Brahman (The Supreme Absolute)

7 - śīkṣāvallī - kṛṣṇa yajurveda taittirīya āraṇyaka pāṭhaḥ - śīkṣāṃ vyākhyāsyāmaḥ

(Shiksha Valli in English (IAST))

From Taittiriya Upanishad, Krishna Yajurveda

Shiksha Valli is the first chapter of the Taittiriya Upanishad, nestled within the Taittiriya Aranyaka of the Krishna Yajurveda. It begins with the iconic Shanti Mantra, invoking cosmic deities for peace and harmony. This profound text explores the science of phonetics, the nature of Brahman, and the ethical conduct expected of a student. It serves as a foundational guide for seekers, emphasizing the unity of all existence. Chanting these verses helps in cleansing the intellect, fostering mental clarity, and establishing a deep, meditative connection with the eternal, omnipresent Divine Absolute.

kṛṣṇa yajurvedīya taittirīya āraṇyake saptamaḥ prapāṭhakaḥ - śīkṣāvallī
o-nnamaḥ paramātmane, śrī mahāgaṇapataye namaḥ,
śrī gurubhyo namaḥ | ha॒riḥ॒ om ||
anuvākaṃ 1
śanno̭ mi॒tra-śśaṃ-va~rṷṇaḥ | śanno̭ bhavatvarya॒mā | śanna॒ indro॒ bṛha॒spatiḥ̭ | śanno॒ viṣṇṷ-rurukra॒maḥ | namo॒ brahma̭ṇe | nama̭ste vāyo | tvame॒va pra॒tyakṣa॒-mbrahmā̭si | tvame॒va pra॒tyakṣa॒-mbrahma̭ vadiṣyāmi | ṛ॒taṃ-va~̭diṣyāmi | sa॒tyaṃ-va~̭diṣyāmi | tanmāma̭vatu | tadva॒ktāra̭mavatu | ava̭tu॒ mām | ava̭tu va॒ktāra᳚m || oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ || 1 ||
(sa॒ttyam ~va̭diṣyāmi॒ pañca̭ ca) (a. 1)
anuvākaṃ 2
śīkṣāṃ-vyā~᳚khyāsyā॒maḥ | varṇa॒-ssvaraḥ |
mātrā॒ balam | sāma̭ santā॒naḥ |
ityukta-śśī᳚kṣāddhyā॒yaḥ || 2 ||
(śīkṣā-mpañca̭) (a. 2)
anuvākaṃ 3
sa॒ha nau॒ yaśaḥ | sa॒ha nau bra̭hmava॒rcasam ||
athāta-ssagṃhitāyā upaniṣadaṃ-vyā~᳚khyāsyā॒maḥ | pañcasvadhi-ka̭raṇe॒ṣu | adhilokamadhi-jyautiṣa-madhividya-madhipraja̭-maddhyā॒tmam | tā mahāsagṃhitā i̭tyāca॒kṣate || athā̭dhi lo॒kam | pṛthivī pū᳚rvarū॒pam | dyaurutta̭rarū॒pam | ākā̭śa-ssa॒ndhiḥ || 3 ||
vāyuḥ̭ sandhā॒nam | itya̭dhi lo॒kam ||
athā̭dhi jyau॒tiṣam | agniḥ pū᳚rva rū॒pam | āditya utta̭rarū॒pam | ā̭pa-ssa॒ndhiḥ | vaidyutaḥ̭ sandhā॒nam | itya̭dhi jyau॒tiṣam || athā̭dhi vi॒dyam | ācāryaḥ pū᳚rva rū॒pam || 4 ||
antevāsyutta̭rarū॒pam | vi̭dyā sa॒ndhiḥ |
pravacanagṃ̭ sandhā॒nam | itya̭dhi vi॒dyam ||
athādhi॒prajam | mātā pū᳚rvarū॒pam | pitotta̭rarū॒pam | pra̭jā sa॒ndhiḥ | prajananagṃ̭ sandhā॒nam | ityadhi॒prajam || 5 ||
