Brahman

taittirīyopaniṣad – śīkṣāvallī śāntimantraḥ

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

From Taittiriya Upanishad

The śānti-pāṭha that opens the Shikshavalli 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. 7-1-1)
oṃ śrī gurubhyo namaḥ | hariḥ om ||
oṃ śa-nno̭ mitraśśaṃ-va~rṷṇaḥ | śa-nno̭ bhavatvaryamā | śa-nna indro bṛhaspatiḥ̭ | śa-nno viṣṇṷrurukramaḥ | namo brahma̭ṇe | nama̭ste vāyo | tvameva pratyakṣa-mbrahmā̭si | tvāmeva pratyakṣa-mbrahma̭ vadiṣyāmi | ṛtaṃ-va~̭diṣyāmi | satyaṃ-va~̭diṣyāmi | tanmāma̭vatu | tadvaktāra̭mavatu | ava̭tu mām | ava̭tu vaktāram | oṃ śānti-śśānti-śśāntiḥ̭ || 1 ||
iti prathamo-'nuvākaḥ || śīkṣāṃ-vyā~khyāsyāmaḥ | varṇassvaraḥ | mātrā balam | sāma̭ santānaḥ | ityuktaśśīkṣādhyāyaḥ || 1 || iti dvitīyo-'nuvākaḥ || saha nau yaśaḥ | saha nau bra̭hmavarcasam | athātassagṃhitāyā upaniṣadaṃ-vyā~khyāsyāmaḥ | pañcasvadhika̭raṇeṣu | adhilokamadhijyautiṣamadhividyamadhipraja̭madhyātmam | tā mahāsagṃhitā i̭tyācakṣate | athā̭dhilokam | pṛthivī pūrvarūpam | dyaurutta̭rarūpam | ākā̭śassandhiḥ || 1 || vāyṷssandhānam | itya̭dhilokam | athā̭dhijyautiṣam | agniḥ pūrvarūpam | āditya utta̭rarūpam | ā̭passandhiḥ | vaidyuta̭ssandhānam | itya̭dhijyautiṣam | athā̭dhividyam | ācāryaḥ pūrvarūpam || 2 || antevāsyutta̭rarūpam | vi̭dyā sandhiḥ | pravacanagṃ̭ sandhānam | itya̭dhividyam | athādhiprajam | mātā pūrvarūpam | pitotta̭rarūpam | pra̭jā sandhiḥ | prajananagṃ̭ sandhānam | ityadhiprajam || 3 || athādhyātmam | adharā hanuḥ pūrvarūpam | uttarā hanurutta̭rarūpam | vāksandhiḥ | jihvā̭ sandhānam | ityadhyātmam | itīmā ma̭hāsagṃhitāḥ | ya evametā mahāsagṃhitā vyākhyā̭tā veda | sandhīyate praja̭yā paśubhiḥ | brahmavarcasenānnādyena suvargyeṇa̭ lokena || 4 || iti tṛtīyo-'nuvākaḥ || yaśchanda̭sāmṛṣabho viśvarṷ̄paḥ | chandobhyo-'dhyamṛtāthsa-mbabhūva̭ | sa mendro̭ medhayā spṛṇotu | amṛta̭sya deva dhāra̭ṇo bhūyāsam | śarī̭ra-mme vica̭rṣaṇam | jihvā me madhṷmattamā | karṇābhyā-mbhūri viśrṷvam | brahma̭ṇaḥ kośo̭-'si medhayā-'pi̭hitaḥ | śruta-mmḙ gopāya | āvaha̭ntī vitanvānā || 1 || kurvāṇā cīra̭mātmanaḥ̭ | vāsāgṃ̭si mama gāva̭śca | annapāne ca̭ sarvadā | tato̭ me śriyamāva̭ha | lomaśā-mpaśubhi̭ssaha svāhā | āmā̭ yantu brahmacāriṇassvāhā | vimā̭-''yantu brahmacāriṇassvāhā | pramā̭-''yantu brahmacāriṇassvāhā | damā̭yantu brahmacāriṇassvāhā | śamā̭yantu brahmacāriṇassvāhā || 2 || yaśo janḙ-'sāni svāhā | śreyānvasya̭so-'sāni svāhā | ta-ntvā̭ bhaga pravi̭śāni