Stories from Upanishads

Arghya Goswami
Stories from Upanishads

Upanishads have a wealth of stories and tales which enrich us with various concepts of "Self-realization", "Brahman" or the "Supreme-Being", "Aatman" or the "Supreme-Self" and many other foundational building blocks of Santana Dharma. These stories are not only engaging but leave us with an ever-lasting 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 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. 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. Untill then... Aum Shantih, Shantih, Shantih!!!

  1. 01/09/2023

    Episode 27- What is AUM? Maandukya Upanishad Part 2

    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: https://www.storiesfromupanishads.com 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: https://spoti.fi/3DVRcof Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3qxbaCF Gaana link: https://bit.ly/3KC9GxV Apple Podcast link: https://apple.co/3ORZrrH Google Podcast link: https://bit.ly/3QybEDg #upanishads #upanishad #upanishadstories #upanishadquotes #upanishadganga #upnisads #mahavaakya #mahavaakyas #mandukyaupanishad #mandukya #storiesfromupanishads #storiesfromupnishad #vedic #adwaita #advaitavedanta #advaita #advaitavedānta

    24 min
  2. 14/08/2023

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

    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/7cls2BIlQSD9Suyiikz6mo Amazon music: https://music.amazon.in/podcasts/a5296ad4-00c3-453d-9215-a99466971d20/stories-from-upanishads Gaana link - https://gaana.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads-season-1 Apple Podcast link - https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/id1645159771  Google Podcast link - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5odWJob3BwZXIuY29tLzkxNmQ3NTdiMGUxZjM3NTk3NjQwN2MxN2M2ODFjNTE0LnJzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ9sEGahcKEwiwgOjmjJX6AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQVg Podcastindex - https://podcastindex.org/podcast/5687603 PodTail - https://podtail.com/en/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/id1645159771?ign-itscg=30200&ign-itsct=podtail_podcasts Podcast addict - https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/4096844 Hubhopper - https://hubhopper.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/406300 https://www.audacy.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads-ccbb7 https://podtail.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27430303/ https://www.boomplay.com/podcasts/59201?srModel=COPYLINK&srList=WEB https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/stories-from-upanishads-4881609/episodes/recent https://www.scribd.com/podcast-show/598492571/Stories-from-Upanishads https://www.ivoox.com/en/podcast-stories-from-upanishads_sq_f11669529_1.html Stitcher Link - https://www.stitcher.com/show/1076716 Pandora link - https://www.pandora.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/PC:1001076716 blubrry podcast - https://blubrry.com/2491435 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  #storiesfromUpanishads

    40 min
  3. 16/07/2023

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

    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

    32 min
  4. 02/07/2023

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

    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/

    25 min
  5. 18/06/2023

    Episode 23 - Satyameva Jayate - Mundaka Upanishad

    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/7cls2BIlQSD9Suyiikz6mo Amazon music: https://music.amazon.in/podcasts/a5296ad4-00c3-453d-9215-a99466971d20/stories-from-upanishads Gaana link - https://gaana.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads-season-1 Apple Podcast link - https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/id1645159771  Google Podcast link - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5odWJob3BwZXIuY29tLzkxNmQ3NTdiMGUxZjM3NTk3NjQwN2MxN2M2ODFjNTE0LnJzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ9sEGahcKEwiwgOjmjJX6AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQVg Podcastindex - https://podcastindex.org/podcast/5687603 PodTail - https://podtail.com/en/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/id1645159771?ign-itscg=30200&ign-itsct=podtail_podcasts Podcast addict - https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/4096844 Hubhopper - https://hubhopper.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/406300 https://www.audacy.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads-ccbb7 https://podtail.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27430303/ https://www.boomplay.com/podcasts/59201?srModel=COPYLINK&srList=WEB https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/stories-from-upanishads-4881609/episodes/recent https://www.scribd.com/podcast-show/598492571/Stories-from-Upanishads https://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

    47 min
  6. 04/06/2023

    Episode 22 - Shat Prashna - Prasna Upanishad - Part 2

    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 -https://open.spotify.com/show/7cls2BIlQSD9Suyiikz6mo Amazon music: https://music.amazon.in/podcasts/a5296ad4-00c3-453d-9215-a99466971d20/stories-from-upanishads Gaana link - https://gaana.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads-season-1 Apple Podcast link - https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/id1645159771  Google Podcast link - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5odWJob3BwZXIuY29tLzkxNmQ3NTdiMGUxZjM3NTk3NjQwN2MxN2M2ODFjNTE0LnJzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ9sEGahcKEwiwgOjmjJX6AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQVg Podcastindex - https://podcastindex.org/podcast/5687603 PodTail - https://podtail.com/en/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/id1645159771?ign-itscg=30200&ign-itsct=podtail_podcasts Podcast addict - https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/4096844 Hubhopper - https://hubhopper.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/406300 https://www.audacy.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads-ccbb7 https://podtail.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27430303/ https://www.boomplay.com/podcasts/59201?srModel=COPYLINK&srList=WEB https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/stories-from-upanishads-4881609/episodes/recent https://www.scribd.com/podcast-show/598492571/Stories-from-Upanishads https://www.ivoox.com/en/podcast-stories-from-upanishads_sq_f11669529_1.html Host 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

    20 min
  7. 27/05/2023

    Episode 21 - Shat Prashna - 6 Questions - Part 1

    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/7cls2BIlQSD9Suyiikz6mo Amazon music: https://music.amazon.in/podcasts/a5296ad4-00c3-453d-9215-a99466971d20/stories-from-upanishads Gaana link - https://gaana.com/podcast/stories-from-upanishads-season-1 Apple Podcast link - https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/id1645159771  Google Podcast link - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5odWJob3BwZXIuY29tLzkxNmQ3NTdiMGUxZjM3NTk3NjQwN2MxN2M2ODFjNTE0LnJzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ9sEGahcKEwiwgOjmjJX6AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQVg Podcastindex - https://podcastindex.org/podcast/5687603 PodTail - https://podtail.com/en/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-from-upanishads/id1645159771?ign-itscg=30200&ign-itsct=podtail_podcasts Podcast addict - https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/4096844 Hubhopper - 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

    33 min

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Upanishads have a wealth of stories and tales which enrich us with various concepts of "Self-realization", "Brahman" or the "Supreme-Being", "Aatman" or the "Supreme-Self" and many other foundational building blocks of Santana Dharma. These stories are not only engaging but leave us with an ever-lasting 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 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. 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. Untill then... Aum Shantih, Shantih, Shantih!!!

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