Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied with Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Chapter 1 Karika 24-29
Karika 24:
oṃkāraṃ pādaśo vidyātpādā mātrā na saṃśayaḥ |
oṃkāraṃ pādaśo jñātvā na kiṃcidapi cintayet || 24 ||
Karika 25:
yuñjīta praṇave cetaḥ praṇavo brahma nirbhayam |
praṇave nityayuktasya na bhayaṃ vidyate kvacit || 25 ||
Karika 26:
praṇavo hyaparaṃ brahma praṇavaśca paraḥ smṛtaḥ |
apūrvo'nantaro'bāhyo'naparaḥ praṇavo'vyayaḥ || 26 |
Karika 27:
sarvasya praṇavo hyādirmadhyamantastathaiva ca |
evaṃ hi praṇavaṃ jñātvā vyaśnute tadanantaram || 27 ||
Karika 28:
praṇavaṃ hīśvaraṃ vidyātsarvasya hṛdi saṃsthitam |
sarvavyāpinamoṃkāraṃ matvā dhīro na śocati || 28 ||
Karika 29:
amātro'nantamātraśca dvaitasyopaśamaḥ śivaḥ |
oṃkāro vidito yena sa munirnetaro janaḥ || 29 ||
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