Who were those four birds who witnessed the great battle of Kurukshetra? Who were those four birds who knew all the intricate answers from "Bharata"?How did these four birds talk in a human voice and possess Vedic knowledge?So, friends, hold on tight and listen to my new podcast from Markandeya Purana. These podcasts are also available in all podcast players, along with YouTube - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@StoriesfromUpanishadsPuranas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15);">www.youtube.com/@StoriesfromUpanishadsPuranas</a>

Who were those four birds who witnessed the great battle of Kurukshetra? Who were those four birds who knew all the intricate answers from "Bharata"?How did these four birds talk in a human voice and possess Vedic knowledge?So, friends, hold on tight and listen to my new podcast from Markandeya Purana. These podcasts are also available in all podcast players, along with YouTube - www.youtube.com/@StoriesfromUpanishadsPuranas

Stories from Upanishads and Puranas

The Story of Four Birds

Puranas are a different set of scriptures from Vedas and Upanishads. Our ancient scriptures can be broadly categorised into Smritis and Shrutis. Smritis are the texts that were remembered for ages. This category includes Puranas along with Tantras, Shrimad Bhagawad Geeta, Dharma-shastras and our itihaasas such as Ramayana and Mahābhārata. Shrutis are the texts or scriptures which were heard as narration. This includes our 4 Vedas, Vedangas, Upavedas, Upanishads, Brahmanas, Samhitas and Āranyakas. In my view Puranas from which we will hear stories are the easiest way to understand the Supreme power. These stories bring in the concepts of the Supreme Trinity – Prajapati Brahma – the creator; Vishnu – the protector; and Shiva – the destroyer. They personified the idea of Brahman and divinity with various interesting stories. It was an excellent medium to familiarize the concept of Brahman with common people as Upanishads and Vedas were technically far superior scriptures in terms of philosophies and thought processes which were difficult for common people to understand. The Puranas brought in the similar ideas but in a story format that was more understandable and interesting for common people. There are 18 Puranas, and each of them has been attributed to an author or main protagonist of the Purana. Veda Vyasa the author of Mahābhārata is hagiographically credited as the compiler of the Puranas. The word “Purana” etymologically means “ancient”. The ancient tradition suggests that originally there was only 1 Purana – “Puranasamhita”. Ved Vyasa entrusted his Puranasamhita to his disciple Lomaharshana, who imparted this wealth of knowledge to his disciples including his son Rishi Ugrashrava. Later on Veda Vyasa systematically compiled the “Puranasamhita” into 18 distinct puranas which cover a wide range of topics, including cosmology, genealogy, mythology, and dharma. The 18 Puranas are –1) Brahma Purana2) Padma Purana3) Vishnu Purana4) Shiva Purana5) Bhagavata Purana6) Narada Purana7) Markandeya Purana8) Agni Purana9) Bhavishya Purana10) Brahmavaivarta Purana11) Linga Purana12) Varaha Purana13) Skanda Purana14) Vamana Purana15) Kurma Purana16) Matsya Purana17) Garuda Purana18) Brahmanda Purana These are divided into Shaiva Puranas, Vaishnava Puranas, Shakti Puranas and Brahma Puranas. As the names suggest, a primary deity is attributed to these, and it is said that these puranas are categorised as per the three gunas or qualities, which are inherent in existence. Sattva – the central deity is Vishnu, and the following puranas are dedicated to him: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishnu_Purana" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">Vishnu</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagavata_Purana" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">Bhagavata</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garuda_Purana" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">Garuda</a>, Narada, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padma_Purana" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">Padma</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vamana_Purana" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">Vamana</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsya_Purana" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">Matsya</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurma_Purana" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">Kurma</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varaha_Purana" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">Varaha</a>Rajas- the central deity is Brahma and the puranas dedicated to him are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahma_Purana" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">Brahma</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmanda_Purana" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">Brahmanda</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahma_Vaivarta_Purana" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">Brahmavaivarta</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markandeya_Purana" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">Markandeya</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhavishya_Purana" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">Bhavisya</a>. Tamas – the central deity is Shiva, and the Puranas which are dedicated to him are - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva_Purana" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">Shiva</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linga_Purana" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">Linga</a>,  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skanda_Purana" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">Skanda</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agni_Purana" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">Agni</a>. These podcasts are also available on Youtube -https://www.youtube.com/@StoriesfromUpanishadsPuranas Please like, share and subscribe to my channel for further updates.

Puranas are a different set of scriptures from Vedas and Upanishads. Our ancient scriptures can be broadly categorised into Smritis and Shrutis. Smritis are the texts that were remembered for ages. This category includes Puranas along with Tantras, Shrimad Bhagawad Geeta, Dharma-shastras and our itihaasas such as Ramayana and Mahābhārata. Shrutis are the texts or scriptures which were heard as narration. This includes our 4 Vedas, Vedangas, Upavedas, Upanishads, Brahmanas, Samhitas and Āranyakas.In my view Puranas from which we will hear stories are the easiest way to understand the Supreme power. These stories bring in the concepts of the Supreme Trinity – Prajapati Brahma – the creator; Vishnu – the protector; and Shiva – the destroyer.They personified the idea of Brahman and divinity with various interesting stories. It was an excellent medium to familiarize the concept of Brahman with common people as Upanishads and Vedas were technically far superior scriptures in terms of philosophies and thought processes which were difficult for common people to understand. The Puranas brought in the similar ideas but in a story format that was more understandable and interesting for common people.There are 18 Puranas, and each of them has been attributed to an author or main protagonist of the Purana. Veda Vyasa the author of Mahābhārata is hagiographically credited as the compiler of the Puranas.The word “Purana” etymologically means “ancient”. The ancient tradition suggests that originally there was only 1 Purana – “Puranasamhita”. Ved Vyasa entrusted his Puranasamhita to his disciple Lomaharshana, who imparted this wealth of knowledge to his disciples including his son Rishi Ugrashrava.Later on Veda Vyasa systematically compiled the “Puranasamhita” into 18 distinct puranas which cover a wide range of topics, including cosmology, genealogy, mythology, and dharma.The 18 Puranas are –1) Brahma Purana2) Padma Purana3) Vishnu Purana4) Shiva Purana5) Bhagavata Purana6) Narada Purana7) Markandeya Purana8) Agni Purana9) Bhavishya Purana10) Brahmavaivarta Purana11) Linga Purana12) Varaha Purana13) Skanda Purana14) Vamana Purana15) Kurma Purana16) Matsya Purana17) Garuda Purana18) Brahmanda PuranaThese are divided into Shaiva Puranas, Vaishnava Puranas, Shakti Puranas and Brahma Puranas. As the names suggest, a primary deity is attributed to these, and it is said that these puranas are categorised as per the three gunas or qualities, which are inherent in existence. Sattva – the central deity is Vishnu, and the following puranas are dedicated to him: Vishnu, Bhagavata, Garuda, Narada, Padma, Vamana, Matsya, Kurma, and VarahaRajas- the central deity is Brahma and the puranas dedicated to him are Brahma, Brahmanda, Brahmavaivarta, Markandeya, and Bhavisya.Tamas – the central deity is Shiva, and the Puranas which are dedicated to him are - Shiva, Linga,  Skanda, and Agni.These podcasts are also available on Youtube -https://www.youtube.com/@StoriesfromUpanishadsPuranasPlease like, share and subscribe to my channel for further updates.

