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Dva Suparna (Two Birds on One Tree) in Punjabi (Gurmukhi) · ਪੰਜਾਬੀ

🕉️ upanishad·📿 11× ਜਪ·🕐 Early morning (Brahma Muhurta) during meditation and Vedanta study·📜 Mundaka Upanishad, Verse 3.1.1 (also Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4.6)
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Mundaka Upanishad, Verse 3.1.1 (also Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4.6) · Traditional (Upanishadic) · Vedic / Upanishadic

Opening the third Mundaka, the seer paints an unforgettable picture: two birds of golden plumage, close friends, perch on the same tree. One tastes the sweet and bitter fruit of the tree; the other, eating nothing, watches in calm splendour. The tree is the body and the world of experience; the bird that eats is the individual soul caught in joy and sorrow, and the bird that only looks on is the supreme Self. The Upanishad goes on to say that when the grieving soul beholds the other, the worshipful Lord, and knows His greatness, its sorrow passes away — making this image a doorway to liberation.

ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੱਸੇ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ

The Upanishad declares that the moment the soul, grieving in its bondage, turns and beholds the other bird — the Lord who is its own real Self — and rejoices in His glory, it crosses beyond all sorrow; so this single vision of the witnessing Self is said to set the soul free.

ਮੰਤਰ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਪੰਗਤੀ ਜਾਂ ▶ ਬਟਨ ਨੂੰ ਛੂਹ ਕੇ ਸੁਣੋ

ਦ੍ਵਾ ਸੁਪਰ੍ਣਾ ਸਯੁਜਾ ਸਖਾਯਾ ਸਮਾਨਂ ਵ੍ਰਿਕ੍ਸ਼ਂ ਪਰਿਸ਼ਸ੍ਵਜਾਤੇ ਤਯੋਰਨ੍ਯਃ ਪਿਪ੍ਪਲਂ ਸ੍ਵਾਦ੍ਵਤ੍ਤ੍ਯਨਸ਼੍ਨਨ੍ਨਨ੍ਯੋ ਅਭਿਚਾਕਸ਼ੀਤਿ

dvā suparṇā sayujā sakhāyā samānaṁ vṛkṣaṁ pariṣasvajāte tayoranyaḥ pippalaṁ svādvattyanaśnannanyo abhicākaśīti

ਅਰਥ:Two birds, inseparable companions, cling to the same tree. Of the two, one eats the sweet fruit; the other, without eating, simply looks on. (One bird is the individual soul absorbed in tasting the fruits of action; the other is the supreme Self, the witness, ever serene.)

ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਸ਼ਬਦ ਅਰਥ

ਉਚਾਰਨ ਸੁਣਨ ਲਈ ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਉੱਤੇ ਕਲਿੱਕ ਕਰੋ

ਦ੍ਵਾ ਸੁਪਰ੍ਣਾ🔊dvā suparṇāTwo birds (of beautiful plumage)
ਸਯੁਜਾ🔊sayujāClosely united, always together, inseparable companions
ਸਖਾਯਾ🔊sakhāyāFriends, comrades
ਸਮਾਨਂ ਵ੍ਰਿਕ੍ਸ਼ਮ੍🔊samānaṁ vṛkṣamThe same tree (the one body, or the tree of worldly life)
ਪਰਿਸ਼ਸ੍ਵਜਾਤੇ🔊pariṣasvajāteThey cling to, perch upon, embrace
ਤਯੋਃ ਅਨ੍ਯਃ🔊tayoḥ anyaḥOf the two, one (the individual soul, jiva)
ਪਿਪ੍ਪਲਮ੍🔊pippalamThe sweet fruit (the fruits of action, pleasure and pain)
ਸ੍ਵਾਦੁ ਅਤ੍ਤਿ🔊svādu attiEats with relish, tastes the sweet (and bitter) fruit
ਅਨਸ਼੍ਨਨ੍🔊anaśnanWithout eating, not partaking (the other bird does not eat)
ਅਨ੍ਯਃ🔊anyaḥThe other (the supreme Self, Ishvara, the witness)
ਅਭਿਚਾਕਸ਼ੀਤਿ🔊abhicākaśītiLooks on, simply witnesses, shines in serene observation

Dva Suparna (Two Birds on One Tree) ਪਾਠ ਦੇ ਲਾਭ

Presents the profound Vedantic image of the soul (jiva) and the supreme Self (Paramatman) as two birds on one tree.

