I don’t believe such phrasing is in the Brihad either, but there are resonances (along with Madhav’s suggestion) in the Brahmavallī of TU (for example, 2.8-9 and a parallel in BAU 4.3.33, on degrees of bliss that culminate with brahman and then discuss death, i.e., a return).

 

 

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From: INDOLOGY <indology-bounces@list.indology.info> on behalf of Victor Van Bijlert via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info>
Date: Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 8:59 AM
To: Patrick Olivelle <jpo@austin.utexas.edu>, Harsha Dehejia <harshadehejia@hotmail.com>
Cc: Indology List <indology@list.indology.info>
Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] Mundaka Upanishad

I think this passage sounds more like Taittiryiya or Brihad Aranyaka. If you use Jacob you could perhaps find the passage by looking for ananda.

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Victor van Bijlert 

 

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From: INDOLOGY <indology-bounces@list.indology.info> on behalf of Patrick Olivelle via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info>
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Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] Mundaka Upanishad

 

I do not think there is any such expression in the Muṇḍaka.

 

 



On Jan 15, 2025, at 9:56 PM, Harsha Dehejia via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:

 

Friends:

 

Could you please give me the exact quote in Sanskrit from the Mundaka which goes something like this:

 

Brahman is joy, through joy it expresses and into joy it returns.

 

Kind regards,

 

Harsha

Harsha V. Dehejia


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