Introduction to Puranas

This is a new series within my podcast "Stories from Upanishads" where in I will read out some sections /excerpts from some of the important books and writings on Upanishads by great scholars and thinkers. I hope you will find this episode interesting. I am reading this section from the book Messages of the Upanishads, section "Beyond Time and Space." Please follow and subscribe to my podcast series, "Stories from Upanishads," available on all major podcast platforms. Also, please do subscribe and like my YouTube channel, where you will find visuals along with audio experiences, visit - https://www.youtube.com/@StoriesfromUpanishads

This is a new series within my podcast "Stories from Upanishads" where in I will read out some sections /excerpts from some of the important books and writings on Upanishads by great scholars and thinkers. I hope you will find this episode interesting. I am reading this section from the book Messages of the Upanishads, section "Beyond Time and Space." Please follow and subscribe to my podcast series, "Stories from Upanishads," available on all major podcast platforms. Also, please do subscribe and like my YouTube channel, where you will find visuals along with audio experiences, visit - https://www.youtube.com/@StoriesfromUpanishads

Beyond Time and Space - Messages of the Upanishads

Today's story is taken from Maitreya Upanishad. This story is featured in chapter 1 of the Upanishad. This chapter describes the dialogue between the great ascetic king Brihaadratha from the Ikshvaaku dynasty or Solar dynasty and Sage Saakaayana. Please like, share, subscribe and download my podcast “Stories from Upanishads”, available on multiple podcast streaming platforms. Also, visit my website <a href="https://www.storiesfromupanishads.com" target="_blank">https://www.storiesfromupanishads.com</a>, listen to my earlier podcast episodes, and read some of the blogs available.From now on my podcast will also be available on Youtube. You can search YouTube using the following link - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@StoriesfromUpanishads/featured" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@StoriesfromUpanishads/featured</a>#upanishads#upanishad#maitreyaUpanishad#aatman

Today's story is taken from Maitreya Upanishad. This story is featured in chapter 1 of the Upanishad. This chapter describes the dialogue between the great ascetic king Brihaadratha from the Ikshvaaku dynasty or Solar dynasty and Sage Saakaayana. Please like, share, subscribe and download my podcast “Stories from Upanishads”, available on multiple podcast streaming platforms. Also, visit my website https://www.storiesfromupanishads.com, listen to my earlier podcast episodes, and read some of the blogs available.From now on my podcast will also be available on Youtube. You can search YouTube using the following link - https://www.youtube.com/@StoriesfromUpanishads/featured#upanishads#upanishad#maitreyaUpanishad#aatman

Episode 28 - Story of King Brihaadratha and the path to moksha – Chapter 1 – Maitreya Upanishad

The part 2 of Maandukya Upanishad deals with "AUM". It describes verses 8-12 from the Upanishad. It tells us about "AUM", how do you pronounce it? What happens when you chant "AUM" and many other secrets lying hidden in the syllable "AUM"?How it is connected to Viraat Purush, Hiraanyagarbha, Ishwara and Brahman? Why silence is "Turiya" the fourth quarter of Aatman? How do you perform Aum Kara Dhyaanam?Come with me and dive into a journey full of mysticism and unknowns. This podcast was created on Hubhopper studio. If you wish to start your own podcast for free, visit www.hubhopperstudio.com. Hubhopper is India's leading podcast creation platform. Start your podcast with Hubhopper studio & get your voice heard across platforms like Spotify, Gaana, Google podcasts, Wynk Music and more. Click on the link in the episode description or visit www.hubhopperstudio.com.” Source content collected from various books on Upanishads such as “Messages of the Upanishads” by Swami Ranganathanada, “The Brhadaaranyaka Upanishad” by Swami Madhavananda, “Eight Upanishads” from Advaita Ashrama, Upanishads.org, “Vedas and Upanishads for Children” by Roopa Pai and several other write-ups and thoughts on Upanishads. Background Music is sourced from various royalty-free music sources, Apple Loops and Internet Archives with a Non-Commercial 4.0 International license. Aum Shantih chants are from Youtube - source - Gaiea Sanskrit.The Concept, Script, Narration and Audio Design: Arghya Goswami You can listen to all my podcast episodes in my exclusive website: <a href="https://www.storiesfromupanishads.com/" target="_blank">https://www.storiesfromupanishads.com</a>also, you can read through some of my blogs and shop at ExoticIndia. ExoticIndia has a fabulous collection of rare books, jewellery, art objects and paintings. Spotify link: <a href="https://spoti.fi/3DVRcof" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">https://spoti.fi/3DVRcof</a>Amazon Music: <a href="https://amzn.to/3qxbaCF" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">https://amzn.to/3qxbaCF</a>Gaana link: <a href="https://bit.ly/3KC9GxV" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">https://bit.ly/3KC9GxV</a>Apple Podcast link: <a href="https://apple.co/3ORZrrH" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">https://apple.co/3ORZrrH</a>Google Podcast link: <a href="https://bit.ly/3QybEDg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">https://bit.ly/3QybEDg</a> #upanishads#upanishad#upanishadstories#upanishadquotes#upanishadganga#upnisads#mahavaakya#mahavaakyas#mandukyaupanishad#mandukya#storiesfromupanishads#storiesfromupnishad#vedic#adwaita#advaitavedanta#advaita#advaitavedānta

The part 2 of Maandukya Upanishad deals with "AUM". It describes verses 8-12 from the Upanishad. It tells us about "AUM", how do you pronounce it? What happens when you chant "AUM" and many other secrets lying hidden in the syllable "AUM"?How it is connected to Viraat Purush, Hiraanyagarbha, Ishwara and Brahman? Why silence is "Turiya" the fourth quarter of Aatman? How do you perform Aum Kara Dhyaanam?Come with me and dive into a journey full of mysticism and unknowns. This podcast was created on Hubhopper studio. If you wish to start your own podcast for free, visit www.hubhopperstudio.com. Hubhopper is India's leading podcast creation platform. Start your podcast with Hubhopper studio & get your voice heard across platforms like Spotify, Gaana, Google podcasts, Wynk Music and more. Click on the link in the episode description or visit www.hubhopperstudio.com.” Source content collected from various books on Upanishads such as “Messages of the Upanishads” by Swami Ranganathanada, “The Brhadaaranyaka Upanishad” by Swami Madhavananda, “Eight Upanishads” from Advaita Ashrama, Upanishads.org, “Vedas and Upanishads for Children” by Roopa Pai and several other write-ups and thoughts on Upanishads. Background Music is sourced from various royalty-free music sources, Apple Loops and Internet Archives with a Non-Commercial 4.0 International license. Aum Shantih chants are from Youtube - source - Gaiea Sanskrit.The Concept, Script, Narration and Audio Design: Arghya GoswamiYou can listen to all my podcast episodes in my exclusive website: https://www.storiesfromupanishads.comalso, you can read through some of my blogs and shop at ExoticIndia. ExoticIndia has a fabulous collection of rare books, jewellery, art objects and paintings. Spotify link: https://spoti.fi/3DVRcofAmazon Music: https://amzn.to/3qxbaCFGaana link: https://bit.ly/3KC9GxVApple Podcast link: https://apple.co/3ORZrrHGoogle Podcast link: https://bit.ly/3QybEDg#upanishads#upanishad#upanishadstories#upanishadquotes#upanishadganga#upnisads#mahavaakya#mahavaakyas#mandukyaupanishad#mandukya#storiesfromupanishads#storiesfromupnishad#vedic#adwaita#advaitavedanta#advaita#advaitavedānta

