Brahman

taittirīyopaniṣad – bhṛguvallī śāntimantraḥ

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

From Krishna Yajurveda

The śānti-pāṭha that opens the Bhriguvalli 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.9.1.1)
oṃ saha nā̭vavatu | saha naṷ bhunaktu | saha vīrya̭-ṅkaravāvahai | tejasvināvadhī̭tamastu mā vi̭dviṣāvahai | oṃ śānti-śśānti-śśāntiḥ̭ ||
bhṛgurvai vā̭ruṇiḥ | varṷṇa-mpita̭ramupa̭sasāra | adhī̭hi bhagavo brahmeti̭ | tasmā̭ etatpro̭vāca | anna̭-mprāṇa-ñcakṣuśśrotra-mmano vācamiti̭ | tagṃ ho̭vāca | yato vā imāni bhūtā̭ni jāya̭nte | yena jātā̭ni jīva̭nti | yatpraya̭ntyabhisaṃvi~̭śanti | tadviji̭jñāsasva | tadbrahmeti̭ | sa tapo̭-'tapyata | sa tapa̭staptvā || 1 ||
iti prathamo-'nuvākaḥ || anna-mbrahmeti vya̭jānāt | annāddhyḙva khalvimāni bhūtā̭ni jāya̭nte | annḙna jātā̭ni jīva̭nti | anna-mpraya̭ntyabhisaṃvi~̭śantīti̭ | tadvijñāya̭ | puna̭reva varṷṇa-mpita̭ramupa̭sasāra | adhī̭hi bhagavo brahmeti̭ | tagṃ ho̭vāca | tapa̭sā brahma viji̭jñāsasva | tapo brahmeti̭ | sa tapo̭-'tapyata | sa tapa̭staptvā || 1 || iti dvitīyo-'nuvākaḥ || prāṇo brahmeti vya̭jānāt | prāṇāddhyḙva khalvimāni bhūtā̭ni jāya̭nte | prāṇena jātā̭ni jīva̭nti | prāṇa-mpraya̭ntyabhisaṃvi~̭śantīti̭ | tadvijñāya̭ | puna̭reva varṷṇa-mpita̭ramupa̭sasāra | adhī̭hi bhagavo brahmeti̭ | tagṃ ho̭vāca | tapa̭sā brahma viji̭jñāsasva | tapo brahmeti̭ | sa tapo̭-'tapyata | sa tapa̭staptvā || 1 || iti tṛtīyo-'nuvākaḥ || mano brahmeti vya̭jānāt | mana̭so hyḙva khalvimāni bhūtā̭ni jāya̭nte | mana̭sā jātā̭ni jīva̭nti | manaḥ praya̭ntyabhisaṃvi~̭śantīti̭ | tadvijñāya̭ | puna̭reva varṷṇa-mpita̭ramupa̭sasāra | adhī̭hi bhagavo brahmeti̭ | tagṃ ho̭vāca | tapa̭sā brahma viji̭jñāsasva | tapo brahmeti̭ | sa tapo̭-'tapyata | sa tapa̭staptvā || 1 || iti caturtho-'nuvākaḥ || vijñāna-mbrahmeti vya̭jānāt | vijñānāddhyḙva khalvimāni bhūtā̭ni jāya̭nte | vijñānḙna jātā̭ni jīva̭nti | vijñāna-mpraya̭ntyabhisaṃvi~̭śantīti̭ | tadvijñāya̭ | puna̭reva varṷṇa-mpita̭ramupa̭sasāra | adhī̭hi bhagavo brahmeti̭ | tagṃ ho̭vāca | tapa̭sā brahma viji̭jñāsasva | tapo brahmeti̭ | sa tapo̭-'tapyata | sa tapa̭staptvā || 1 || iti pañcamo-'nuvākaḥ || ānando brahmeti vya̭jānāt | ānandāddhyḙva khalvimāni bhūtā̭ni jāya̭nte | ānandena jātā̭ni jīva̭nti | ānanda-mpraya̭ntyabhisaṃvi~̭śantīti̭ | saiṣā bhārgavī vā̭ruṇī vidyā | parame vyo̭manprati̭ṣṭhitā | sa ya evaṃ-ve~da prati̭tiṣṭhati | anna̭vānannādo bha̭vati | mahānbha̭vati prajayā̭ paśubhi̭rbrahmavarcasena̭ | mahānkīrtyā || 1 || iti ṣaṣṭho-'nuvākaḥ || anna-nna ni̭ndyāt | tadvratam | prāṇo vā annam | śarī̭ramannādam | prāṇe śarī̭ra-mprati̭ṣṭhitam | śarī̭re prāṇaḥ prati̭ṣṭhitaḥ | tadetadannamanne prati̭ṣṭhitam | sa ya etadannamanne