Brahman (The Supreme Reality)

taittirīyopaniṣad – ānandavallī śāntimantraḥ

(Taittiriya Upanishad – Anandavalli Shanti Mantra in English (IAST))

From Taittiriya Upanishad (Krishna Yajurveda)

The śānti-pāṭha that opens the Anandavalli of the Taittirīya Upaniṣad, given here with its Vedic accents as it is chanted before study. The valli itself is read in the complete Taittirīya Upaniṣad.

(tai. ā. 8-1-1)
oṃ saha nā̭vavatu | saha naṷ bhunaktu | saha vīrya̭-ṅkaravāvahai | tejasvināvadhī̭tamastu mā vi̭dviṣāvahai | oṃ śānti-śśānti-śśāntiḥ̭ ||
brahmavidāpnoti param | tadeṣā-'bhyṷktā | satya-ñjñānama̭nanta-mbrahma̭ | yo veda nihi̭ta-ṅguhā̭yā-mparame vyo̭mann | so-'śnute sarvānkāmānthsaha | brahma̭ṇā vipaściteti̭ || tasmādvā etasmā̭dātmana̭ ākāśassambhṷ̄taḥ | ākāśādvāyuḥ | vāyoragniḥ | agnerāpaḥ̭ | adbhyaḥ pṛ̭thivī | pṛthivyā oṣa̭dhayaḥ | oṣa̭dhībhyo-'nnam | annātpurṷṣaḥ | sa vā eṣa puruṣo-'nna̭rasamayaḥ | tasyeda̭meva śiraḥ | aya-ndakṣi̭ṇaḥ pakṣaḥ | ayamutta̭raḥ pakṣaḥ | ayamātmā | ida-mpuccha̭-mpratiṣṭhā | tadapyeṣa ślo̭ko bhavati || 1 ||
iti prathamo-'nuvākaḥ || annādvai prajāḥ prajāya̭nte | yāḥ kāśca̭ pṛthivīg śritāḥ | atho annḙnaiva jī̭vanti | athai̭nadapi̭ yantyantataḥ | annagṃ hi bhūtānā-ñjyeṣṭham | tasmāthsarvauṣadhamṷcyate | sarvaṃ-vai~ te-'nna̭māpnuvanti | ye-'nna-mbrahmopāsa̭te | annagṃ hi bhūtānā-ñjyeṣṭham | tasmāthsarvauṣadhamṷcyate | annādbhūtāni jāya̭nte | jātānyannḙna vardhante | adyate-'tti ca̭ bhūtāni | tasmādanna-ntaducya̭ta iti | tasmādvā etasmādanna̭rasamayāt | anyo-'ntara ātmā prāṇamayaḥ | tenai̭ṣa pūrṇaḥ | sa vā eṣa puruṣavi̭dha eva | tasya purṷṣavidhatām | anvaya̭-mpuruṣavidhaḥ | tasya prāṇa̭ eva śiraḥ | vyāno dakṣi̭ṇaḥ pakṣaḥ | apāna utta̭raḥ pakṣaḥ | ākā̭śa ātmā | pṛthivī puccha̭-mpratiṣṭhā | tadapyeṣa ślo̭ko bhavati || 1 || iti dvitīyo-'nuvākaḥ || prāṇa-ndevā anuprāṇa̭nti | manuṣyāḥ paśava̭śca ye | prāṇo hi bhūtānāmāyuḥ̭ | tasmāthsarvāyuṣamṷcyate | sarva̭meva ta āyṷryanti | ye prāṇa-mbrahmopāsa̭te | prāṇo hi bhūtā̭nāmāyuḥ | tasmāthsarvāyuṣamucya̭ta iti | tasyaiṣa eva śārī̭ra ātmā | yaḥ̭ pūrvasya | tasmādvā etasmātprāṇamayāt | anyo-'ntara ātmā̭ manomayaḥ | tenai̭ṣa pūrṇaḥ | sa vā eṣa puruṣavi̭dha eva | tasya purṷṣavidhatām | anvaya̭-mpuruṣavidhaḥ | tasya yajṷreva śiraḥ | ṛgdakṣi̭ṇaḥ pakṣaḥ | sāmotta̭raḥ pakṣaḥ | ādḙśa ātmā | atharvāṅgirasaḥ puccha̭-mpratiṣṭhā | tadapyeṣa ślo̭ko bhavati || 1 || iti tṛtīyo-'nuvākaḥ || yato vāco niva̭rtante | aprāpya mana̭sā saha | ānanda-mbrahma̭ṇo vidvān | na bibheti kadā̭caneti | tasyaiṣa eva śārī̭ra ātmā | yaḥ̭ pūrvasya | tasmādvā etasmānmanomayāt | anyo-'ntara ātmā vi̭jñānamayaḥ | tenai̭ṣa pūrṇaḥ | sa vā eṣa puruṣavi̭dha eva | tasya purṷṣavidhatām | anvaya̭-mpuruṣavidhaḥ | tasya śra̭ddhaiva śiraḥ | ṛta-ndakṣi̭ṇaḥ pakṣaḥ | satyamutta̭raḥ pakṣaḥ | yo̭ga ātmā | mahaḥ puccha̭-mpratiṣṭhā | tadapyeṣa ślo̭ko bhavati || 1 || iti caturtho-'nuvākaḥ || vijñānaṃ̭-ya~jña-nta̭nute | karmā̭ṇi tanute-'pi̭ ca | vijñāna̭-ndevāssarve | brahma jyeṣṭhamupā̭sate | vijñāna-mbrahma cedveda̭ | tasmāccenna pramādya̭ti | śarīrḙ pāpma̭no hitvā | sarvānkāmānthsamaśnṷta iti | tasyaiṣa eva śārī̭ra ātmā | yaḥ̭ pūrvasya | tasmādvā etasmādvi̭jñānamayāt | anyo-'ntara ātmā̭-''nandamayaḥ | tenai̭ṣa pūrṇaḥ | sa vā eṣa puruṣavi̭dha eva | tasya purṷṣavidhatām | anvaya̭-mpuruṣavidhaḥ | tasya priya̭meva śiraḥ | modo dakṣi̭ṇaḥ pakṣaḥ | pramoda utta̭raḥ pakṣaḥ | āna̭nda ātmā | brahma puccha̭-mpratiṣṭhā | tadapyeṣa ślo̭ko bhavati || 1 || iti pañcamo-'nuvākaḥ || asa̭nneva sa̭ bhavati | asadbrahmeti veda cet | asti brahmeti̭ cedveda | santamena-ntato vi̭duriti | tasyaiṣa eva śārī̭ra ātmā | yaḥ̭ pūrvasya | athāto̭-'nupraśnāḥ | utāvidvānamuṃ-lo~ka-mpretya̭ | kaścana ga̭cchatī(3) | āho̭ vidvānamuṃ-lo~ka-mpretya̭ | kaścithsama̭śnutā(3) u | so̭-'kāmayata | bahusyā-mprajā̭yeyeti̭ | sa tapo̭-'tapyata | sa tapa̭staptvā | idagṃ sarva̭masṛjata | yadida-ṅkiñca̭ | tathsṛṣṭvā | tadevānuprāvi̭śat | tada̭nu praviśya̭ | sacca tyaccā̭bhavat | nirukta-ñcāni̭rukta-ñca | nilaya̭na-ñcāni̭layana-ñca | vijñāna-ñcāvi̭jñāna-ñca | satya-ñcānṛta-ñca sa̭tyamabhavat | yadi̭da-ṅkiñca | tatsatyami̭tyācakṣate | tadapyeṣa ślo̭ko bhavati || 1 || iti ṣaṣṭho-'nuvākaḥ || asadvā idamagra̭ āsīt | tato vai sada̭jāyata | tadātmānagg svaya̭makuruta | tasmāttathsukṛtamucya̭ta iti | yadvai̭ tathsukṛtam | ra̭so vai saḥ | rasagg hyevāyaṃ-la~bdhvā-''na̭ndī bhavati | ko hyevānyātkaḥ prāṇyāt | yadeṣa ākāśa āna̭ndo na syāt | eṣa hyevā-''na̭ndayāti | yadā hyḙvaiṣa etasminnadṛśye-'nātmye-'nirukte-'nilayane-'bhayaṃ prati̭ṣṭhāṃ-vi~ndate | atha so-'bhaya-ṅga̭to bhavati | yadā hyḙvaiṣa etasminnudaramanta̭ra-ṅkurute | atha tasya bha̭ya-mbhavati | tattveva