Episode 27- What is AUM? Maandukya Upanishad Part 2

This is the 1st part of the Maandukya Upanishad in which the teacher describes the 4 states of Self. This episode also describes one of the Mahaavaakya from Upanishad -"Ayam Aatma Brahma" which means - "This Self is Brahman". As told in Muktika Upanishad, Maandukya Upanishad is the most important of all the 108 Upanishads. So come on friends, let's embark on a journey to know more about this wonderful ancient text. This podcast is available on almost all podcast platforms such as - Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Blubrry Podcasts, and many other podcast players.You can listen to the podcast on my exclusive website <a href="https://www.storiesfromupanishads.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">https://www.storiesfromupanishads.com</a>. Furthermore, as a bonus, you can read through some interesting blogs and shop from ExoticIndia. 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This is the 1st part of the Maandukya Upanishad in which the teacher describes the 4 states of Self. This episode also describes one of the Mahaavaakya from Upanishad -"Ayam Aatma Brahma" which means - "This Self is Brahman". As told in Muktika Upanishad, Maandukya Upanishad is the most important of all the 108 Upanishads. So come on friends, let's embark on a journey to know more about this wonderful ancient text. This podcast is available on almost all podcast platforms such as - Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Blubrry Podcasts, and many other podcast players.You can listen to the podcast on my exclusive website https://www.storiesfromupanishads.com. Furthermore, as a bonus, you can read through some interesting blogs and shop from ExoticIndia. ExoticIndia is India’s leading online store where you can find rare books, brass articles, idols, and many others.Also, I would request you all to like, share, follow, and download the podcast. Also, leave some of your valuable comments and reviews on various platforms you are listening to. Also, you can get in touch with me by writing to me at arghyathinks@gmail.com.Spotify link -https://open.spotify.com/show/7cls2BIlQSD9Suyiikz6moAmazon music: https://music.amazon.in/podcasts/a5296ad4-00c3-453d-9215-a99466971d20/stories-from-upanishadsGaana link - https://gaana.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads-season-1Apple Podcast link - https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/id1645159771 Google Podcast link - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5odWJob3BwZXIuY29tLzkxNmQ3NTdiMGUxZjM3NTk3NjQwN2MxN2M2ODFjNTE0LnJzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ9sEGahcKEwiwgOjmjJX6AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQVgPodcastindex - https://podcastindex.org/podcast/5687603PodTail - https://podtail.com/en/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/id1645159771?ign-itscg=30200&ign-itsct=podtail_podcastsPodcast addict - https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/4096844Hubhopper - https://hubhopper.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/406300https://www.audacy.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads-ccbb7https://podtail.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27430303/https://www.boomplay.com/podcasts/59201?srModel=COPYLINK&srList=WEBhttps://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/stories-from-upanishads-4881609/episodes/recenthttps://www.scribd.com/podcast-show/598492571/Stories-from-Upanishadshttps://www.ivoox.com/en/podcast-stories-from-upanishads_sq_f11669529_1.htmlStitcher Link - https://www.stitcher.com/show/1076716Pandora link - https://www.pandora.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/PC:1001076716blubrry podcast - https://blubrry.com/2491435This podcast was created on Hubhopper studio. If you wish to start your own podcast for free, visit www.hubhopperstudio.com. Hubhopper is India's leading podcast creation platform. Start your podcast with Hubhopper studio & get your voice heard across platforms like Spotify, Gaana, Google podcasts, Wynk Music and more. Click on the link in the episode description or visit www.hubhopperstudio.com.” Source content collected from various books on Upanishads such as “Messages of the Upanishads” by Swami Ranganathanada, “The Brhadaaranyaka Upanishad” by Swami Madhavananda, “Eight Upanishads” from Advaita Ashrama, Upanishads.org, “Vedas and Upanishads for Children” by Roopa Pai and several other write-ups and thoughts on Upanishads. Background Music is sourced from various royalty-free music sources, Apple Loops and Internet Archives with a Non-Commercial 4.0 International license. Aum Shantih chants are from Youtube - source - Gaiea Sanskrit.The Concept, Script, Narration and Audio Design: Arghya Goswami#upanishads #upanishadquotes #upanishad #upanishadstories #upanishadstudy #upnishads #upnishadganga #vedic #philosophy #vedicphilosophy #sanatandharma #sanatan #hinduism #stories #storiesfromUpanishads#applepodcasts #spotifypodcast #spotifypodcasts #spotifypodcastsindia #googlepodcasts #hubhopper #hubhopperpodcasts #indianpodcast #india#mandukyaupanishad#imdb#vedantaphilosophy#vedanta#advaita#advaitaphilosophy#adishankaracharya#statesofconsciousness#hiranyagarba#viratpurush#vaishvanaara

Episode 26 - “Ayam Aatma Brahma” - Maandukya Upanishad - Part 1

Dear friends,I am back with the next part of the story - "What are the paths of liberation". The episode will tell you about types of Vaasanaas or desires, what are the fluctuations of the mind and how to control it, what are jivan mukti and Videha mukti. I hope you will love this episode as you have loved the previous part. Please visit the website, https://www.storiesfromupanishads.com, read the blogs, and listen to the earlier episodes. Also, you can shop from ExoticIndia, which houses a great collection of collectibles, rare books and artefacts. Please click on the button "Shop Now" to access the website. Do write to me in my email <a href="mailto:arghyathinks@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 76, 180);">arghyathinks@gmail.com</a> as many of my listeners often write to me and discuss with me various topics.  Source content collected from various books on Upanishads such as “Messages of the Upanishads” by Swami Ranganathanada, “The Brhadaaranyaka Upanishad” by Swami Madhavananda, “Eight Upanishads” from Advaita Ashrama, Upanishads.org, “Vedas and Upanishads for Children” by Roopa Pai and several other write-ups and thoughts on Upanishads. Background Music is sourced from various royalty-free music sources, Apple Loops and Internet Archives with a Non-Commercial 4.0 International license. Aum Shantih chants are from Youtube - source - Gaiea Sanskrit. Excerpts from the Mangal Bhavan are taken from Ramacharitamanas, sung by Anup Jalota. The Concept, Script, Narration and Audio Design: Arghya Goswami #upanishads#upnisads#upanisads#satyamevajayate#podcasts#StoriesfromUpanishads#MundakaUpanishad#NationalMotto#NationalEmblem#Spotify#GaanaPodcast#podcastshow#podcaster#GaanaPodcast#amazonmusicPodcast#spotifypodcast#podcast#podcasting#podcastshow#podcaster#podcastlife#Hubhopper#podtail#googlepodcasts#applepodcasts#podbeanpodcast#upanishads #upanishad #upanishadquotes #upanishadquotes #indianpodcast #indianscriptures #vedic #indianphilosophy #podcastindia #indiapodcast #indiapodcasters #vedicposts #spiritualpodcast #spiritualpodcasts #spiritualpodcasting #upanishad #upnishads

Dear friends,I am back with the next part of the story - "What are the paths of liberation". The episode will tell you about types of Vaasanaas or desires, what are the fluctuations of the mind and how to control it, what are jivan mukti and Videha mukti. I hope you will love this episode as you have loved the previous part. Please visit the website, https://www.storiesfromupanishads.com, read the blogs, and listen to the earlier episodes. Also, you can shop from ExoticIndia, which houses a great collection of collectibles, rare books and artefacts. Please click on the button "Shop Now" to access the website. Do write to me in my email arghyathinks@gmail.com as many of my listeners often write to me and discuss with me various topics. Source content collected from various books on Upanishads such as “Messages of the Upanishads” by Swami Ranganathanada, “The Brhadaaranyaka Upanishad” by Swami Madhavananda, “Eight Upanishads” from Advaita Ashrama, Upanishads.org, “Vedas and Upanishads for Children” by Roopa Pai and several other write-ups and thoughts on Upanishads. Background Music is sourced from various royalty-free music sources, Apple Loops and Internet Archives with a Non-Commercial 4.0 International license. Aum Shantih chants are from Youtube - source - Gaiea Sanskrit. Excerpts from the Mangal Bhavan are taken from Ramacharitamanas, sung by Anup Jalota. The Concept, Script, Narration and Audio Design: Arghya Goswami#upanishads#upnisads#upanisads#satyamevajayate#podcasts#StoriesfromUpanishads#MundakaUpanishad#NationalMotto#NationalEmblem#Spotify#GaanaPodcast#podcastshow#podcaster#GaanaPodcast#amazonmusicPodcast#spotifypodcast#podcast#podcasting#podcastshow#podcaster#podcastlife#Hubhopper#podtail#googlepodcasts#applepodcasts#podbeanpodcast#upanishads #upanishad #upanishadquotes #upanishadquotes #indianpodcast #indianscriptures #vedic #indianphilosophy #podcastindia #indiapodcast #indiapodcasters #vedicposts #spiritualpodcast #spiritualpodcasts #spiritualpodcasting #upanishad #upnishads