prati̭ṣṭhitaṃ-ve~da prati̭tiṣṭhati | anna̭vānannādo bha̭vati | mahānbha̭vati prajayā̭ paśubhi̭rbrahmavarcasena̭ | mahānkīrtyā || 1 || iti saptamo-'nuvākaḥ || anna-nna pari̭cakṣīta | tadvratam | āpo vā annam | jyoti̭rannādam | apsu jyotiḥ prati̭ṣṭhitam | jyotiṣyāpaḥ prati̭ṣṭhitāḥ | tadetadannamanne prati̭ṣṭhitam | sa ya etadannamanne prati̭ṣṭhitaṃ-ve~da prati̭tiṣṭhati | anna̭vānannādo bha̭vati | mahānbha̭vati prajayā̭ paśubhi̭rbrahmavarcasena̭ | mahānkīrtyā || 1 || ityaṣṭamo-'nuvākaḥ || anna̭-mbahu kṷrvīta | tadvratam | pṛthivī vā annam | ākāśo-'nnādaḥ | pṛthivyāmā̭kāśaḥ prati̭ṣṭhitaḥ | ākāśe pṛ̭thivī prati̭ṣṭhitā | tadetadannamanne prati̭ṣṭhitam | sa ya etadannamanne prati̭ṣṭhitaṃ-ve~da prati̭tiṣṭhati | anna̭vānannādo bha̭vati | mahānbha̭vati prajayā̭ paśubhi̭rbrahmavarcasena̭ | mahānkīrtyā || 1 || iti navamo-'nuvākaḥ || na kañcana vasatau pratyā̭cakṣīta | tadvratam | tasmādyayā kayā ca vidhayā bahva̭nna-mprāpnuyāt | arādhyasmā annami̭tyācakṣate | etadvai mukhato-'nnagṃ rāddham | mukhato-'smā a̭nnagṃ rādhyate | etadvai madhyato-'nnagṃ rāddham | madhyato-'smā a̭nnagṃ rādhyate | etadvā antato-'nnagṃ rāddham | antato-'smā a̭nnagṃ rādhyate || 1 || ya ḙvaṃ-ve~da | kṣema i̭ti vāci | yogakṣema iti prā̭ṇāpānayoḥ | karmḙti hastayoḥ | gatiri̭ti pādayoḥ | vimuktiri̭ti pāyau | iti mānuṣīssamājñāḥ | atha daivīḥ | tṛptiri̭ti vṛṣṭau | balami̭ti vidyuti || 2 || yaśa i̭ti paśuṣu | jyotiriti na̭kṣatreṣu | prajātiramṛtamānanda i̭tyupasthe | sarvami̭tyākāśe | tatpratiṣṭhetyṷpāsīta | pratiṣṭhā̭vānbhavati | tanmaha ityṷpāsīta | ma̭hānbhavati | tanmana ityṷpāsīta | māna̭vānbhavati || 3 || tannama ityṷpāsīta | namyante-'smai kāmāḥ | tadbrahmetyṷpāsīta | brahma̭vānbhavati | tadbrahmaṇaḥ parimara ityṷpāsīta | paryeṇa-mmriyante dviṣanta̭ssapatnāḥ | pari ye-'priyā bhrātṛvyāḥ | sa yaścā̭ya-mpuruṣe | yaścāsā̭vāditye | sa ekaḥ̭ || 4 || sa ya̭ evaṃ-vi~t | asmāṃllo~̭kātpretya | etamannamaya-mātmānamupa̭saṅkramya | eta-mprāṇamaya-mātmānamupa̭saṅkramya | eta-mmanomaya-mātmānamupa̭saṅkramya | etaṃ-vi~jñānamaya-mātmānamupa̭saṅkramya | etamānandamaya-mātmānamupa̭saṅkramya | imāṃllo~kānkāmānnī -kāmarūpya̭nu-sañcarann | etathsāma gā̭yannāste | hā(3) vu hā(3) vu hā(3) vṷ || 5 || ahamanna-mahamanna-mahamannam | ahamannādo(3)-'hamannādo(3)-'hamannādaḥ | ahagg ślokakṛdahagg ślokakṛdahagg ślokakṛt | ahamasmi prathamajā ṛtā(3) sya | pūrva-ndevebhyo amṛtasya nā(3) bhāyi | yo mā dadāti sa ideva mā(3) vāḥ | ahamanna-manna̭-madantamā(3) dmi | ahaṃ-vi~śva-mbhuva̭na-mabhya̭bhavām | suvarna jyotīḥ | ya evaṃ-ve~da̭ | ityṷpaniṣa̭t || 6 || iti daśamo-'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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