकाश है, हमारे हृदय मे

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