Episode 25- What are the paths of liberation? Part 2 - Muktika Upanishad

Muktika Upanishad is the last of the 108 Upanishads which is derived from Shukla Yajur Veda. I have extracted this story from this upanishad which presents a dialogue between Lord Shree Ramchandra and Lord Hanuman, where in Hanuman asks Lord Ram about the vedanta, upanishads and paths of salvation. This episode features adhyaya 1 or chapter 1 from the Upanishad. Do you know what are the 108 Upanishads? How they are categorised? What are the different shanti mantras of each category of Upanishad? What are the different paths of liberation? What is "Kaivalya", the highest state of emancipation? To know more, please listen to this episode. Please don’t forget to like, subscribe, follow, rate and leave some review comments on my podcast series - Stories from Upanishads and on this episode. Do write to me in my email <a href="mailto:arghyathinks@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 76, 180);">arghyathinks@gmail.com</a> as many of my listeners often write to me and discuss with me on various topics. Also do visit the exclusive website of my podcast series - "Stories from Upanishads". The url is <a href="https://www.storiesfromupanishads.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 76, 180);">https://www.storiesfromupanishads.com/</a> to get some more information in form of blogs, collection of all my previous podcast episodes and an exciting offer from ExoticIndia. ExoticIndia which offers a unique selection of products that reflect the cultural traditions and lifestyle of India. You can directly access their website using the link provided in the button “Shop now” in my website.Direct link to Exotic India -<a href="https://www.exoticindiaart.com/sculptures/brass/aff11769/" target="_blank">https://www.exoticindiaart.com/sculptures/brass/aff11769/</a>

Muktika Upanishad is the last of the 108 Upanishads which is derived from Shukla Yajur Veda. I have extracted this story from this upanishad which presents a dialogue between Lord Shree Ramchandra and Lord Hanuman, where in Hanuman asks Lord Ram about the vedanta, upanishads and paths of salvation. This episode features adhyaya 1 or chapter 1 from the Upanishad.Do you know what are the 108 Upanishads? How they are categorised? What are the different shanti mantras of each category of Upanishad? What are the different paths of liberation? What is "Kaivalya", the highest state of emancipation? To know more, please listen to this episode. Please don’t forget to like, subscribe, follow, rate and leave some review comments on my podcast series - Stories from Upanishads and on this episode. Do write to me in my email arghyathinks@gmail.com as many of my listeners often write to me and discuss with me on various topics.Also do visit the exclusive website of my podcast series - "Stories from Upanishads". The url is https://www.storiesfromupanishads.com/ to get some more information in form of blogs, collection of all my previous podcast episodes and an exciting offer from ExoticIndia. ExoticIndia which offers a unique selection of products that reflect the cultural traditions and lifestyle of India. You can directly access their website using the link provided in the button “Shop now” in my website.Direct link to Exotic India -https://www.exoticindiaart.com/sculptures/brass/aff11769/

Episode 24- What are the paths of liberation? A story of Shri Ramchandra and Hanuman Chapter 1 - From Muktika Upnishad

Satyameva Jayate Na-anrtam - satyena panthaa vitato devayaanah |Yen-aakramanty-rsayo hyaapta-kaamaa - Yatr tat satyasya paramam nidhaanam || Which means - Truth alone triumphs not untruth. By truth is laid out the divine path, which the seers who are free from desires, reach to the supreme abode of truth”. This is story from Mundaka Upanishad and describes a dialogue between Sage Angiras and his student Shaunaka. What are the two types of knowledge? Which one is the lower and which one is the higher? What is Satyam or Truth? Can Aatman and Brahman reside in the same body? Many questions are answered in this story. So hold on tight and enjoy the story from which our national motto was taken. Visit my website: https://www.storiesfromupanishads.com/Visit ExoticIndia via link:https://www.exoticindiaart.com/sculptures/brass/aff11769/ Spotify link -https://open.spotify.com/show/7cls2BIlQSD9Suyiikz6moAmazon music: https://music.amazon.in/podcasts/a5296ad4-00c3-453d-9215-a99466971d20/stories-from-upanishadsGaana link - https://gaana.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads-season-1Apple Podcast link - https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/id1645159771 Google Podcast link - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5odWJob3BwZXIuY29tLzkxNmQ3NTdiMGUxZjM3NTk3NjQwN2MxN2M2ODFjNTE0LnJzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ9sEGahcKEwiwgOjmjJX6AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQVgPodcastindex - https://podcastindex.org/podcast/5687603PodTail - https://podtail.com/en/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/id1645159771?ign-itscg=30200&ign-itsct=podtail_podcastsPodcast addict - https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/4096844Hubhopper - https://hubhopper.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/406300https://www.audacy.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads-ccbb7https://podtail.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27430303/https://www.boomplay.com/podcasts/59201?srModel=COPYLINK&srList=WEBhttps://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/stories-from-upanishads-4881609/episodes/recenthttps://www.scribd.com/podcast-show/598492571/Stories-from-Upanishadshttps://www.ivoox.com/en/podcast-stories-from-upanishads_sq_f11669529_1.html #upanishads #upanishadquotes #upanishad #upanishadstories #upanishadstudy #upnishads #upnishadganga #vedic #philosophy #vedicphilosophy #sanatandharma #sanatandharma #hinduism #stories #storiesofupanishads#storiesfromupanishads #applepodcasts #spotifypodcast #spotifypodcasts #spotifypodcastsindia #googlepodcasts #hubhopper #hubhopperpodcasts #indianpodcast #india #prashnaupanishads #imdb #aum #om

Satyameva Jayate Na-anrtam - satyena panthaa vitato devayaanah |Yen-aakramanty-rsayo hyaapta-kaamaa - Yatr tat satyasya paramam nidhaanam ||Which means - Truth alone triumphs not untruth. By truth is laid out the divine path, which the seers who are free from desires, reach to the supreme abode of truth”.This is story from Mundaka Upanishad and describes a dialogue between Sage Angiras and his student Shaunaka. What are the two types of knowledge? Which one is the lower and which one is the higher? What is Satyam or Truth? Can Aatman and Brahman reside in the same body?Many questions are answered in this story. So hold on tight and enjoy the story from which our national motto was taken. Visit my website: https://www.storiesfromupanishads.com/Visit ExoticIndia via link:https://www.exoticindiaart.com/sculptures/brass/aff11769/Spotify link -https://open.spotify.com/show/7cls2BIlQSD9Suyiikz6moAmazon music: https://music.amazon.in/podcasts/a5296ad4-00c3-453d-9215-a99466971d20/stories-from-upanishadsGaana link - https://gaana.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads-season-1Apple Podcast link - https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/id1645159771 Google Podcast link - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5odWJob3BwZXIuY29tLzkxNmQ3NTdiMGUxZjM3NTk3NjQwN2MxN2M2ODFjNTE0LnJzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ9sEGahcKEwiwgOjmjJX6AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQVgPodcastindex - https://podcastindex.org/podcast/5687603PodTail - https://podtail.com/en/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/id1645159771?ign-itscg=30200&ign-itsct=podtail_podcastsPodcast addict - https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/4096844Hubhopper - https://hubhopper.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/406300https://www.audacy.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads-ccbb7https://podtail.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27430303/https://www.boomplay.com/podcasts/59201?srModel=COPYLINK&srList=WEBhttps://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/stories-from-upanishads-4881609/episodes/recenthttps://www.scribd.com/podcast-show/598492571/Stories-from-Upanishadshttps://www.ivoox.com/en/podcast-stories-from-upanishads_sq_f11669529_1.html#upanishads #upanishadquotes #upanishad #upanishadstories #upanishadstudy #upnishads #upnishadganga #vedic #philosophy #vedicphilosophy #sanatandharma #sanatandharma #hinduism #stories #storiesofupanishads#storiesfromupanishads #applepodcasts #spotifypodcast #spotifypodcasts #spotifypodcastsindia #googlepodcasts #hubhopper #hubhopperpodcasts #indianpodcast #india #prashnaupanishads #imdb #aum #om

