Mundaka Upanishad — Chapter 5: Mundaka 3, Khanda 1: The Two Birds and Satyameva Jayate
10 verses
Verse 1
Two birds, inseparable companions, cling to the same tree. One of them eats the sweet fruit; the other looks on without eating.
Verse 2
On the same tree, the individual self, immersed and deluded, grieves on account of its helplessness. But when it sees the other — the Lord, well-plea…
Verse 3
When the seer sees the golden-hued Creator, the Lord, the Person, the source of Brahman — then the wise one, shaking off good and evil, stainless, at…
Verse 4
He indeed is the life that shines through all beings. Knowing this, the wise one speaks no boast. Delighting in the Self, rejoicing in the Self, perf…
Verse 5
This Self is attained by truth, by austerity, by right knowledge, and by a life of celibacy constantly practised. Within the body, made of light and …