athāddhyā॒tmam | adharāhanuḥ pū᳚rva rū॒pam | uttarāhanu-rutta̭rarū॒pam | vā-khsa॒ndhiḥ | jihvā̭ sandhā॒nam | ityaddhyā॒tmam || itī māma̭hā sa॒gṃ॒hitāḥ || ya evametā mahāsagṃhitā vyākhyā̭tā ve॒da | sandhīyate praja̭yā pa॒śubhiḥ | brahmavarca-senānnādyena suvargyeṇa̭ (suvargeṇa̭) loke॒na || 6 ||
(sa॒ndhi - rācāryaḥ pū᳚rvarū॒pa - mityadhi॒prajam - ~lo̭ke॒na) (a. 3)
anuvākaṃ 4
ya śchanda̭sā-mṛṣa॒bho vi॒śvarṷ̄paḥ | chando॒bhyo-'ddhya॒mṛtā᳚-thsamba॒bhūva̭ | sa mendro̭ me॒dhayā᳚ spṛṇotu | a॒mṛta̭sya deva॒ dhāra̭ṇo bhūyāsam ||
śarī̭ra-mme॒ vica̭r​ṣaṇam | ji॒hvā me॒ madhṷmattamā | karṇā᳚bhyā॒-mbhūri॒ viśrṷvam | brahma̭ṇaḥ ko॒śo̭-'si me॒dhayā 'pi̭hitaḥ | śru॒ta-mmḙ gopāya || ā॒vaha̭ntī vitanvā॒nā || 7 ||
ku॒rvā॒ṇā cīra̭-mā॒tmanaḥ̭ | vāsāgṃ̭si॒ mama॒ gāva̭śca | a॒nna॒pā॒ne ca̭ sarva॒dā | tato̭ me॒ śriya॒-māva̭ha | lo॒ma॒śā-mpa॒śubhiḥ̭ sa॒ha svāhā᳚ || āmā̭yantu brahmacā॒riṇa॒-ssvāhā᳚ |
vimā̭-''yantu brahmacā॒riṇa॒-ssvāhā᳚ | pramā̭-''yantu brahmacā॒riṇa॒-ssvāhā᳚ | damā̭yantu brahmacā॒riṇa॒-ssvāhā᳚ | śamā̭yantu brahmacā॒riṇa॒-ssvāhā᳚ || 8 ||
yaśo॒ janḙ-'sāni॒ svāhā᳚ | śreyā॒n॒. vasya̭so-'sāni॒ svāhā᳚ || ta-ntvā̭ bhaga॒ pravi̭śāni॒ svāhā᳚ | sa mā̭ bhaga॒ pravi̭śa॒ svāhā᳚ | tasmi᳚na-thsa॒hasra̭ śākhe | nibha̭gā॒ha-ntvayi̭ mṛje॒ svāhā᳚ || yathā-''paḥ॒ prava̭tā॒-''yanti̭ | yathā॒ māsā̭ aharja॒ram |
e॒va-mmā-mbra̭hmacā॒riṇaḥ̭ |
dhāta॒rāya̭ntu sa॒rvata॒-ssvāhā᳚ ||
pra॒ti॒ve॒śo̭-'si॒ pra mā̭ bhāhi॒ pra mā̭ padyasva || 9 ||
(vi॒ta॒nvā॒nā - śamā̭yantu brahmacā॒riṇa॒-ssvāhā॒-dhāta॒rāya̭ntu sa॒rvata॒-ssvāhaika̭-ñca) (a. 4)
anuvākaṃ 5
bhū-rbhuva॒-ssuva॒-riti॒ vā e॒tā sti॒sro vyāhṛ̭tayaḥ ||
tāsā̭muhasmai॒ tā-ñca̭tu॒rthīm | māhā̭camasyaḥ॒ pravḙdayate | maha॒ iti̭ || ta-dbrahma̭ | sa ā॒tmā | aṅgā᳚nya॒nyā de॒vatāḥ᳚ || bhūriti॒ vā a॒yaṃ-lo~॒kaḥ | bhuva॒ itya॒ntari̭kṣam | suva॒-ritya॒sau lo॒kaḥ || 10 ||
maha॒ ityā̭di॒tyaḥ | ā॒di॒tyena॒ vāva sarvḙ lo॒kā mahī̭yante || bhūriti॒ vā a॒gniḥ | bhuva॒ iti̭ vā॒yuḥ | suva॒rityā̭di॒tyaḥ | maha॒ iti̭ ca॒ndramāḥ᳚ | ca॒ndrama̭sā॒ vāva sarvā̭ṇi॒ jyotīgṃ̭ṣi॒ mahī̭yante || bhū-riti॒ vā ṛcaḥ̭ | bhuva॒ iti॒ sāmā̭ni |
suva॒ riti॒ yajūgṃ̭ṣi || 11 ||
maha॒ iti॒ brahma̭ | brahma̭ṇā॒ vāva sarvḙ ve॒dā mahī̭yante || bhūriti॒ vai prā॒ṇaḥ | bhuva॒ itya̭pā॒naḥ | suva॒riti̭ vyā॒naḥ | maha॒ ityanna᳚m | annḙna॒ vāva sarve᳚ prā॒ṇā mahī̭yante || tā vā e॒tā-ścata̭sra ścatu॒rdhā | cata̭sra-ścatasro॒ vyāhṛ̭tayaḥ | tā yo veda̭ |
