Mudgala Upanishad: Verse 1.9
यज्ञेनेत्युपसंहारः सृष्टेर्मोक्षस्य चेरितः । य एवमेतज्जानाति स हि मुक्तो भवेदिति ॥
यज्ञेन । इति । उपसंहारः । सृष्टेः । मोक्षस्य । च । ईरितः । यः । एवम् । एतत् । जानाति । सः । हि । मुक्तः । भवेत् । इति ॥
yajñenety upasaṃhāraḥ sṛṣṭer mokṣasya ca īritaḥ | ya evam etaj jānāti sa hi mukto bhaved iti ||
Słowami "przez yajña (ofiarę)..." wniosek został stwierdzony - dotyczący stworzenia, a także wyzwolenia. Ten, kto tak to poznaje, zaprawdę staje się wyzwolony - tak jest ogłoszone.
With the words “by sacrifice (yajña) …” the conclusion has been stated—concerning creation and also liberation. He who thus knows this indeed becomes liberated—so (it is said).
- यज्ञेनेत्युपसंहारः = यज्ञेन + इति + उपसंहारः
- चेरितः = च + ईरितः
- य एवमेतज्जानाति = यः + एवम् + एतत् + जानाति
- भवेदिति = भवेत् + इति
About this Verse
- Central concept
- Moksha; jñāna as liberating insight into sṛṣṭi-yajña
- The mahavakyas
- Indirectly supports ‘prajñānaṃ brahma’/‘ahaṃ brahmāsmi’ by asserting liberation through right knowledge (jñāna) rather than mere ritual.
- Veda
- Atharva
- Chandas
- Anuṣṭubh (śloka-like)
Yoga and practice
Contemplation on the cosmos and the body-mind as an inner yajña; nididhyāsana on the identity of the witnessing Self beyond the sacrificial ‘doer’; transforming karma into jñāna-oriented offering.
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