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From: krish (krish_at_astro.ge.com)
Date: Wed Oct 04 1995 - 09:18:57 PDT
Bhriguvalli Just o change the topic, I want to introduce for discussion Briguvalli form the Upanishads(?). I went to Vivekananda College in Madras in the late 40's and the principal was D.S.Sharma who authored several books on Hinduism, including a primer ( reccommending it ). We had morning prayer, chanting selections from Rig Veda and Upanishads ( I am sure many of you are against school prayer here ). I never gorget this piece starting with Saha Na-vvathu etc. In Bhruguvalli, Varuna asks his father "Teach me Brahman ", rather what is Brahman ( knowledg ? ). Brigu, the father answers "Ann-am, Pranam, Chakshuh, srotram, manoh, vachamiti " Brahman is responsible for their creation, life and demise. Meditate and know Brahman. The son meditates and solves th mystery slowly , to claimone after another, matter(annam ) is Brhaman, then breadth (prana), then thought ( manas ), then intellect ( Gyana ) and finally Ananda ( i prefer contentment to bliss ). " Anand-o brahmeti vyajanath. Anandena kalvimani bhoothani jaa-yanthe. etc. In the beginning, Brighu claims that one has the tools and thru tapas ( meditation or thought ) find the answer and it is ananda