sa vḙda॒ brahma̭ | sarve᳚-'smai de॒vā ba॒limāva̭hanti || 12 ||
(a॒sau lo॒ko - yajūgṃ̭ṣi॒ - veda॒ dve ca̭) (a. 5)
anuvākaṃ 6
sa ya e॒ṣo᳚-'ntar-hṛ̭daya ākā॒śaḥ | tasmi̭nna॒ya-mpurṷṣo mano॒mayaḥ̭ | amṛ̭to hira॒ṇmayaḥ̭ || anta̭reṇa॒ tālṷke | ya e॒ṣa stana̭ ivāva॒lamba̭te |
se᳚ndra yo॒niḥ | yatrā॒sau kḙśā॒nto vi॒varta̭te | vya॒pohya̭ śīr​ṣakapā॒le || bhūritya॒gnau prati̭tiṣṭhati | bhuva॒ iti̭ vā॒yau || 13 ||
suva॒rityā̭di॒tye | maha॒ iti॒ brahma̭ṇi | ā॒pnoti॒ svārā᳚jyam | ā॒pnoti॒ mana̭sa॒spati᳚m | vākpa̭ti॒ ścakṣṷṣpatiḥ | śrotra̭pati rvi॒jñāna̭patiḥ |
e॒ta-ttato̭ bhavati | ā॒kā॒śa śa̭rīra॒-mbrahma̭ |
sa॒tyātma̭ prā॒ṇārā̭ma॒-mmana̭ ānandam | śānti̭ samṛddha-ma॒mṛta᳚m ||
iti̭ prācīna yo॒gyopā᳚sva || 14 ||
(vā॒yā-va॒mṛta॒ meka̭-ñca) (a. 6)
anuvākaṃ 7
pṛ॒thi॒vya̭ntari̭kṣa॒-ndyau-rdiśo̭-'vāntaradi॒śāḥ | a॒gni-rvā॒yu-rā̭di॒tya-śca॒ndramā॒ nakṣa̭trāṇi |
āpa॒ oṣa̭dhayo॒ vana॒spata̭ya ākā॒śa ā॒tmā | itya̭dhibhū॒tam || athāddhyā॒tmam | prā॒ṇo vyā॒no̭-'pā॒na ṷdā॒na-ssa̭mā॒naḥ | cakṣu॒-śśrotra॒-mmano॒ vā-ktvak |
carma̭ mā॒gṃ॒ sagg​snāvāsthi̭ ma॒jjā ||
e॒ta da̭dhivi॒dhāya॒r॒ṣi॒ ravo̭cat |
pāṅktaṃ॒-vā~ i॒dagṃ sarva᳚m |
pāṅkta̭nai॒va pāṅktagg̭ spṛṇo॒tīti̭ || 15 ||
(sarva॒meka̭-ñca) (a. 7)
anuvākaṃ 8
o-miti॒ brahma̭ || o-mitī॒dagṃ sarva᳚m ||
omitye॒ta-da̭nukṛti hasma॒ vā a॒pyo śrā̭va॒yetyā-śrā̭vayanti | o-miti॒ sāmā̭ni gāyanti | ogṃ śomiti̭ śa॒strāṇi̭ śagṃsanti | omitya̭ddhva॒ryuḥ pra̭tiga॒ra-mprati̭gṛṇāti | omiti॒ brahmā॒ prasaṷti |
omitya̭gniho॒tra-manṷjānāti | omiti̭ brāhma॒ṇaḥ pra̭va॒kṣyannā̭ha॒ brahmopā᳚pnavā॒nīti̭ |
brahmai॒vo-pā᳚pnoti || 16 ||
(o-ndaśa̭) (a. 8)
anuvākaṃ 9
ṛta-ñca svāddhyāya prava̭cane॒ ca |
satya-ñca svāddhyāya prava̭cane॒ ca |
tapaśca svāddhyāya prava̭cane॒ ca |
damaśca svāddhyāya prava̭cane॒ ca |
śamaśca svāddhyāya prava̭cane॒ ca |
agnayaśca svāddhyāya prava̭cane॒ ca |
agnihotra-ñca svāddhyāya prava̭cane॒ ca |
atithayaśca svāddhyāya prava̭cane॒ ca |
mānuṣa-ñca svāddhyāya prava̭cane॒ ca |
prajā ca svāddhyāya prava̭cane॒ ca |
prajanaśca svāddhyāya prava̭cane॒ ca |
prajātiśca svāddhyāya prava̭cane॒ ca ||
satyamiti satyavacā̭ rāthī॒ taraḥ |
tapa iti taponityaḥ paṷruśi॒ṣṭiḥ |
svāddhyāya pravacane eveti nāko̭ maudga॒lyaḥ |
taddhi tapa̭staddhi॒ tapaḥ || 17 ||
(prajā ca svāddhyāyaprava̭cane॒ ca ṣaṭca̭) (a. 9)
