Gaudapada's   Karika   on   the  Mandukya  Upanishad
AGAMA PRAKARANA (contd).   (Verses   8   to   11   of   the   Upanishad   are   quoted   here).
ivñSyaTvivvúyayamaid   samaNymuTkqm!   ,
maÇas<àitpÄaE   SyadaiÝsamaNymev   c      .  19 .
 

¢váÞy

of Visva

AÏv	the identity of the letter 'A'

¢vvXaya|

is intended

Aa¢dsamaÓy|

the similarity of being the first

uÏkzm¯

obvious

maæOas|p#¢tpäOaW

when Visva's identity with letter "A"

Þyat¯

there will be

Aa¢çOsamaÓy|   ev

the similarity of allpervasiveness only

c

and

1.19   The   first   vowel   A   ( A )   pervades   all   sound. The   first    state   Viswa   pervades   the   phenomenal   world   that   we    perceive   in   the   waking   state.   The   Viswa   state   and
the   "A"   vowel   are   thus   seen   to   share   the   same   pervasiveness.    
tEjsSyaeTviv}an   %Tk;aˆR   †Zyte   S)…qm!     ,
maÇas<àitpÄaE   SyaÊ-yTv<   twaivxm!           .  20 .
 

tWjsÞy   uÏv¢våOanE

in the matter of knowing Taijasa as

uÏkxI:

excellence

ÜytE

is seen

ÞPzm¯

clearly

maæOas|p#¢tpäOaW

when Taijasa's identity with letter "U"

Þyat¯

is there

uByÏv|

intermediacy

tTa¢vDm¯

is also clear

1.20   If   you   see   Thaijasa,   the   middle   (dream)   state   to   be   like   the   letter   U ( u ),   which   is   the   middle   letter   in   the   word   AUM,   you   will   see   the   similarity   and   equivalence   of   both.
 
 
mkar-ave   àa}Sy   mansamaNymuTkqm!       ,
maÇas<àitpÄaE   tu   lysamaNymev   c        .  21 .

mkarBavE          m

with the letter "M"( )

p#aåOÞy

of Prajna

mansamaÓym¯

similarity in measure

uÏkzm¯

obvious

maæOas|p#¢tpäOaW

when Prajna's identity with letter "M" is perceived

t¤

indeed

lysamaÓym¯

the similarity of absorption

ev

to be

c

and

 
1.21   Prajna,   the   state   of   deep   sleep   is   the   end   state   just   as   the   letter   M   ( m )   is   the   final   letter   of   AUM,   and   thus,   both   are   similar   and   equivalent.
(Note):   The   waking,dream   and   deep   sleep   states   are   seen   as   a
progression   towards   the   Turiya,or   ultimate   state   of  true   Reality,   and   thus   sees
the   corresponding   symbolic   similarity   in   the   letters   A,U,M   in   the   sound   "AUM".
 
iÇ;u   xamsu   yStuLy<   samaNy<   veiÄ   iniít>   ,
s   pUJy>   svR-Utana<   vn!*íEv   mhamuin>        . 22 .
 

¢æOx¤

in the three

Dams¤

states

y:

who

t¤Úy|

similarities

samaÓy|

common

vE¢äO

knows

¢n¢àt:

with firm conviction

s:

he

p¥Çy:

is the adorable

svIB¥tana|

by all beings

vn¯ï:   c   ev

worthy of salutation

mham¤¢n:

the great sage

 
1.22   He   who,   with   a   steady   mind,   sees   with   certainty   that   it   is   the   same   Self   in   all   the   three   states,   is   a   great   sage   ,   worthy   of   adoration   and   reverence   by   all.    
Akarae   nyte   ivñmukaríaip   tEjsm!         ,
mkarí   pun>   àa}<   namaÇe   iv*te   git>    .  23 .

Akar:

the letter "A"

nytE

leads

¢vám¯

to Visva state

ukar:   c   A¢p

so also the letter "U"

tWjsm¯

to Taijasa state

mkar:   c

and the letter "M"

p¤n:

again

p#aåO|

to Prajna state

n

does not

AmaæOE

which is free from the letters

¢vïtE

remain

g¢t:	attainment

1.23   When   we   meditate   on   the   letters   A,U   and   M,   we   have   access   to   the   entirety   of   the   Viswa,the   Taijasa   and    the   Prajna   states;   and   meditating   on   the   Turya   that   is    beyond   them,   we   transcend   all   limitations.
(Verse   12   of   the   Upanishad   is   quoted   here)
  
Aae<kar<   padzae   iv*aTpada   maÇa   n   s<zy>     ,
Aae<kar<   padzae   }aTva   n   ik<icdip   icNtyet!   . 24.
 

