U-kara — Taijasa as the Second Syllable
Mandukya Upanishad · 1 · Verse 10
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Sanskrit Original
स्वप्नस्थानस्तैजस उकारो द्वितीया मात्रोत्कर्षादुभयत्वाद्वा । उत्कर्षति ह वै ज्ञानसन्ततिं समानश्च भवति नास्याब्रह्मवित्कुले भवति य एवं वेद ॥ १० ॥
svapnasthānas taijasa ukāro dvitīyā mātrā utkarṣād ubhayatvād vā | utkarṣati ha vai jñānasantatiṃ samānaś ca bhavati nāsyābrahma-vit kule bhavati ya evaṃ veda || 10 ||
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The dream state, Taijasa, is the second syllable U — because it is superior to both and stands between them. Whoever knows this elevates the stream of knowledge and becomes equal to all. In his lineage there will be no one ignorant of Brahman.