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Ety:t:dx:rem:d s:v: t:sy::p:vy:aKy:an:

o ityetad akaram ida sarva tasyopavykhyna

.. m:aNR
m:aNRVy::
Vy::p:en:\:d
p:en:\:d ..
Mkya Upanishad

B:t: B:v:d B:ev:\y:edet: s:v:m::ar Ov: .

bhta bhavad bhaviyad iti sarvam okra eva

y:cc:any:t: e*:kal:at:it:
y:cc:any:t:
e*:kal:at:it: t:dpy::ar
t:dpy::ar Ov: .. 1..
yac cnyat trikltta tad apy okra eva

from the Atharva Veda

The letter om is all this. Its exposition follows:
Past, present, and future all is om indeed.
And anything beyond the three periods of time
is also om.

s:v: t:d b:ay:m:atm:a b:

sarva hyetad brahmyam tm brahma

j:ag:ert:sT:an:: b:eh\)wH s:pt:a

s::|y:m:atm:a c:t:\ p:at: .. 2.. 2..

Ok:n:ev:S:et:m:K
O
:H sT:l:B:g v::an:rH

so 'yam tm catupt

All this is brahman. This tm is brahman.

That which is this tm has four parts.

jgarita-sthno
jgarita
sthno bahi-praja
bahi praja saptga

ekona-viati-mukha sthla-bhug vaivnara

)T:m: p:adH
)T:m:H
p:ad .. 3..
prathama pda

Abiding in the waking state, the consciousness that

goes out, having seven limbs and nineteen mouths,
experiencing physical things, is the first part,
Vaivnara.

sv:pn:sT:an::|nt:H )wH s:pt:a

svapna-sthno
svapna
sthno 'nta-praja
nta praja saptga

y:*: s:pt:: n: kWc:n: kam: kam:y:t:

Ok:n:ev:S:et:m:K:H )ev:ev:Vt:B:Vt:j:s::

n: kWc:n: sv:pn: p:Sy:et: t:t: s:\ :pt:m: ..

ekona-viati-mukha pravivikta-bhuk taijaso

et:iy:H p:adH
:adH .. 4..
dvitya pda

yatra supto na kacana kma kmayate

na kacana svapna payati tat suuptam

When the sleeping person desires nothing
and sees no dreams, that is deep sleep.

Abiding in the dream state, the consciousness that is

within having seven limbs and nineteen mouths,
within,
mouths
experiencing subtle things, is the second part, Taijasa.

s:\:pt:sT:an: OkiB:t:H )wan:G:n:

suupta-sthna
suupta
sthna ek-bhta
ek bhta prajna-ghana
prajna ghana

O\: s:v::r O\: s:v:w O\::|nt:y:amy:\:

Ov:an:ndm:y:: an:ndB:k c:t::m:K:H

y::en:H s:v:sy: )B:v:apy:y:: eh B:t:an:am: .. 6..

evnanda-mayo hynanda-bhuk ceto-mukha

)awst:t:iy:H
)awst:
t:iy:H p:adH .. 5..
prjas ttya pda

Abiding in deep sleep, the undifferentiated, dense

consciousness blissful
consciousness,
blissful, experiencing bliss,
bliss
the doorway (to experience), is the third part, Prja.

ea sarvevara ea sarvaja eo 'ntar-ymyea

ntar ymyea

yoni sarvasya prabhavpyayau hi bhtnm

This is master of all, this is omnicient,

this controls from within, this is the source of all,
the origin and dissolution of all beings.

n:ant:H)w n: b:eh\)w n::B:y:t:H)w

nnta-praja
nnta
praja na bahi
bahi-praja
praja nobhayata-praja
nobhayata praja

Adm:vy:v:hay:m:g:am:l:x:N:

n: )wan:G:n: n: )w n:a)wm: .

Aec:nty:m:vy:p:dSy:m:katm:)ty:y:s:ar

Not consciousness of the inner world,

nor consciousness of the outer world,
nor consciousness of both worlds,
nor dense consciousness, nor mere consciousness,
nor unconsciousness.

Unseen, non-relational, beyond grasp, indefinable,

unimaginable,
g
indescribable, whose essence is in
every thought

)p:Wc::p:S:m: S:ant: eS:v:m:t:

prapacopaama nta ivam advaita

s::|y:m:atm:aDy:x:rm::ar:

c:t:T: m:ny:nt: s: A:tm:a s: ev:wy:H .. 7..

|eD:m:a*: p:ada m:a*:a m:a*:a: p:ada

na prajna-ghana na praja nprajam

caturtha manyante sa tm sa vijeya

in which worldly things are absent, silent,

auspicious,
p
, nondual they
y consider it the fourth p
part.
That is tm. That is to be known.

adam avyavahryam agrhyam alakaam

acintyam avyapadeyam ektma-pratyaya-sra

so 'yam
yam tmdhyakaram okro

'dhimtra pd mtr mtr ca pd

Akar ukar:
ukar: m:kar Eet: .. 8..
..
akra ukro makra iti

With regard to syllables, om is that very tm.

With regard to letters, the letters are the states
and the states are the letters: a, u, and m.

j:ag:ert:sT:an:: v::an:r:|karH )T:m:a

jgarita-sthno
jgarita
sthno vaivnaro 'kra
kra pratham

sv:pn:sT:an:st:j:s: ukar: et:iy:a m:a*::tk\:ad

m:a*:a||pt:raedm:v:ad v:a||pn::et: h v:
mtr 'pter dimattvd v 'pnoti ha vai

uB:y:tv:a:tk\:et: h v: wan:s:nt:et: s:m:an::

s:v:an: kam:an:aed: B:v:et: y: Ov:

s:v:an:
Ov: v:d
v:d .. 9..
sarvn kmn di ca bhavati ya eva veda

B:v:et: n:asy:ab:ev:tkl:
n:asy:ab:ev:tkl: B:v:et: y: Ov:
Ov: v:d
v:d .. 10
1

The first letter, a, represents Vaivnara in the waking

state because of pervasiveness or being first.

The second letter, u, represents Taijasa in the dream

state because of excellence or intermediacy.
intermediacy

One who knows thus fulfills all desires and becomes

foremost.

One who knows thus grows in knowledge and

becomes the same for all. In his family, none are born
who do not know brahman.

s:\:pt:sT:an:H )aw: m:karst:t:iy:a m:a*:a

suupta-sthna
suupta
sthna prjo makras tty mtr

Am:a*::t:T::|vy:v:hay:H )p:Wc::p:S:m:H

em:t:rp:it:v:a em:n::et: h v:a Ed s:v:m:p:iet::

miter apter v minoti ha v ida sarvam apti ca

eS:v::|t: Ov:m::ar A:tm:v: s:ev:S:ty:atm:n:a

B:v:et: y: Ov:
Ov: v:d
v:d .. 11..

||tm:an: y: Ov:
||tm:an:
Ov: v:d
v:d .. 12..

The third letter, m, represents Prja in the sleep state

because of measuring or absorption.

Having no letter is the fourth part non-relational,

i which
in
hi h worldly
ldl things
thi
are absent,
b
t auspicious,
i i
nondual. Thus om is tm indeed.

bhavati ya eva veda

One who knows thus measures all this and gains

absorption.

svapna-sthnas
svapna
sthnas taijasa ukro dvity mtrotkard

ubhayatvd votkarati ha vai jna-santati samna

ca bhavati nsybrahmavit kule bhavati ya eva veda

amtra caturtho 'vyavahrya

vyavahrya prapacopaama

ivo'dvaita evam okra tmaiva saviaty tman

'tmna ya eva veda

One who knows thus enters tm by means of tm.