AaE|kar|

the syllable "AUM"

padS:

quarter by quarter

¢vïat¯

one should know

pada:

quarters

maæOa:

letters

n   s|Sy:

no doubt

AaE|kar|

the syllable "AUM"

padS:

quarter by quarter

åOaÏva

having known

n

not

¢k|¢ct¯   A¢p

anything whatsoever

¢cÓtyEt¯

one should worry about

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1.24   If   you   understand   AUM   through   each   of   its   manifest    states,   and   see   how   the   component   letters   symbolise    them,   you   wil   have   nothing   further   to   be   concerned   about     and   you   will   have   been   blessed.
 
yuÃIt   à[ve   cet>   à[vae   äü   in-Rym!     ,
à[ve   inTyyu­Sy   n   -y<   iv*te   Kvict!  .  25 .
 

y¤¸£t

one should concentrate

p#NvE

on "AUM"

cEt:

the mind

p#Nv:

"AUM"

b#'

Brahman

¢nBIym¯

beyond fear

p#NvE

on "AUM"

¢nÏyy¤³Þy

for one who is ever fixed in Brahman

n   By|

no fear

¢vïtE

exists

Àv¢ct¯

anywhere or anything

1.25   Concenter your   mind   on  the "Sabda Pratika", i.e. the mystic symbol AUM - Pranava.   Brahman   being   the   same   as   AUM,   you   will  have   nothing   to   fear    anywhere   or   from   anything.
   
à[vae   ýpr<   äü   à[ví   pr>   Sm&t>        ,
ApUvaˆR=nNtrae=baýae=npr>   à[vae=Vyy>          .  26 .  

p#Nv:

"AUM"

¢h

indeed

Apr|	surely the inferior

b#'

Brahman

p#Nv:   c

and "AUM"

pr:

superior

Þm¦t:

considered

Ap¥vI:

without cause

AnÓtr:

without inside

Aba/:

without outside

Anpr:

without effect

p#Nv:

"AUM"

AÛyy:

immutable

1.26   Pranava (AUM) is   indeed   Brahman,   whether   qualified   or  unqualified   (manifested   or   not).   It   cannot   be   limited   to   an   earlier   cause   or   a   later   effect.   It   has   nothing   apart   or   different   from   it;   it   exists   alone,and   is     imperishable.
   
svRSy   à[vae   ýaidmRXymNtStwEv   c       ,
@v<   ih   à[v<   }aTva   Vyîute   tdnNtrm!  .  27 .  

svIÞy

of all

p#Nv:

"AUM"

¢h

indeed

Aa¢d:  mÒym¯  AÓtÞT:

the beginning ,middle and the end

ev   c

and all these

ev|	in this way

¢h

verily

p#Nv|

"AUM"

åOaÏva

having known

ÛyƤtE

one attains

tt¯  AnÓtrm¯

immediately thereafter

1.27   The   origin,   middle   and   end   of   all   that   exists,   are    all   encompassed   in   Pranava   (AUM).   If   you   know   this,    then   you   know   Brahman   fully.
   
à[v<   hIñr<   iv*at!   svRSy   ùid s<iSwtm!   ,
svRVyaipnmae<kar<   mTva   xIrae   n   zaecit     . 28.     

p#Nv|

"AUM"

¢h

indeed

iIár|

the God

¢vïat¯

one should know

svIÞy

of all

¶¢d	in the hearts

s|¢ÞTtm¯

seated

svIÛya¢pnm¯

all pervasive

AaE||karm¯

"AUM"

mÏva	having meditated on

D£r:

the wise

n   SaEc¢t

grieves not

1.28   One should understand  Pranava   (AUM)   to   be   the   master, located in   the   hearts   of   all an dcontroller of all.   The   wise   one   who   knows   this   all-pervasive   Pranava,   goes   beyond   the   reach   of   sorrow.    
AmaÇae=nNtmaÇí   ÖEtSyaepzm>   izv>   ,
Aae<karae   ividtae   yen   s   muinnˆRtrae     .  29 .

AmaæO:

beyond measures

AnÓtmaæO:   c

possessed of infinite dimension

¹WtÞy   upSm:

negation of all duality

¢Sv:	auspicious

AaE|kar:

"AUM"

¢v¢dt:

is known

yEn

by whom

s:

he

m¤¢n:

sage

n   itr:  jn:

not any other man

 
1.29   He   who   knows   AUM   as   benign, indivisible   and   without limit,   where   there   is   no   duality,   is   truly   a    wise person,   not   anyone   else.
 
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