Mundaka Upanishad

The Mundaka Upanishad (Sanskrit: मुण्डक उपनिषद्, Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad) is an ancient Sanskrit text embedded inside Atharvaveda. It is one of the primary (Mukhya) Upanishads.

Selected Verses

Mundaka I

• Verse 1.1.8: The creation of food and Prana.
• Verse 1.1.9: The production of name, form, and food.
• Verse 1.2.4: The seven tongues of Agni.
• Verse 1.2.5: Agnihotra and the rays of the sun.
• Verse 1.2.6: Welcome to Brahmaloka.

Mundaka II

• Verse 2.2.8: Dissolution of the knots of the heart.
• Verse 2.2.9: Brahman in the golden sheath.
• Verse 2.2.10: The light of lights.

Mundaka III

• Verse 3.1.3: The Seer and the Golden Purusha.
• Verse 3.1.4: Prana as the light of all beings.
• Verse 3.1.5: Realizing Atman through Truth and Tapas.
• Verse 3.1.6: Satyameva Jayate — Truth alone triumphs.
• Verse 3.1.9: The subtle Atman and the five Pranas.
• Verse 3.2.3: Atman is attained through revelation.
• Verse 3.2.4: Strength and mindfulness in spiritual practice.
• Verse 3.2.5: The enlightened seers enter into everything.
• Verse 3.2.8: Rivers merging into the ocean — Liberation from name and form.
• Verse 3.2.9: He who knows Brahman becomes Brahman.

Reference: Upanishads