Brahman (The Supreme Reality)

9 - bhṛguvallī - kṛṣṇa yajurveda taittirīya āraṇyaka pāṭhaḥ - bhṛgurvai vāruṇiḥ

(Bhrigu Valli in English (IAST))

From Taittiriya Aranyaka, Krishna Yajurveda

Bhrigu Valli is the ninth section of the Taittiriya Aranyaka, forming an essential part of the Upanishadic wisdom within the Krishna Yajurveda. It narrates the profound dialogue between the sage Bhrigu and his father, Varuna, regarding the nature of Brahman. Through rigorous penance and internal inquiry, Bhrigu gradually realizes that matter, life, mind, intellect, and finally bliss constitute the layers of the Divine. Chanting this sacred text is considered the path to Atma-Jnana or self-realization, helping the practitioner transcend material limitations to experience the eternal, blissful consciousness that resides at the core of all existence.

kṛṣṇa yajurvedīya taittirīya āraṇyake navamaḥ prapāṭhakaḥ - bhṛguvallī
o-nnamaḥ paramātmane, śrī mahāgaṇapataye namaḥ,
śrī gurubhyo namaḥ | hariḥ om ||
bhṛgu vallī
saha nā̭ vavatu | saha naṷ bhunaktu | saha vīrya̭-ṅkaravāvahai | tejasvinā vadhī̭tamastu mā vi̭dviṣāvahai ||
oṃ śānti-śśānti-śśāntiḥ̭ ||
anuvākaṃ 15
bhṛgurvai vā̭ruṇiḥ | varṷṇa-mpita̭ra-mupa̭sasāra | adhī̭hi bhagavo brahmeti̭ || tasmā̭ eta-tpro̭vāca | anna̭-mprāṇa-ñcakṣu-śśrotra-mmano vācamiti̭ ||
tagṃ ho̭vāca | yato vā imāni bhūtā̭ni jāya̭nte |
yena jātā̭ni jīva̭nti | ya-tpraya̭ntyabhi saṃvi~̭śanti |
ta-dviji̭jñāsasva | ta-dbrahmeti̭ ||
sa tapo̭-'tapyata | sa tapa̭-staptvā || 35 ||
anna-mbrahmeti vya̭jānāt | annāddhyḙva khalvimāni bhūtā̭ni jāya̭nte | annḙna jātā̭ni jīva̭nti | anna-mpraya̭ntyabhi-saṃvi~̭śantīti̭ || ta-dvijñāya̭ | puna̭reva varṷṇa-mpita̭ra-mupa̭sasāra | adhī̭hi bhagavo brahmeti̭ | tagṃ ho̭vāca | tapa̭sā brahma viji̭jñāsasva |
tapo brahmeti̭ | sa tapo̭-'tapyata | sa tapa̭-staptvā || 36 ||
prāṇo brahmeti vya̭jānāt | prāṇāddhyḙva khalvimāni bhūtā̭ni jāya̭nte | prāṇena jātā̭ni jīva̭nti |
prāṇa-mpraya̭ntyabhi-saṃvi~̭śantīti̭ || ta-dvijñāya̭ |
puna̭reva varṷṇa-mpita̭ra-mupa̭sasāra | adhī̭hi bhagavo brahmeti̭ | tagṃ ho̭vāca | tapa̭sā brahma viji̭jñāsasva | tapo brahmeti̭ | sa tapo̭-'tapyata | sa tapa̭-staptvā || 37 ||
