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Mandukya Upanishad and Karika

Mandukya Upanishad and Karika

By: Aurobind Padiyath
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The Mandukya Upanishad is an important Upanishad, particularly to its Advaita Vedanta school. It succinctly presents several central doctrines, namely that "the universe is Brahman," "the Self (Atma) exists and is Brahman," and "the four states of consciousness". The Mandukya Upanishad, the shortest of all, also presents several theories about the syllable Aum, and that it symbolizes self. It is in prose, consisting of twelve short verses, and is associated with a Rig Vedic school of scholars and is assigned to Atharvaveda.

One of the first known extant metrical commentary on this Upanishad was written by Gaudapada, This commentary, called the Māndūkya-kārikā, is the earliest known systematic exposition of Advaita Vedanta. Adi Shankara, a disciple of Govinda Bhagavatpada who himself was either a direct disciple of Gaudapada, further made commentaries on Gaudapada Mandukya karika, Mandukya Upanishad forms one of the basis of Advaita Vedanta as expounded by Adi Shankara.

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Episodes
  • Mandukya with Karika 033

    Mandukya with Karika 033
    Nov 12 2022

    Alathasanthi Prakaranam Verses 82 to 100
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    2 hrs and 3 mins
  • Mandukya with Karika 032

    Mandukya with Karika 032
    Nov 10 2022

    Alathasanthi Prakaranam Verses 72 to 81
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    1 hr and 40 mins
  • Mandukya with Karika 031

    Mandukya with Karika 031
    Nov 5 2022

    Alathasanthi Prakaranam verses 61 to 74
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    1 hr and 49 mins

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