Brahman

taittirīya upaniṣad - bhṛguvallī

(Taittiriya Upanishad - Bhrigu Valli in English (IAST))

From Krishna Yajurveda

Bhrigu Valli is the third chapter of the Taittiriya Upanishad, derived from the Taittiriya Aranyaka of the Krishna Yajurveda. It narrates the dialogue between the sage Bhrigu and his father Varuna regarding the nature of Brahman, the ultimate reality. Through five stages of inquiry known as koshas, Bhrigu realizes that Brahman is bliss. This profound text is significant for seekers pursuing self-realization and the dissolution of ignorance. Chanting or meditating upon these verses helps the practitioner cultivate intellectual clarity, achieve inner peace, and ultimately attain the realization of the supreme consciousness that dwells within all existence.

(tai.ā.9.1.1)
oṃ sa॒ha nā̭vavatu | sa॒ha naṷ bhunaktu | sa॒ha vī॒rya̭-ṅkaravāvahai | te॒ja॒svinā॒vadhī̭tamastu॒ mā vi̭dviṣā॒vahai᳚ | oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ ||
bhṛgu॒rvai vā̭ru॒ṇiḥ | varṷṇa॒-mpita̭ra॒mupa̭sasāra | adhī̭hi bhagavo॒ brahmeti̭ | tasmā̭ e॒tatpro̭vāca | anna̭-mprā॒ṇa-ñcakṣu॒śśrotra॒-mmano॒ vāca॒miti̭ | tagṃ ho̭vāca | yato॒ vā i॒māni॒ bhūtā̭ni॒ jāya̭nte | yena॒ jātā̭ni॒ jīva̭nti | yatpraya̭ntya॒bhisaṃ​vi~̭śanti | tadviji̭jñāsasva | tadbrahmeti̭ | sa tapo̭-'tapyata | sa tapa̭sta॒ptvā || 1 ||
iti prathamo-'nuvākaḥ || anna॒-mbrahmeti॒ vya̭jānāt | a॒nnāddhyḙva khalvi॒māni॒ bhūtā̭ni॒ jāya̭nte | annḙna॒ jātā̭ni॒ jīva̭nti | anna॒-mpraya̭ntya॒bhisaṃ​vi~̭śa॒ntīti̭ | tadvi॒jñāya̭ | puna̭re॒va varṷṇa॒-mpita̭ra॒mupa̭sasāra | adhī̭hi bhagavo॒ brahmeti̭ | tagṃ ho̭vāca | tapa̭sā॒ brahma॒ viji̭jñāsasva | tapo॒ brahmeti̭ | sa tapo̭-'tapyata | sa tapa̭sta॒ptvā || 1 || iti dvitīyo-'nuvākaḥ || prā॒ṇo bra॒hmeti॒ vya̭jānāt | prā॒ṇāddhyḙva khalvi॒māni॒ bhūtā̭ni॒ jāya̭nte | prā॒ṇena॒ jātā̭ni॒ jīva̭nti | prā॒ṇa-mpraya̭ntya॒bhisaṃ​vi~̭śa॒ntīti̭ | tadvi॒jñāya̭ | puna̭re॒va varṷṇa॒-mpita̭ra॒mupa̭sasāra | adhī̭hi bhagavo॒ brahmeti̭ | tagṃ ho̭vāca | tapa̭sā॒ brahma॒ viji̭jñāsasva | tapo॒ brahmeti̭ | sa tapo̭-'tapyata | sa tapa̭sta॒ptvā || 1 || iti tṛtīyo-'nuvākaḥ || mano॒ brahmeti॒ vya̭jānāt | mana̭so॒ hyḙva