bhayaṃ-vi~duṣo-'ma̭nvānasya | tadapyeṣa ślo̭ko bhavati || 1 || iti saptamo-'nuvākaḥ || bhīṣā-'smādvātaḥ̭ pavate | bhīṣodḙti sūryaḥ̭ | bhīṣā-'smādagni̭ścendraśca | mṛtyurdhāvati pañca̭ma iti | saiṣā-''nandasya mīmāgṃ̭sā bhavati | yuvā syāthsādhuyṷvā-'dhyāyakaḥ | āśiṣṭho dṛḍhiṣṭho̭ baliṣṭhaḥ | tasyeya-mpṛthivī sarvā vittasya̭ pūrṇā syāt | sa eko mānuṣa̭ ānandaḥ | te ye śata-mmānuṣā̭ ānandāḥ || 1 || sa eko manuṣyagandharvāṇā̭mānandaḥ | śrotriyasya cākāma̭hatasya | te ye śata-mmanuṣyagandharvāṇā̭mānandāḥ | sa eko devagandharvāṇā̭mānandaḥ | śrotriyasya cākāma̭hatasya | te ye śata-ndevagandharvāṇā̭mānandāḥ | sa ekaḥ pitṛṇā-ñciralokalokānā̭mānandaḥ | śrotriyasya cākāma̭hatasya | te ye śata-mpitṛṇā-ñciralokalokānā̭mānandāḥ | sa eka ājānajānā-ndevānā̭mānandaḥ || 2 || śrotriyasya cākāma̭hatasya | te ye śatamājānajānā-ndevānā̭mānandāḥ | sa ekaḥ karmadevānā-ndevānā̭mānandaḥ | ye karmaṇā devāna̭piyanti | śrotriyasya cākāma̭hatasya | te ye śata-ṅkarmadevānā-ndevānā̭mānandāḥ | sa eko devānā̭mānandaḥ | śrotriyasya cākāma̭hatasya | te ye śata-ndevānā̭mānandāḥ | sa eka indra̭syā-''nandaḥ || 3 || śrotriyasya cākāma̭hatasya | te ye śatamindra̭syā-''nandāḥ | sa eko bṛhaspatḙrānandaḥ | śrotriyasya cākāma̭hatasya | te ye śata-mbṛhaspatḙrānandāḥ | sa ekaḥ prajāpatḙrānandaḥ | śrotriyasya cākāma̭hatasya | te ye śata-mprajāpatḙrānandāḥ | sa eko brahmaṇa̭ ānandaḥ | śrotriyasya cākāma̭hatasya || 4 || sa yaścā̭ya-mpuruṣe | yaścāsā̭vāditye | sa ekaḥ̭ | sa ya̭ evaṃvi~t | asmāllo̭kātpretya | etamannamayamātmānamupa̭saṅkrāmati | eta-mprāṇamayamātmānamupa̭saṅkrāmati | eta-mmanomayamātmānamupa̭saṅkrāmati | etaṃ-vi~jñānamayamātmānamupa̭saṅkrāmati | etamānandamayamātmānamupa̭saṅkrāmati | tadapyeṣa ślo̭ko bhavati || 5 || ityaṣṭamo-'nuvākaḥ || yato vāco niva̭rtante | aprāpya mana̭sā saha | ānanda-mbrahma̭ṇo vidvān | na bibheti kuta̭ścaneti | etagṃ ha vāva̭ na tapati | kimahagṃ sādhṷ nākaravam | kimaha-mpāpamakara̭vamiti | sa ya evaṃ-vi~dvānete ātmā̭nagg spṛṇute | ubhe hyḙvaiṣa ete ātmā̭nagg spṛṇute | ya evaṃ-ve~da̭ | ityṷpaniṣa̭t || 1 || iti navamo-'nuvākaḥ || oṃ saha nā̭vavatu | saha naṷ bhunaktu | saha vīrya̭-ṅkaravāvahai | tejasvināvadhī̭tamastu mā vi̭dviṣāvahai | oṃ śānti-śśānti-śśāntiḥ̭ || || hariḥ̭ om || || śrī kṛṣṇārpaṇamastu ||

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