Episode 23 - Satyameva Jayate - Mundaka Upanishad

This episode is in continuation of last week's podcast episode on Prashna Upanishad - Shat Prashna. It is a collection of 6 questions asked by 6 different students to their guru Sage Pipalada. In today's episode, the next 3 set of questions and their responses are retold. The 4th question was asked by Gaargya on what is that thing which sleeps when a man sleeps which awakes when he is awakened, who really sees his dreams? The 5th question was asked by Satyakama Saiba on benefits of chanting AUM and how one must recite it. The last question was asked by Sukesha Bharadwaja on 16 parts of Aatman. This episode also has a small snippet from Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan's famous bhajan = "Hari Aum Tat Sat" So sit back and enjoy today's episode which is treasured with importance of reciting AUM. Hari Aum Tat Sat on Youtube -https://youtu.be/SzZ-Fm7Q1x0 Spotify link -<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7cls2BIlQSD9Suyiikz6mo" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/7cls2BIlQSD9Suyiikz6mo</a>Amazon music: <a href="https://music.amazon.in/podcasts/a5296ad4-00c3-453d-9215-a99466971d20/stories-from-upanishads" target="_blank">https://music.amazon.in/podcasts/a5296ad4-00c3-453d-9215-a99466971d20/stories-from-upanishads</a>Gaana link - <a href="https://gaana.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads-season-1" target="_blank">https://gaana.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads-season-1</a>Apple Podcast link - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/id1645159771" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/id1645159771</a> Google Podcast link - <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5odWJob3BwZXIuY29tLzkxNmQ3NTdiMGUxZjM3NTk3NjQwN2MxN2M2ODFjNTE0LnJzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ9sEGahcKEwiwgOjmjJX6AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQVg" target="_blank">https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5odWJob3BwZXIuY29tLzkxNmQ3NTdiMGUxZjM3NTk3NjQwN2MxN2M2ODFjNTE0LnJzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ9sEGahcKEwiwgOjmjJX6AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQVg</a>Podcastindex - <a href="https://podcastindex.org/podcast/5687603" target="_blank">https://podcastindex.org/podcast/5687603</a>PodTail - <a href="https://podtail.com/en/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/" target="_blank">https://podtail.com/en/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/</a><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/id1645159771?ign-itscg=30200&ign-itsct=podtail_podcasts" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/id1645159771?ign-itscg=30200&ign-itsct=podtail_podcasts</a>Podcast addict - <a href="https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/4096844" target="_blank">https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/4096844</a>Hubhopper - <a href="https://hubhopper.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/406300" target="_blank">https://hubhopper.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/406300</a><a href="https://www.audacy.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads-ccbb7" target="_blank">https://www.audacy.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads-ccbb7</a><a href="https://podtail.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/" target="_blank">https://podtail.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/</a><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27430303/" target="_blank">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27430303/</a><a href="https://www.boomplay.com/podcasts/59201?srModel=COPYLINK&srList=WEB" target="_blank">https://www.boomplay.com/podcasts/59201?srModel=COPYLINK&srList=WEB</a><a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/stories-from-upanishads-4881609/episodes/recent" target="_blank">https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/stories-from-upanishads-4881609/episodes/recent</a><a href="https://www.scribd.com/podcast-show/598492571/Stories-from-Upanishads" target="_blank">https://www.scribd.com/podcast-show/598492571/Stories-from-Upanishads</a><a href="https://www.ivoox.com/en/podcast-stories-from-upanishads_sq_f11669529_1.html" target="_blank">https://www.ivoox.com/en/podcast-stories-from-upanishads_sq_f11669529_1.html</a> Host feed -This podcast was created on Hubhopper studio. 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Click on the link in the episode description or visit <a href="www.hubhopperstudio.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 76, 180);">www.hubhopperstudio.com</a>.” Source content collected from various books on Upanishads such as “Messages of the Upanishads” by Swami Ranganathanada, “The Brhadaaranyaka Upanishad” by Swami Madhavananda, “Eight Upanishads” from Advaita Ashrama, Upanishads.org, “Vedas and Upanishads for Children” by Roopa Pai and several other write-ups and thoughts on Upanishads. Background Music is sourced from various royalty-free music sources, Apple Loops and Internet Archives with a Non-Commercial 4.0 International license. Aum Shantih chants are from Youtube - source - Gaiea Sanskrit.The Concept, Script, Narration and Audio Design: Arghya Goswami #upanishads #upanishadquotes #upanishad #upanishadstories #upanishadstudy #upnishads #upnishadganga #vedic #philosophy #vedicphilosophy #sanatandharma #sanatan #hinduism #stories #storiesofUpanishads#applepodcasts #spotifypodcast #spotifypodcasts #spotifypodcastsindia #googlepodcasts #hubhopper #hubhopperpodcasts #indianpodcast #india#prashnaupanishads#imdb

This episode is in continuation of last week's podcast episode on Prashna Upanishad - Shat Prashna. It is a collection of 6 questions asked by 6 different students to their guru Sage Pipalada. In today's episode, the next 3 set of questions and their responses are retold. The 4th question was asked by Gaargya on what is that thing which sleeps when a man sleeps which awakes when he is awakened, who really sees his dreams? The 5th question was asked by Satyakama Saiba on benefits of chanting AUM and how one must recite it. The last question was asked by Sukesha Bharadwaja on 16 parts of Aatman. This episode also has a small snippet from Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan's famous bhajan = "Hari Aum Tat Sat"So sit back and enjoy today's episode which is treasured with importance of reciting AUM. Hari Aum Tat Sat on Youtube -https://youtu.be/SzZ-Fm7Q1x0Spotify link -https://open.spotify.com/show/7cls2BIlQSD9Suyiikz6moAmazon music: https://music.amazon.in/podcasts/a5296ad4-00c3-453d-9215-a99466971d20/stories-from-upanishadsGaana link - https://gaana.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads-season-1Apple Podcast link - https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/id1645159771 Google Podcast link - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5odWJob3BwZXIuY29tLzkxNmQ3NTdiMGUxZjM3NTk3NjQwN2MxN2M2ODFjNTE0LnJzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ9sEGahcKEwiwgOjmjJX6AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQVgPodcastindex - https://podcastindex.org/podcast/5687603PodTail - https://podtail.com/en/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/id1645159771?ign-itscg=30200&ign-itsct=podtail_podcastsPodcast addict - https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/4096844Hubhopper - https://hubhopper.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/406300https://www.audacy.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads-ccbb7https://podtail.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27430303/https://www.boomplay.com/podcasts/59201?srModel=COPYLINK&srList=WEBhttps://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/stories-from-upanishads-4881609/episodes/recenthttps://www.scribd.com/podcast-show/598492571/Stories-from-Upanishadshttps://www.ivoox.com/en/podcast-stories-from-upanishads_sq_f11669529_1.htmlHost feed -This podcast was created on Hubhopper studio. If you wish to start your own podcast for free, visit www.hubhopperstudio.com. Hubhopper is India's leading podcast creation platform. Start your podcast with Hubhopper studio & get your voice heard across platforms like Spotify, Gaana, Google podcasts, Wynk Music and more. Click on the link in the episode description or visit www.hubhopperstudio.com.”Source content collected from various books on Upanishads such as “Messages of the Upanishads” by Swami Ranganathanada, “The Brhadaaranyaka Upanishad” by Swami Madhavananda, “Eight Upanishads” from Advaita Ashrama, Upanishads.org, “Vedas and Upanishads for Children” by Roopa Pai and several other write-ups and thoughts on Upanishads. Background Music is sourced from various royalty-free music sources, Apple Loops and Internet Archives with a Non-Commercial 4.0 International license. Aum Shantih chants are from Youtube - source - Gaiea Sanskrit.The Concept, Script, Narration and Audio Design: Arghya Goswami#upanishads #upanishadquotes #upanishad #upanishadstories #upanishadstudy #upnishads #upnishadganga #vedic #philosophy #vedicphilosophy #sanatandharma #sanatan #hinduism #stories #storiesofUpanishads#applepodcasts #spotifypodcast #spotifypodcasts #spotifypodcastsindia #googlepodcasts #hubhopper #hubhopperpodcasts #indianpodcast #india#prashnaupanishads#imdb