khalvi॒māni॒ bhūtā̭ni॒ jāya̭nte | mana̭sā॒ jātā̭ni॒ jīva̭nti | manaḥ॒ praya̭ntya॒bhisaṃ​vi~̭śa॒ntīti̭ | tadvi॒jñāya̭ | puna̭re॒va varṷṇa॒-mpita̭ra॒mupa̭sasāra | adhī̭hi bhagavo॒ brahmeti̭ | tagṃ ho̭vāca | tapa̭sā॒ brahma॒ viji̭jñāsasva | tapo॒ brahmeti̭ | sa tapo̭-'tapyata | sa tapa̭sta॒ptvā || 1 || iti caturtho-'nuvākaḥ || vi॒jñāna॒-mbrahmeti॒ vya̭jānāt | vi॒jñānā॒ddhyḙva khalvi॒māni॒ bhūtā̭ni॒ jāya̭nte | vi॒jñānḙna॒ jātā̭ni॒ jīva̭nti | vi॒jñāna॒-mpraya̭ntya॒bhisaṃ​vi~̭śa॒ntīti̭ | tadvi॒jñāya̭ | puna̭re॒va varṷṇa॒-mpita̭ra॒mupa̭sasāra | adhī̭hi bhagavo॒ brahmeti̭ | tagṃ ho̭vāca | tapa̭sā॒ brahma॒ viji̭jñāsasva | tapo॒ brahmeti̭ | sa tapo̭-'tapyata | sa tapa̭sta॒ptvā || 1 || iti pañcamo-'nuvākaḥ || ā॒na॒ndo bra॒hmeti॒ vya̭jānāt | ā॒nandā॒ddhyḙva khalvi॒māni॒ bhūtā̭ni॒ jāya̭nte | ā॒na॒ndena॒ jātā̭ni॒ jīva̭nti | ā॒na॒nda-mpraya̭ntya॒bhisaṃ​vi~̭śa॒ntīti̭ | saiṣā bhā᳚rga॒vī vā̭ru॒ṇī vi॒dyā | pa॒ra॒me vyo̭ma॒nprati̭ṣṭhitā | sa ya e॒vaṃ-ve~da॒ prati̭tiṣṭhati | anna̭vānannā॒do bha̭vati | ma॒hānbha̭vati pra॒jayā̭ pa॒śubhi̭rbrahmavarca॒sena̭ | ma॒hānkī॒rtyā || 1 || iti ṣaṣṭho-'nuvākaḥ || anna॒-nna ni̭ndyāt | tadvra॒tam | prā॒ṇo vā annam᳚ | śarī̭ramannā॒dam | prā॒ṇe śarī̭ra॒-mprati̭ṣṭhitam | śarī̭re prā॒ṇaḥ prati̭ṣṭhitaḥ | tade॒tadanna॒manne॒ prati̭ṣṭhitam | sa ya e॒tadanna॒manne॒ prati̭ṣṭhitaṃ॒-ve~da॒ prati̭tiṣṭhati | anna̭vānannā॒do bha̭vati | ma॒hānbha̭vati pra॒jayā̭ pa॒śubhi̭rbrahmavarca॒sena̭ | ma॒hānkī॒rtyā || 1 || iti saptamo-'nuvākaḥ || anna॒-nna pari̭cakṣīta | tadvra॒tam | āpo॒ vā annam᳚ | jyoti̭rannā॒dam | a॒psu jyotiḥ॒ prati̭ṣṭhitam | jyoti॒ṣyāpaḥ॒ prati̭ṣṭhitāḥ | tade॒tadanna॒manne॒ prati̭ṣṭhitam | sa ya e॒tadanna॒manne॒ prati̭ṣṭhitaṃ॒-ve~da॒ prati̭tiṣṭhati | anna̭vānannā॒do bha̭vati | mahā॒nbha̭vati pra॒jayā̭ pa॒śubhi̭rbrahmavarca॒sena̭ | ma॒hānkī॒rtyā || 1 || ityaṣṭamo-'nuvākaḥ || anna̭-mba॒hu kṷrvīta | tadvra॒tam | pṛ॒thi॒vī vā annam᳚ | ā॒kā॒śo᳚-'nnā॒daḥ | pṛ॒thi॒vyāmā̭kā॒śaḥ prati̭ṣṭhitaḥ | ā॒kā॒śe pṛ̭thi॒vī prati̭ṣṭhitā | tade॒tadanna॒manne॒ prati̭ṣṭhitam | sa ya e॒tadanna॒manne॒ prati̭ṣṭhitaṃ॒-ve~da॒ prati̭tiṣṭhati | anna̭vānannā॒do bha̭vati | ma॒hānbha̭vati pra॒jayā̭ pa॒śubhi̭rbrahmavarca॒sena̭ | ma॒hānkī॒rtyā || 1 || iti navamo-'nuvākaḥ || na kañcana vasatau pratyā̭cakṣī॒ta | tadvra॒tam | tasmādyayā kayā ca vidhayā bahva̭nna-mprā॒pnuyāt | arādhyasmā annami̭tyāca॒kṣate | etadvai mukhato᳚-'nnagṃ rā॒ddham | mukhato-'smā a̭nnagṃ rā॒dhyate | etadvai madhyato᳚-'nnagṃ rā॒ddham | madhyato-'smā a̭nnagṃ rā॒dhyate | etadvā antato᳚-'nnagṃ rā॒ddham | antato-'smā a̭nnagṃ rā॒dhyate || 1 || ya ḙvaṃ-ve~॒da | kṣema i̭ti vā॒ci | yogakṣema iti prā̭ṇāpā॒nayoḥ | karmḙti ha॒stayoḥ | gatiri̭ti pā॒dayoḥ | vimuktiri̭ti pā॒yau | iti mānuṣī᳚ssamā॒jñāḥ | atha dai॒vīḥ | tṛptiri̭ti vṛ॒ṣṭau | balami̭ti vi॒dyuti || 2 || yaśa i̭ti pa॒śuṣu | jyotiriti na̭kṣatre॒ṣu | prajātiramṛtamānanda i̭tyupa॒sthe | sarvami̭tyākā॒śe | tatpratiṣṭhetyṷpāsī॒ta | pratiṣṭhā̭vānbha॒vati | tanmaha ityṷpāsī॒ta | ma̭hānbha॒vati | tanmana ityṷpāsī॒ta | māna̭vānbha॒vati || 3 || tannama ityṷpāsī॒ta | namyante᳚-'smai kā॒māḥ | tadbrahmetyṷpāsī॒ta | brahma̭vānbha॒vati | tadbrahmaṇaḥ parimara ityṷpāsī॒ta | paryeṇa-mmriyante dviṣanta̭ssapa॒tnāḥ | pari ye᳚-'priyā᳚ bhrātṛ॒vyāḥ | sa yaścā̭ya-mpu॒ruṣe | yaścāsā̭vādi॒tye | sa ekaḥ̭ || 4 || sa ya̭ evaṃ॒-vi~t | asmāṃ​llo~̭kātpre॒tya | etamannamaya-mātmānamupa̭saṅkra॒mya | eta-mprāṇamaya-mātmānamupa̭saṅkra॒mya | eta-mmanomaya-mātmānamupa̭saṅkra॒mya | etaṃ-vi~jñānamaya-mātmānamupa̭saṅkra॒mya | etamānandamaya-mātmānamupa̭saṅkra॒mya | imāṃ​llo~kānkāmānnī -kāmarūpya̭nu-sa॒ñcarann | etathsāma gā̭yannā॒ste | hā(3) vu॒ hā(3) vu॒ hā(3) vṷ || 5 || a॒hamanna-ma॒hamanna-ma॒hamannam | a॒hamannā॒do(3)-'॒hamannā॒do(3)-'॒hamannā॒daḥ | a॒hagg śloka॒kṛda॒hagg śloka॒kṛda॒hagg śloka॒kṛt | a॒hamasmi prathamajā ṛtā(3) sya॒ | pūrva-ndevebhyo amṛtasya nā(3) bhā॒yi॒ | yo mā dadāti sa ideva mā(3) vāḥ॒ | a॒hamanna॒-manna̭-ma॒danta॒mā(3) dmi॒ | ahaṃ॒-vi~śva॒-mbhuva̭na॒-mabhya̭bha॒vām | suva॒rna jyotīḥ᳚ | ya e॒vaṃ-ve~da̭ | ityṷpa॒niṣa̭t || 6 || iti daśamo-'nuvākaḥ || oṃ sa॒ha nā̭vavatu | sa॒ha naṷ bhunaktu | sa॒ha vī॒rya̭-ṅkaravāvahai | te॒ja॒svinā॒vadhī̭tamastu॒ mā vi̭dviṣā॒vahai᳚ | oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ || || hariḥ̭ om || || śrī kṛṣṇārpaṇamastu ||

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