mano brahmeti vya̭jānāt | mana̭so hyḙva khalvimāni bhūtā̭ni jāya̭nte | mana̭sā jātā̭ni jīva̭nti | manaḥ praya̭ntyabhi-saṃvi~̭śantīti̭ || ta-dvijñāya̭ | puna̭reva varṷṇa-mpita̭ra-mupa̭sasāra | adhī̭hi bhagavo brahmeti̭ | tagṃ ho̭vāca | tapa̭sā brahma viji̭jñāsasva |
tapo brahmeti̭ | sa tapo̭-'tapyata | sa tapa̭-staptvā || 38 ||
vijñāna-mbrahmeti vya̭jānāt |
vijñānā-ddhyḙva khalvimāni bhūtā̭ni jāya̭nte |
vijñānḙna jātā̭ni jīva̭nti | vijñāna-mpraya̭ntyabhi-saṃvi~̭śantīti̭ ||
ta-dvijñāya̭ | puna̭reva varṷṇa-mpita̭ra-mupa̭sasāra | adhī̭hi bhagavo brahmeti̭ | tagṃ ho̭vāca | tapa̭sā brahma viji̭jñāsasva | tapo brahmeti̭ | sa tapo̭-'tapyata | sa tapa̭-staptvā || 39 ||
ānando brahmeti vya̭jānāt | ānandā-ddhyḙva-khalvimāni bhūtā̭ni jāya̭nte |
ānandena jātā̭ni jīva̭nti | ānanda-mpraya̭ntyabhi-saṃvi~̭śantīti̭ || saiṣā bhārgavī vā̭ruṇī vidyā | parame vyo̭ma-nprati̭ṣṭhitā || ya evaṃ-ve~da prati̭tiṣṭhati | anna̭vānannādo bha̭vati |
mahā-nbha̭vati prajayā̭ paśubhi̭-rbrahmavarcasena̭ |
mahān kīrtyā || 40 ||
anna-nna ni̭ndyāt | ta-dvratam || prāṇo vā annam | śarī̭ramannādam | prāṇe śarī̭ra-mprati̭ṣṭhitam | śarī̭re prāṇaḥ prati̭ṣṭhitaḥ |
tadeta-danna-manne prati̭ṣṭhitam ||
sa ya eta-danna-manne prati̭ṣṭhitaṃ-ve~da prati̭tiṣṭhati | anna̭vā-nannādo bha̭vati |
mahā-nbha̭vati prajayā̭ paśubhi̭-rbrahmavarcasena̭ |
mahān kīrtyā || 41 ||
anna-nna pari̭cakṣīta | ta-dvratam | āpo vā annam | jyoti̭rannādam | aphsu jyotiḥ prati̭ṣṭhitam | jyotiṣyāpaḥ prati̭ṣṭhitāḥ |
tadeta-danna-manne prati̭ṣṭhitam ||
sa ya eta-danna-manne prati̭ṣṭhitaṃ-ve~da prati̭tiṣṭhati | anna̭vā-nannādo bha̭vati | mahā-nbha̭vati prajayā̭ paśubhi̭-rbrahmavarcasena̭ |
mahān kīrtyā || 42 ||
anna̭-mbahu kṷrvīta | ta-dvratam || pṛthivī vā annam | ākāśo-'nnādaḥ | pṛthivyā-mā̭kāśaḥ prati̭ṣṭhitaḥ | ākāśe pṛ̭thivī prati̭ṣṭhitā |
tadeta-danna-manne prati̭ṣṭhitam ||
sa ya eta-danna-manne prati̭ṣṭhitaṃ-ve~da prati̭tiṣṭhati | anna̭vānannādo bha̭vati | mahā-nbha̭vati prajayā̭ paśubhi̭-rbrahmavarcasena̭ |
mahān kīrtyā || 43 ||
na kañcana vasatau pratyā̭cakṣīta | ta-dvratam ||
tasmādyayā kayā ca vidhayā bahva̭nna-mprāpnuyāt ||
arāddhyasmā annami̭tyācakṣate || etadvai mukhato-'nnagṃ rāddham |
mukhato-'smā a̭nnagṃ rāddhyate | etadvai maddhyato-'nnagṃ rāddham |
maddhyato-'smā a̭nnagṃ rāddhyate |
edadvā antato-'nnagṃ rāddham |
antato-'smā a̭nnagṃ rāddhyate | || 44-' ||