Episode 22 - Shat Prashna - Prasna Upanishad - Part 2

This is the part 1 of Shat Prashna or 6 questions from Prashna Upanishad. Once 6 hermits named Sukeshaa Bharadwaja, the descendant of Sage Bharadwaja, Saibya Satyakama, the grandson of Surya named Sauryaayani, Gaargya from the line of Garga, Kausalya Aasvalaayana the son of Asvala, Vaidarbhi Bhargava from the line of Bhrigu and Kabandhii Kaatyaana, the great grandson of Kaatya asked the great sage Pippalada 6 various questions. This episode will cover 1st 3 questions which is about Origins of Life, How many Gods are there and which one is the greatest god in human body, How is Praana born? Friends, sit back and listen to my latest episode - Shat Prashna or 6 Questions from Prashna Episode Part 1, in you favorite podcast show "Stories from Upanishads" available on ApplePodcasts, Spotify, AmazonMusic, GooglePodcasts and many other podcast platforms.  Spotify link -https://open.spotify.com/show/7cls2BIlQSD9Suyiikz6moAmazon music: https://music.amazon.in/podcasts/a5296ad4-00c3-453d-9215-a99466971d20/stories-from-upanishadsGaana link - https://gaana.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads-season-1Apple Podcast link - https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/id1645159771 Google Podcast link - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5odWJob3BwZXIuY29tLzkxNmQ3NTdiMGUxZjM3NTk3NjQwN2MxN2M2ODFjNTE0LnJzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ9sEGahcKEwiwgOjmjJX6AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQVgPodcastindex - https://podcastindex.org/podcast/5687603PodTail - https://podtail.com/en/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/id1645159771?ign-itscg=30200&ign-itsct=podtail_podcastsPodcast addict - https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/4096844Hubhopper - https://hubhopper.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/406300#upanishads #upanishadquotes #upanishad #upanishadstories #upanishadstudy #prashnaupanishad#upnishads #upnishads #upnishadganga #vedic #philosophy #vedicphilosophy #sanatandharma #sanatan #hinduism #stories #storiesofUpanishads#applepodcasts #spotifypodcast #spotifypodcasts #spotifypodcastsindia #googlepodcasts #hubhopper #hubhopperpodcasts #indianpodcast #india

This is the part 1 of Shat Prashna or 6 questions from Prashna Upanishad. Once 6 hermits named Sukeshaa Bharadwaja, the descendant of Sage Bharadwaja, Saibya Satyakama, the grandson of Surya named Sauryaayani, Gaargya from the line of Garga, Kausalya Aasvalaayana the son of Asvala, Vaidarbhi Bhargava from the line of Bhrigu and Kabandhii Kaatyaana, the great grandson of Kaatya asked the great sage Pippalada 6 various questions. This episode will cover 1st 3 questions which is about Origins of Life, How many Gods are there and which one is the greatest god in human body, How is Praana born? Friends, sit back and listen to my latest episode - Shat Prashna or 6 Questions from Prashna Episode Part 1, in you favorite podcast show "Stories from Upanishads" available on ApplePodcasts, Spotify, AmazonMusic, GooglePodcasts and many other podcast platforms. Spotify link -https://open.spotify.com/show/7cls2BIlQSD9Suyiikz6moAmazon music: https://music.amazon.in/podcasts/a5296ad4-00c3-453d-9215-a99466971d20/stories-from-upanishadsGaana link - https://gaana.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads-season-1Apple Podcast link - https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/id1645159771 Google Podcast link - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5odWJob3BwZXIuY29tLzkxNmQ3NTdiMGUxZjM3NTk3NjQwN2MxN2M2ODFjNTE0LnJzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ9sEGahcKEwiwgOjmjJX6AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQVgPodcastindex - https://podcastindex.org/podcast/5687603PodTail - https://podtail.com/en/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/id1645159771?ign-itscg=30200&ign-itsct=podtail_podcastsPodcast addict - https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/4096844Hubhopper - https://hubhopper.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/406300#upanishads #upanishadquotes #upanishad #upanishadstories #upanishadstudy #prashnaupanishad#upnishads #upnishads #upnishadganga #vedic #philosophy #vedicphilosophy #sanatandharma #sanatan #hinduism #stories #storiesofUpanishads#applepodcasts #spotifypodcast #spotifypodcasts #spotifypodcastsindia #googlepodcasts #hubhopper #hubhopperpodcasts #indianpodcast #india

Episode 21 - Shat Prashna - 6 Questions - Part 1

This is a story from Chandogya Upanishad. In this story devarishi Narada seeks teachings from his brother and sage Sanatkumara on how to attain infinite happiness or Bhumaiva Sukham. This episode also touches upon an another interesting story about Sanatkumar and Lord Shiva. So dear friends, sit tight for an another interesting episode on Stories from Upanishads. Please subscribe, follow, like, download or put in your review comments. Some of the links of my podcast on the various players are -Spotify link -https://open.spotify.com/show/7cls2BIlQSD9Suyiikz6moAmazon music: https://music.amazon.in/podcasts/a5296ad4-00c3-453d-9215-a99466971d20/stories-from-upanishadsGaana link - https://gaana.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads-season-1Apple Podcast link - https://podcastsconnect.apple.com/my-podcasts/show/stories-from-upanishads/2617f637-1e90-4e6a-b01f-c6f312ebe77bGoogle Podcast link - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5odWJob3BwZXIuY29tLzkxNmQ3NTdiMGUxZjM3NTk3NjQwN2MxN2M2ODFjNTE0LnJzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ9sEGahcKEwiwgOjmjJX6AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQVgPodcastindex - https://podcastindex.org/podcast/5687603PodTail - https://podtail.com/en/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/id1645159771?ign-itscg=30200&ign-itsct=podtail_podcastsPodcast addict - https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/4096844Hubhopper - https://hubhopper.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/406300 #podcast#podcasting#jupitrr_audio#jupitrr#Spotify#GaanaPodcast#podcastshow#podcaster#GaanaPodcast#amazonmusicPodcast#spotifypodcast#podcast#podcasting#podcastshow#podcaster#podcastlife#Hubhopper#podtail#googlepodcasts#applepodcasts#podbeanpodcast#upanishads #upanishad #upanishadquotes #upanishadquotes #indianpodcast #indianscriptures #vedic #indianphilosophy #podcastindia #indiapodcast #indiapodcasters #vedicposts #spiritualpodcast #spiritualpodcasts #spiritualpodcasting #upanishad #upnishads #hinduism

This is a story from Chandogya Upanishad. In this story devarishi Narada seeks teachings from his brother and sage Sanatkumara on how to attain infinite happiness or Bhumaiva Sukham. This episode also touches upon an another interesting story about Sanatkumar and Lord Shiva. So dear friends, sit tight for an another interesting episode on Stories from Upanishads. Please subscribe, follow, like, download or put in your review comments. Some of the links of my podcast on the various players are -Spotify link -https://open.spotify.com/show/7cls2BIlQSD9Suyiikz6moAmazon music: https://music.amazon.in/podcasts/a5296ad4-00c3-453d-9215-a99466971d20/stories-from-upanishadsGaana link - https://gaana.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads-season-1Apple Podcast link - https://podcastsconnect.apple.com/my-podcasts/show/stories-from-upanishads/2617f637-1e90-4e6a-b01f-c6f312ebe77bGoogle Podcast link - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5odWJob3BwZXIuY29tLzkxNmQ3NTdiMGUxZjM3NTk3NjQwN2MxN2M2ODFjNTE0LnJzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ9sEGahcKEwiwgOjmjJX6AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQVgPodcastindex - https://podcastindex.org/podcast/5687603PodTail - https://podtail.com/en/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/id1645159771?ign-itscg=30200&ign-itsct=podtail_podcastsPodcast addict - https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/4096844Hubhopper - https://hubhopper.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/406300#podcast#podcasting#jupitrr_audio#jupitrr#Spotify#GaanaPodcast#podcastshow#podcaster#GaanaPodcast#amazonmusicPodcast#spotifypodcast#podcast#podcasting#podcastshow#podcaster#podcastlife#Hubhopper#podtail#googlepodcasts#applepodcasts#podbeanpodcast#upanishads #upanishad #upanishadquotes #upanishadquotes #indianpodcast #indianscriptures #vedic #indianphilosophy #podcastindia #indiapodcast #indiapodcasters #vedicposts #spiritualpodcast #spiritualpodcasts #spiritualpodcasting #upanishad #upnishads #hinduism