svāhā | sa mā̭ bhaga pravi̭śa svāhā | tasmin-thsahasra̭śākhe | nibha̭gāha-ntvayi̭ mṛje svāhā | yathā-''paḥ prava̭tā-''yanti̭ | yathā māsā̭ aharjaram | eva-mmā-mbra̭hmacāriṇaḥ̭ | dhātarāya̭ntu sarvatassvāhā | prativeśo̭-'si pramā̭bhāhi pramā̭padyasva || 3 || iti caturtho-'nuvākaḥ || bhūrbhuvassuvariti vā etāstisro vyāhṛ̭tayaḥ | tāsā̭muhasmai tā-ñca̭turthīm | māhā̭camasyaḥ pravḙdayate | maha iti̭ | tadbrahma̭ | sa ātmā | aṅgānyanyā devatāḥ | bhūriti vā ayaṃ-lo~kaḥ | bhuva ityantari̭kṣam | suvarityasau lokaḥ || 1 || maha ityā̭dityaḥ | ādityena vāva sarvḙ lokā mahī̭yante | bhūriti vā agniḥ | bhuva iti̭ vāyuḥ | suvarityā̭dityaḥ | maha iti̭ candramāḥ | candrama̭sā vāva sarvā̭ṇi jyotīgṃ̭ṣi mahī̭yante | bhūriti vā ṛcaḥ̭ | bhuva iti sāmā̭ni | suvariti yajūgṃ̭ṣi || 2 || maha iti brahma̭ | brahma̭ṇā vāva sarvḙ vedā mahī̭yante | bhūriti vai prāṇaḥ | bhuva itya̭pānaḥ | suvariti̭ vyānaḥ | maha ityannam | annḙna vāva sarve prāṇā mahī̭yante | tā vā etāścata̭sraścaturdhā | cata̭sraścatasro vyāhṛ̭tayaḥ | tā yo veda̭ | sa vḙda brahma̭ | sarve-'smai devā balimāva̭hanti || 3 || iti pañcamo-'nuvākaḥ || sa ya eṣo-'ntarahṛ̭daya ākāśaḥ | tasmi̭nnaya-mpurṷṣo manomayaḥ̭ | amṛ̭to hiraṇmayaḥ̭ | anta̭reṇa tālṷke | ya eṣastana̭ ivāvalamba̭te | sendrayoniḥ | yatrāsau kḙśānto vivarta̭te | vyapohya̭ śīrṣakapāle | bhūrityagnau prati̭tiṣṭhati | bhuva iti̭ vāyau || 1 || suvarityā̭ditye | maha iti brahma̭ṇi | āpnoti svārājyam | āpnoti mana̭saspatim | vākpa̭tiścakṣṷṣpatiḥ | śrotra̭patirvijñāna̭patiḥ | etattato̭ bhavati | ākāśaśa̭rīra-mbrahma̭ | satyātma̭ prāṇārā̭ma-mmana̭ ānandam | śānti̭samṛddhamamṛtam | iti̭ prācīna yogyopāssva || 2 || iti ṣaṣṭho-'nuvākaḥ || pṛthivya̭ntari̭kṣa-ndyaurdiśo̭-'vāntaradiśāḥ | agnirvāyurā̭dityaścandramā nakṣa̭trāṇi | āpa oṣa̭dhayo vanaspata̭ya ākāśa ātmā | itya̭dhibhūtam | athādhyātmam | prāṇo vyāno̭-'pāna ṷdānassa̭mānaḥ | cakṣuśśrotra-mmano vāktvak | carma̭māgṃsagg snāvāsthi̭ majjā | etada̭dhividhāya ṛṣiravo̭cat | pāṅktaṃ-vā~ idagṃ sarvam | pāṅktḙnaiva pāṅktagg̭ spṛṇotīti̭ || 1 || iti saptamo-'nuvākaḥ || omiti brahma̭ | omitīdagṃ sarvam | omityetada̭nukṛtir-ha sma vā apyo śrā̭vayetyāśrā̭vayanti | omiti sāmā̭ni gāyanti | ogṃ śomiti̭ śastrāṇi̭ śagṃsanti | omitya̭dhvaryuḥ pra̭tigara-mprati̭gṛṇāti | omiti brahmā prasaṷti | omitya̭gnihotramanṷjānāti | omiti̭ brāhmaṇaḥ pra̭vakṣyannā̭ha brahmopāpnavānīti̭ | brahmaivopāpnoti || 1 || ityaṣṭamo-'nuvākaḥ || ṛta-ñca svādhyāyaprava̭cane ca | satya-ñca svādhyāyaprava̭cane ca | tapaśca svādhyāyaprava̭cane ca | damaśca svādhyāyaprava̭cane ca | śamaśca svādhyāyaprava̭cane ca | agnayaśca svādhyāyaprava̭cane ca | agnihotra-ñca svādhyāyaprava̭cane ca | atithayaśca svādhyāyaprava̭cane ca | mānuṣa-ñca svādhyāyaprava̭cane ca | prajā ca svādhyāyaprava̭cane ca | prajanaśca svādhyāyaprava̭cane ca | prajātiśca svādhyāyaprava̭cane ca | satyamiti satyavacā̭ rāthītaraḥ | tapa iti taponityaḥ paṷruśiṣṭiḥ | svādhyāyapravacane eveti nāko̭ maudgalyaḥ | taddhi tapa̭staddhi tapaḥ || 1 || iti navamo-'nuvākaḥ || ahaṃ-vṛ~kṣasya reri̭vā | kīrtiḥ pṛṣṭha-ṅgireri̭va | ūrdhvapa̭vitro vājinī̭va svamṛta̭masmi | dravi̭ṇagṃ sava̭rcasam | sumedhā a̭mṛtokṣitaḥ | iti triśaṅkorvedā̭nuvacanam || 1 || iti daśamo-'nuvākaḥ || vedamanūcyācāryo-'ntevāsinama̭nuśāsti | satyaṃ-va~da | dharma-ñcara | svādhyāyānmā pramadaḥ | ācāryāya priya-ndhanamāhṛtya prajātantu-mmā vya̭vacchetsīḥ | satyānna prama̭ditavyam | dharmānna prama̭ditavyam | kuśalānna prama̭ditavyam | bhūtyai na prama̭ditavyam | svādhyāyapravacanābhyā-nna prama̭ditavyam || 1 || devapitṛkāryābhyā-nna prama̭ditavyam | mātṛ̭devo bhava | pitṛ̭devo bhava | ācārya̭devo bhava | atithi̭devo bhava | yānyanavadyāni̭ karmāṇi | tāni sevi̭tavyāni | no i̭tarāṇi | yānyasmākagṃ suca̭ritāni | tāni tvayo̭pāsyāni || 2 || no i̭tarāṇi | ye ke cārumacchreyāgṃ̭so brāhmaṇāḥ | teṣā-ntvayā-''sane na praśva̭sitavyam | śraddha̭yā deyam | aśraddha̭yā-'deyam | śri̭yā deyam | hri̭yā deyam | bhi̭yā deyam | saṃvi~̭dā deyam | atha yadi te karmavicikitsā vā vṛttaviciki̭tsā vā syāt || 3 || ye tatra brāhmaṇāssammarśinaḥ | yuktā̭ āyuktāḥ | alūkṣā̭ dharma̭kāmāssyuḥ | yathā tḙ tatra̭ varterann | tathā tatra̭ vartethāḥ | athābhyākhyāteṣu | ye tatra brāhmaṇāssammarśinaḥ | yuktā̭ āyuktāḥ | alūkṣā̭ dharmakāmāssyuḥ | yathā tḙ teṣṷ varterann | tathā teṣṷ vartethāḥ | eṣa̭ ādeśaḥ | eṣa ṷpadeśaḥ | eṣā vḙdopaniṣat | etada̭nuśāsanam | evamupā̭sitavyam | evamu caita̭dupāsyam || 4 || ityekādaśo-'nuvākaḥ || śa-nno̭ mitraśśaṃ-va~rṷṇaḥ | śa-nno̭ bhavatvaryamā | śa-nna indro bṛhaspatiḥ̭ | śa-nno viṣṇṷrurukramaḥ | namo brahma̭ṇe | nama̭ste vāyo | tvameva pratyakṣa-mbrahmā̭si | tvāmeva pratyakṣa-mbrahmāvā̭diṣam | ṛtama̭vādiṣam | satyama̭vādiṣam | tanmāmā̭vīt | tadvaktāra̭māvīt | āvīnmām | āvīdvaktāram | oṃ śānti-śśānti-śśāntiḥ̭ || 1 || iti dvādaśo-'nuvākaḥ || || hariḥ̭ om || || śrī kṛṣṇārpaṇamastu ||

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