Teaches detachment — to step back from being the 'eater' caught in pleasure and pain and to abide as the serene witness.

Used in meditation to shift identity from the experiencing ego to the silent, ever-watching Self.

Brings peace and freedom from grief by revealing a witnessing awareness untouched by the fruits of action.

Awakens the recognition that the individual self and the supreme Self are ultimately one, leading to liberation.

A beloved verse for contemplation on the relationship between the soul, God and the world.

Dva Suparna (Two Birds on One Tree) ਪਾਠ ਵਿਧੀ

ਜਪ ਗਿਣਤੀ11ਵਾਰ
ਉੱਤਮ ਸਮਾਂEarly morning (Brahma Muhurta) during meditation and Vedanta study
ਦਿਸ਼ਾEast or North

Recite 'Dva Suparna' slowly and picture the two birds on one tree. Notice in your own experience the 'eating bird' — the part of you immersed in pleasure, pain and the results of action — and then the 'witnessing bird', the calm awareness that simply observes it all without being affected. Rest your sense of self in that witness. The Upanishad teaches that as the soul turns from grief to behold this serene Lord, it attains supreme peace and freedom.

ਅਕਸਰ ਪੁੱਛੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਸਵਾਲ

ਇਸ ਪੰਨੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਪੂਰਾ Dva Suparna (Two Birds on One Tree) ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ ਲਿਪੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ — ਉਹੀ ਮੂਲ ਸ਼ਲੋਕ, ਅੱਖਰ-ਅੱਖਰ ਲਿਪੀਅੰਤਰਿਤ, ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਸੌਖ ਨਾਲ ਪੜ੍ਹ ਅਤੇ ਜਪ ਸਕੋ। ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਪੰਗਤੀ (ਜਾਂ ▶ ਬਟਨ) ਨੂੰ ਛੂਹ ਕੇ ਉਸ ਦਾ ਪਾਠ ਸੁਣੋ।
ਹਾਂ — ਕੇਵਲ ਲਿਪੀ ਬਦਲਦੀ ਹੈ; ਸ਼ਬਦ ਅਤੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਮੂਲ ਹੀ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਇਸ ਪੰਨੇ ਦਾ ਸ਼ਲੋਕ-ਦਰ-ਸ਼ਲੋਕ ਅਰਥ, ਲਾਭ ਅਤੇ ਪਾਠ ਵਿਧੀ ਉਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਲਾਗੂ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ।
Dva Suparna means 'two birds'. The verse describes two inseparable birds on the same tree: one eats the fruit while the other only watches. It symbolizes the individual soul (jiva) experiencing life's pleasures and pains, and the supreme Self (Paramatman) witnessing in serene detachment.
This verse appears in the Mundaka Upanishad (3.1.1) of the Atharva Veda and is also found in the Shvetashvatara Upanishad (4.6). It is one of the most celebrated metaphors in all of Vedanta.
The bird that eats the sweet and bitter fruit is the jiva, the individual soul absorbed in worldly experience and its results. The bird that does not eat but only looks on is the Paramatman, the supreme Self, the changeless witness. They dwell together as one's lower and higher nature.
The Mundaka continues that as long as the soul identifies as the 'eater' it grieves at its helplessness, but when it beholds the other bird — the adorable Lord and its own true Self — and recognizes His glory, it becomes free from sorrow. Thus the verse points to liberation through Self-knowledge.

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