ya ḙvaṃ-ve~da || kṣema i̭ti vāci | yogakṣema
iti prā̭ṇāpānayoḥ | karmḙti hastayoḥ | gati-ri̭ti pādayoḥ | vimukti-ri̭ti pāyau | iti mānuṣī-ssamājñāḥ || atha daivīḥ | tṛpti-ri̭ti vṛṣṭau | bala-mi̭ti vidyuti | || 44.b || yaśa i̭ti paśuṣu | jyotiriti na̭kṣatreṣu | prajāti-ramṛta-mānanda i̭tyupasthe | sarva mi̭tyākāśe || ta-tpratiṣṭhe-tyṷpāsīta | pratiṣṭhā̭vā-nbhavati | tanmaha ityṷpāsīta | ma̭hā-nbhavati | tanmana ityṷpāsīta | māna̭vā-nbhavati | || 44.c || tannama ityṷpāsīta | namyante-'smai kāmāḥ | tadbrahme-tyṷpāsīta | brahma̭vā-nbhavati | ta-dbrahmaṇaḥ parimara ityṷpāsīta | paryeṇa-mmriyante dviṣantaḥ̭ sapatnāḥ | pari ye-'priyā bhrātṛvyāḥ || sa yaścā̭ya-mpuruṣe | yaścāsā̭-vāditye | sa ekaḥ̭ | || 44.d || sa ya̭ evaṃ-vi~t | asmāl-lo̭kā-tpretya | etamannamaya-mātmāna-mupa̭saṅkramya | eta-mprāṇamaya-mātmāna-mupa̭saṅkramya | eta-mmanomaya-mātmāna-mupa̭saṅkramya | etaṃ-vi~jñānamaya-mātmāna-mupa̭saṅkramya | eta mānandamaya mātmāna mupa̭saṅkramya | imān ~lokān kāmānnī kāma-rūpya̭nusañcarann | eta-thsāma gā̭yannāste || hā(3) vu hā(3) vu hā(3) vṷ | || 44è || aha-manna-maha-manna-mahamannam | ahamannādo(2)-'hamannādo(2) 'hamannādaḥ | ahagg ślokakṛ-dahagg ślokakṛ-dahagg ślokakṛt | ahamasmi prathamajā ṛtā(3) sya | pūrva-ndevebhyo amṛtasya nā(3) bhā i | yo mā dadāti sa ideva mā(3)vāḥ | aha-manna-manna̭-madanta-mā(3) dmi | ahaṃ-vi~śva-mbhuva̭na-mabhya̭bhavām | suvarna jyotīḥ || ya evaṃ-ve~da̭ || ityṷpaniṣa̭t || 44.f || saha nā̭ vavatu | saha naṷ bhunaktu | saha vīrya̭-ṅkaravāvahai | tejasvinā vadhī̭tamastu mā vi̭dviṣāvahai || oṃ śānti-śśānti-śśāntiḥ̭ || (bhṛgustrayo̭daśā - nna̭m - prāṇo - mano̭ - vijñāna-ndvāda̭śa dvādaśā - nando daśā - nna-nna ni̭ndyā - danna-nna pari̭cakṣītā -nna̭-mbahukṷrvi taikā̭daśaikādaśa - na kañca naika̭ṣaṣṭirdaśa̭ ) (a. 15) || iti bhṛguvallī samāptā || (śa-nnaḥ - śīkṣāgṃ - saha nau - ya ̭007ā;chanda̭sām - bhūḥ - sa yaḥ - pṛ̭thi - vyomi - tyṛta-ñcā - ham - ~vedamanucya - śa-nnaḥ̭ - saha nā̭vavatu - brahmavi-d- bhṛguḥ pañca̭daśa) (śa-nno - maha ityā̭dityo - no i̭tarāṇya - sa̭nnevā - nna-nna ni̭ndyāccatṷścatvārigṃśat ) (śanna - ityṷpaniṣa̭t ) || hariḥ̭ om || || kṛṣṇa yajurvedīya taittirīya āraṇyake navamaḥ prapāṭhaka-ssamāptaḥ ||

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