Episode 20 - Narada and Sanatkumara

What are desires? What are dreams? How does the soul transmigrate? Is Self Indeed Brahman? Is Self the light for the man, when there is no sun, moon or fire? All these questions are answered in the episode - Yagnavalkya and King Janaka part 2, which is the concluding part of the question and answer session between the two learned men from ancient India. This podcast was created on Hubhopper studio. If you wish to start your own podcast for free, visit <a href="http://www.hubhopperstudio.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 76, 180);">www.hubhopperstudio.com</a>. Hubhopper is India's leading podcast creation platform. Start your podcast with Hubhopper studio & get your voice heard across platforms like Spotify, Gaana, Google podcasts, Wynk Music and more. Click on the link in the episode description or visit <a href="http://www.hubhopperstudio.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 76, 180);">www.hubhopperstudio.com</a>.” Source content collected from various books on Upanishads such as “Messages of the Upanishads” by Swami Ranganathanada, “The Brhadaaranyaka Upanishad” by Swami Madhavananda, “Eight Upanishads” from Advaita Ashrama, Upanishads.org, “Vedas and Upanishads for Children” by Roopa Pai and several other write-ups and thoughts on Upanishads. Background Music is sourced from various royalty-free music sources such as pixebay with royalty free rights, Apple Loops and Internet Archives with a Non-Commercial 4.0 International license. Aum Shantih chants are from Youtube - source - Gaiea Sanskrit.The Concept, Script, Narration and Audio Design: Arghya Goswami

What are desires? What are dreams? How does the soul transmigrate? Is Self Indeed Brahman? Is Self the light for the man, when there is no sun, moon or fire? All these questions are answered in the episode - Yagnavalkya and King Janaka part 2, which is the concluding part of the question and answer session between the two learned men from ancient India. This podcast was created on Hubhopper studio. If you wish to start your own podcast for free, visit www.hubhopperstudio.com. Hubhopper is India's leading podcast creation platform. Start your podcast with Hubhopper studio & get your voice heard across platforms like Spotify, Gaana, Google podcasts, Wynk Music and more. Click on the link in the episode description or visit www.hubhopperstudio.com.”Source content collected from various books on Upanishads such as “Messages of the Upanishads” by Swami Ranganathanada, “The Brhadaaranyaka Upanishad” by Swami Madhavananda, “Eight Upanishads” from Advaita Ashrama, Upanishads.org, “Vedas and Upanishads for Children” by Roopa Pai and several other write-ups and thoughts on Upanishads. Background Music is sourced from various royalty-free music sources such as pixebay with royalty free rights, Apple Loops and Internet Archives with a Non-Commercial 4.0 International license. Aum Shantih chants are from Youtube - source - Gaiea Sanskrit.The Concept, Script, Narration and Audio Design: Arghya Goswami

Episode 19 - Yagnavalkya and King Janaka Part 2

BU presents most of the stories from the life of the ancient vedic sage Yagnavalkya and many of them also feature King Janaka of Videha. Today's story is part 1 of never ending conversation between the Sage and the King. In this story, the king learns about Speech, Sight, Hearing, Vital Force, Mind and Heart are forms of Supreme Brahman! Hubhopper is India's leading podcast creation platform. Start your podcast with Hubhopper studio & get your voice heard across platforms like Spotify, Gaana, Google podcasts, Wynk Music and more. Click on the link in the episode description or visit <a href="http://www.hubhopperstudio.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 76, 180);">www.hubhopperstudio.com</a>.” Source content collected from various books on Upanishads such as “Messages of the Upanishads” by Swami Ranganathanada, “The Brhadaaranyaka Upanishad” by Swami Madhavananda, “Eight Upanishads” from Advaita Ashrama, Upanishads.org, “Vedas and Upanishads for Children” by Roopa Pai and several other write-ups and thoughts on Upanishads.  Background Music is sourced from various royalty-free music sources, Apple Loops and Internet Archives with a Non-Commercial 4.0 International license. Ananda Shankar - Subh the Auspicious, - Internet ArchivesBoom - geomorphic Cinematic trailer, - Pixabay.comDark Sad Ambient Piano Pixabay.comAsian Ceremony - Internet ArchivesPrank - Pixabay.comSitar and Tanpura - Internet ArchivesSynth Bass - Apple LoopsIndian Dreams Sitar - Apple LoopsCountry Fun - Pixabay.comAum Shantih chants are from Youtube - source - Gaiea Sanskrit. The Concept, Script, Narration and Audio Design: Arghya GoswamiCo-narrated by : Jiniya Goswami

BU presents most of the stories from the life of the ancient vedic sage Yagnavalkya and many of them also feature King Janaka of Videha. Today's story is part 1 of never ending conversation between the Sage and the King. In this story, the king learns about Speech, Sight, Hearing, Vital Force, Mind and Heart are forms of Supreme Brahman! Hubhopper is India's leading podcast creation platform. Start your podcast with Hubhopper studio & get your voice heard across platforms like Spotify, Gaana, Google podcasts, Wynk Music and more. Click on the link in the episode description or visit www.hubhopperstudio.com.”Source content collected from various books on Upanishads such as “Messages of the Upanishads” by Swami Ranganathanada, “The Brhadaaranyaka Upanishad” by Swami Madhavananda, “Eight Upanishads” from Advaita Ashrama, Upanishads.org, “Vedas and Upanishads for Children” by Roopa Pai and several other write-ups and thoughts on Upanishads. Background Music is sourced from various royalty-free music sources, Apple Loops and Internet Archives with a Non-Commercial 4.0 International license. Ananda Shankar - Subh the Auspicious, - Internet ArchivesBoom - geomorphic Cinematic trailer, - Pixabay.comDark Sad Ambient Piano Pixabay.comAsian Ceremony - Internet ArchivesPrank - Pixabay.comSitar and Tanpura - Internet ArchivesSynth Bass - Apple LoopsIndian Dreams Sitar - Apple LoopsCountry Fun - Pixabay.comAum Shantih chants are from Youtube - source - Gaiea Sanskrit.The Concept, Script, Narration and Audio Design: Arghya GoswamiCo-narrated by : Jiniya Goswami

Episode 18 - Yagnavalkya and King Janaka -Part 1

What is immortality?Knowing that “Truth” itself is "Immortality"! Freedom from all fears is "Immortality"! Fear of death, fear of poverty, fear of insecurity, fear of pain and sorrow, fear of losing a near one, fear of unknown, beyond these fears lies "immortality".Why do we love our spouse, parents or children?We love our spouse, parents and our children not because we love them rather because we love ourselves. We love our "Self" or "Aatman"! The “Self” or “Aatman” is everything! Everything springs from the “Self”, it dissolves in It and remains imbued with It during continuance, for it cannot be perceived apart from the “Self”. Therefore everything is “Self”!Just as a lump of salt when dissolve completely in water and cannot be taken out of it again, but the salt makes every drop of that water salty, similarly, does the individual "Self or Aatman" dissolves into the limitless “Being” or "Brahman" and cannot be separated from it. Although that “Being” itself carries in it the essence of every individual "Self". After death, there is no body and once the body is no more, the "Self" or "Aatman" dissolves into "Brahman" and there is nothing to perceive!The means of immortality is the knowledge of the “Aatman”, with the renunciation of everything as part of it. When “That” is known, whole universe is known. It is dearer than everything else, hence it must be realised when it is heard from a spiritual teacher or guru and reflected through reasoning or logical contemplation. Our bodies are a powerhouse of energy, which helps us to sustain throughout our lifetime. When our body dies, this energy is released and becomes a part of the energy that sustains the world. This energy helps plants to grow, animals to reproduce, earth and other planets stay in their individual orbits, bring atoms together to make molecules and everything and anything else in this universe. It is the same vibrant energy in all organisms and celestial bodies although it is so fabulously diverse array of bodies, shapes and forms. That cosmic energy, has been around since before the earth existed, is the reason the world exists and will be there well after the universe is gone. So realise that “You” are the cosmic energy, it stands to reason that "You" will be around forever. This is immortality, at least feels like immortality. Let's find out in today's story on Yagnavalkya and Maitreyi.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This podcast was created on Hubhopper studio. If you wish to start your own podcast for free, visit <a href="http://www.hubhopperstudio.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 76, 180);">www.hubhopperstudio.com</a>. Hubhopper is India's leading podcast creation platform. Start your podcast with Hubhopper studio & get your voice heard across platforms like Spotify, Gaana, Google podcasts, Wynk Music and more. Click on the link in the episode description or visit <a href="http://www.hubhopperstudio.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 76, 180);">www.hubhopperstudio.com</a>.” Source content collected from various books on Upanishads such as “Messages of the Upanishads” by Swami Ranganathanada,“The Brihdaaaranyaka Upanishad” by Swami Madhavananda, “Eight Upanishads” from Advaita Ashrama, Upanishads.org, “Vedas and Upanishads for Children” by Roopa Pai and several other write-ups and thoughts on Upanishads.  Background Music is sourced from various royalty-free music sources, Apple Loops and Internet Archives with a Non-Commercial 4.0 International license. Aum Shantih chants are from Youtube - source - Gaiea Sanskrit. The Concept, Script, Narration and Audio Design: Arghya GoswamiCo-narrated by : Jiniya Goswami