anuvākaṃ 10
a॒haṃ-vṛ~॒kṣasya॒ reri̭vā |
kī॒rtiḥ pṛ॒ṣṭha-ṅgi॒reri̭va |
ū॒rdhva pa̭vitro vā॒jinī̭va sva॒mṛta̭masmi | dravi̭ṇa॒gṃ॒ sava̭rcasam | sumedhā a̭mṛto॒kṣitaḥ | iti triśaṅko-rvedā̭nuva॒canam || 18 ||
(a॒hagṃ ṣaṭ) (a. 10)
anuvākaṃ 11
vedamanūcyā- 'cāryontevāsina-ma̭nuśā॒sti ||
satyaṃ॒-va~da | dharma॒-ñcara || svāddhyāyā᳚nmā pra॒madaḥ | ācāryāya priya-ndhanamāhṛtya prajātantu-mmā vya̭vacche॒thsīḥ | satyānna prama̭dita॒vyam | dharmānna prama̭dita॒vyam | kuśalānna prama̭dita॒vyam |
bhūtyai na prama̭dita॒vyam | svāddhyāya pravacanābhyā-nna prama̭dita॒vyam || 19 ||
devapitṛkāryābhyā-nna prama̭dita॒vyam ||
mātṛ̭devo॒ bhava | pitṛ̭devo॒ bhava |
ācārya̭ devo॒ bhava | atithi̭devo॒ bhava ||
yānyanavadyāni̭ karmā॒ṇi | tāni sevi̭tavyā॒ni |
no i̭tarā॒ṇi || yānyasmākagṃ suca̭ritā॒ni | tāni tvayo̭pāsyā॒ni || 20 ||
no i̭tarā॒ṇi || ye ke cāsma-cchreyāgṃ̭so brā॒hmaṇāḥ | teṣā-ntvayā-''sane na praśva̭sita॒vyam || śraddha̭yā de॒yam | aśraddha̭yā-'de॒yam | śri̭yā de॒yam | hri̭yā de॒yam | bhi̭yā de॒yam | saṃ​vi~̭dā de॒yam ||
atha yadi te karmavicikithsā vā vṛtta viciki̭thsā vā॒ syāt || 21 ||
ye tatra brāhmaṇā᳚-ssamma॒ra॒.śinaḥ | yuktā̭ āyu॒ktāḥ |
alūkṣā̭ dharma̭kāmā॒-ssyuḥ | yathā tḙ tatra̭ varte॒rann | tathā tatra̭ varte॒thāḥ || athābhyā᳚khyāte॒ṣu | ye tatra brāhmaṇā᳚-ssamma॒r॒śinaḥ | yuktā̭ āyu॒ktāḥ |
alūkṣā̭ dharma̭ kāmā॒-ssyuḥ | yathā tḙ teṣṷ varte॒rann || 22 ||
tathā teṣṷ varte॒thāḥ || eṣa̭ āde॒śaḥ |
eṣa ṷpade॒śaḥ | eṣā vḙdopa॒niṣat | etada̭nuśā॒sanam | eva mupā̭sita॒vyam | eva mucaita̭dupā॒syam || 23 ||
(svāddhyāyapravacanābhyā-nna prama̭dita॒vyam - tānitvayo̭pāsyā॒ni - syāt - teṣṷ varte॒ranth - +sa॒pta ca̭) (a. 11)
anuvākaṃ 12
śanno̭ mi॒tra-śśaṃ-va~rṷṇaḥ | śanno̭ bhavatvarya॒mā |
śanna॒ indro॒ bṛha॒spatiḥ̭ | śanno॒ viṣṇṷ rurukra॒maḥ | namo॒ brahma̭ṇe | nama̭ste vāyo |
tvame॒va pra॒tyakṣa॒-mbrahmā̭si |
tvāme॒va pra॒tyakṣa॒-mbrahmā vā̭diṣam |
ṛ॒tama̭vādiṣam | sa॒tyama̭vādiṣam | tanmāmā̭vīt | tadva॒ktāra̭māvīt | āvī॒nmām |
āvī᳚dva॒ktāra᳚m || oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ || 24 ||
(sa॒tyama̭vādiṣa॒-mpañca̭ ca) (a. 12)
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iti śīkṣāvallī samāptā || || hariḥ̭ om || || kṛṣṇa yajurvedīya taittirīya āraṇyake saptamaḥ prapāṭhaka-ssamāptaḥ ||

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