Guest guest Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 Dear singh, This is a shloka from Yajurveda peace mantra in chapter 40 its word by word meaning is :- "That is Purna, this is Purna, Purna comes out of Purna. If Purna is subtracted from Purna, still Purna is left." Purna is derived from root "Pri" meaning to fill. Thus Purna means full or complete. In this verse, Purna can also be interpreted to mean infinity. Second line then yields that the result of subtracting infinity from infinity is still infinity. This shloka beautifully explains the apparent duality of consciousness in unity. It explains how consciousness (read God) which is Truth in itself, manifests into this universe which is also truth, the soul, the mind, the intellect, and the viveka, all truths in themselves. Here God manifests as universe and different identities, but that does not substract truth from larger truth. It shows that all these creations are inside God and not away from him. This mantra can be explained in many ways, perhaps other friends may continue this further Hari Aum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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