What is immortality?Knowing that “Truth” itself is "Immortality"! Freedom from all fears is "Immortality"! Fear of death, fear of poverty, fear of insecurity, fear of pain and sorrow, fear of losing a near one, fear of unknown, beyond these fears lies "immortality".Why do we love our spouse, parents or children?We love our spouse, parents and our children not because we love them rather because we love ourselves. We love our "Self" or "Aatman"! The “Self” or “Aatman” is everything! Everything springs from the “Self”, it dissolves in It and remains imbued with It during continuance, for it cannot be perceived apart from the “Self”. Therefore everything is “Self”!Just as a lump of salt when dissolve completely in water and cannot be taken out of it again, but the salt makes every drop of that water salty, similarly, does the individual "Self or Aatman" dissolves into the limitless “Being” or "Brahman" and cannot be separated from it. Although that “Being” itself carries in it the essence of every individual "Self". After death, there is no body and once the body is no more, the "Self" or "Aatman" dissolves into "Brahman" and there is nothing to perceive!The means of immortality is the knowledge of the “Aatman”, with the renunciation of everything as part of it. When “That” is known, whole universe is known. It is dearer than everything else, hence it must be realised when it is heard from a spiritual teacher or guru and reflected through reasoning or logical contemplation. Our bodies are a powerhouse of energy, which helps us to sustain throughout our lifetime. When our body dies, this energy is released and becomes a part of the energy that sustains the world. This energy helps plants to grow, animals to reproduce, earth and other planets stay in their individual orbits, bring atoms together to make molecules and everything and anything else in this universe. It is the same vibrant energy in all organisms and celestial bodies although it is so fabulously diverse array of bodies, shapes and forms. That cosmic energy, has been around since before the earth existed, is the reason the world exists and will be there well after the universe is gone. So realise that “You” are the cosmic energy, it stands to reason that "You" will be around forever. This is immortality, at least feels like immortality.Let's find out in today's story on Yagnavalkya and Maitreyi.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This podcast was created on Hubhopper studio. If you wish to start your own podcast for free, visit www.hubhopperstudio.com. Hubhopper is India's leading podcast creation platform. Start your podcast with Hubhopper studio & get your voice heard across platforms like Spotify, Gaana, Google podcasts, Wynk Music and more. Click on the link in the episode description or visit www.hubhopperstudio.com.”Source content collected from various books on Upanishads such as “Messages of the Upanishads” by Swami Ranganathanada,“The Brihdaaaranyaka Upanishad” by Swami Madhavananda, “Eight Upanishads” from Advaita Ashrama, Upanishads.org, “Vedas and Upanishads for Children” by Roopa Pai and several other write-ups and thoughts on Upanishads. Background Music is sourced from various royalty-free music sources, Apple Loops and Internet Archives with a Non-Commercial 4.0 International license. Aum Shantih chants are from Youtube - source - Gaiea Sanskrit.The Concept, Script, Narration and Audio Design: Arghya GoswamiCo-narrated by : Jiniya Goswami

Episode 17 - Yagnavalya and Maitreyi

Dear friends and listeners, our Sanatan is based on several texts discussing philosophies of life. I have been very fortunate to narrate some of the stories from various Upanishads. I have decided to take this effort further and start narrating stories from the Puranas in this channel. Henceforth, I am renaming my channel as “Stories from Upanishads and Puranas”. Upanishads have a wealth of stories and tales which enrich us with various concepts of "Self-realisation", "Brahman" or the "Supreme-Being", "Aatman" or the "Supreme-Self" and many other foundational building blocks of Santana Dharma. These stories are engaging and leave us with an everlasting resonance of thoughts. Many of these stories are pretty popular, such as the Story of Nachiketa and his dialogues with the Lord of Death or the tale of Gargi or Satyakama. However, each time you hear them, they will provide you with a different aspect. So if you are tired after work, if you are down or if you are stressed out, listen to these stories and enrich yourself to the fullest. Puranas are a different set of scriptures from the Vedas and the Upanishads. Our ancient scriptures can be broadly categorised into Smritis and Shrutis. Smritis are the texts that were remembered for ages. This category includes Puranas along with Tantras, Shrimad Bhagawat Geeta, Dharma-shastras and our itihaasas such as Ramayana and Mahābhārata. Shrutis are the texts or scriptures that were heard as narration. This includes our 4 Vedas, Vedangas, Upavedas, Upanishads, Brahmanas, Samhitas and Āranyakas. In my view, Puranas, from which we will hear stories, are the easiest way to understand the Supreme power. These stories bring in the concepts of the Supreme Trinity – Prajapati Brahma, the creator; Vishnu, the protector; and Shiva, the destroyer. They personified the idea of Brahman and divinity with various interesting stories. It was an excellent medium to familiarise the concept of Brahman with common people, as Upanishads and Vedas were technically far superior scriptures in terms of philosophies and thought processes, which were difficult for common people to understand. The Puranas brought in similar ideas but in a story format that was more understandable and interesting for common people. I will try my best to bring these stories in the simplest language so that they can be enjoyed and understood. So please subscribe, download or follow the podcast series to ensure that you don't miss out on any of these interesting stories. Until then... Aum Shantih, Shantih, Shantih!!!

Dear friends and listeners, our Sanatan is based on several texts discussing philosophies of life. I have been very fortunate to narrate some of the stories from various Upanishads. I have decided to take this effort further and start narrating stories from the Puranas in this channel. Henceforth, I am renaming my channel as “Stories from Upanishads and Puranas”. Upanishads have a wealth of stories and tales which enrich us with various concepts of "Self-realisation", "Brahman" or the "Supreme-Being", "Aatman" or the "Supreme-Self" and many other foundational building blocks of Santana Dharma. These stories are engaging and leave us with an everlasting resonance of thoughts. Many of these stories are pretty popular, such as the Story of Nachiketa and his dialogues with the Lord of Death or the tale of Gargi or Satyakama. However, each time you hear them, they will provide you with a different aspect. So if you are tired after work, if you are down or if you are stressed out, listen to these stories and enrich yourself to the fullest. Puranas are a different set of scriptures from the Vedas and the Upanishads. Our ancient scriptures can be broadly categorised into Smritis and Shrutis. Smritis are the texts that were remembered for ages. This category includes Puranas along with Tantras, Shrimad Bhagawat Geeta, Dharma-shastras and our itihaasas such as Ramayana and Mahābhārata. Shrutis are the texts or scriptures that were heard as narration. This includes our 4 Vedas, Vedangas, Upavedas, Upanishads, Brahmanas, Samhitas and Āranyakas.In my view, Puranas, from which we will hear stories, are the easiest way to understand the Supreme power. These stories bring in the concepts of the Supreme Trinity – Prajapati Brahma, the creator; Vishnu, the protector; and Shiva, the destroyer.They personified the idea of Brahman and divinity with various interesting stories. It was an excellent medium to familiarise the concept of Brahman with common people, as Upanishads and Vedas were technically far superior scriptures in terms of philosophies and thought processes, which were difficult for common people to understand. The Puranas brought in similar ideas but in a story format that was more understandable and interesting for common people.I will try my best to bring these stories in the simplest language so that they can be enjoyed and understood. So please subscribe, download or follow the podcast series to ensure that you don't miss out on any of these interesting stories.Until then... Aum Shantih, Shantih, Shantih!!!