Verse 11

Mundaka

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तदेतत् सत्यमृषिरङ्गिराः पुरोवाच नैतदचीर्णव्रतोऽधीते । नमः परमऋषिभ्यो नमः परमऋषिभ्यः ॥११॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

तत् । एतत् । सत्यम् । ऋषिः । अङ्गिराः । पुरा । उवाच । न । एतत् । अचीर्ण-व्रतः । अधीते । नमः । परम-ऋषिभ्यः । नमः । परम-ऋषिभ्यः ॥

IAST Transliteration

tad etat satyam ṛṣir aṅgirāḥ purovāca naitad acīrṇavrato ’dhīte | namaḥ paramarṣibhyo namaḥ paramarṣibhyaḥ ||11||

Translation

ਇਹੀ ਸਤ੍ਯ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਰਿਸ਼ੀ ਅੰਗਿਰਸ ਨੇ ਪੁਰਾਤਨ ਕਾਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਹਾ ਸੀ: ਜਿਸ ਨੇ ਲੋੜੀਂਦੇ ਵ੍ਰਤ-ਆਚਰਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤੇ, ਉਹ ਇਸ ਉਪਦੇਸ਼ ਨੂੰ ਨਾਂ ਪੜ੍ਹ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ ਨਾਂ ਹੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ। ਪਰਮ ਰਿਸ਼ੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਨਮਸਕਾਰ, ਪਰਮ ਰਿਸ਼ੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਨਮਸਕਾਰ।

Academic Translation

This indeed is the truth which the seer Aṅgiras declared of old: one who has not performed (the requisite) observances does not study/attain this (teaching). Homage to the supreme seers; homage to the supreme seers.

Verse Context

• Adhikāra (spiritual qualification) for Brahmavidyā; discipline (vrata) as preparation for Mokṣa
• Mahavakya: Indirect: supports the prerequisites for realizing mahāvākya-knowledge (e.g., ‘aham brahmāsmi’ / ‘tat tvam asi’) by emphasizing adhikāra and sādhana
• Atharva
• Śaunaka (Atharvaveda tradition; Mundaka Upaniṣad) Shakha
• Chandas: Prose (Upaniṣadic gadya)