Mudgala Upanishad: Verse 1.5
तस्माद्विराडित्यनया पादनारायणाद्धरेः । प्रकृतेः पुरुषस्यापि समुत्पत्तिः प्रदर्शिता ॥
तस्मात् । विराट्-इति । अनया । पाद-नारायणात् । हरेः । प्रकृतेः । पुरुषस्य । अपि । समुत्पत्तिः । प्रदर्शिता ॥
tasmād virāḍ ity anayā pāda-nārāyaṇād hareḥ | prakṛteḥ puruṣasyāpi samutpattiḥ pradarśitā ||
ஆகையால் “விராட்” எனத் தொடங்கும் இம்மந்திரத்தால் பாத-நாராயணனாகிய ஹரியிடமிருந்து பிரகிருதி மற்றும் புருஷனின் தோற்றமும் வெளிப்படுத்தப்பட்டது.
Therefore, by this (mantra) beginning “virāṭ”, the arising of prakṛti and of puruṣa as well from Pāda-Nārāyaṇa—Hari—has been shown.
- विराडित्यनया → विराट् + इति + अनया
- पादनारायणाद्धरेः → पाद-नारायणात् + हरेः (द् + ह → द्ध)
- पुरुषस्यापि → पुरुषस्य + अपि
About this Verse
- Central concept
- Cosmogenesis from Īśvara; prakṛti–puruṣa framework; Virāṭ (cosmic form)
- The mahavakyas
- Indirect—cosmological teaching serves as adhyāropa (provisional superimposition) leading toward non-dual insight; ultimately the seeker is guided to ‘प्रज्ञानं ब्रह्म’ (consciousness as Brahman) beyond prakṛti–puruṣa duality.
- Veda
- Atharva
- Chandas
- Anuṣṭubh (śloka)
Yoga and practice
Virāṭ-upāsanā (meditation on the cosmic form) to expand identification beyond the ego; contemplative discrimination between prakṛti (changing) and puruṣa/ātman (witness) as a preparatory practice for samādhi and jñāna.
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