Brahman

taittirīya upaniṣad - śīkṣāvallī

(Taittiriya Upanishad - Shikshavalli in English (IAST))

From Taittiriya Upanishad

The Shikshavalli is the first chapter of the Taittiriya Upanishad, derived from the Yajurveda. It focuses on the foundational education of a student, emphasizing phonetics, grammar, and ethical living. The text serves as a spiritual roadmap for achieving harmony between the teacher, the student, and the cosmic order. By invoking various deities for protection and clarity, the verses aim to purify the mind and intellect. Regular chanting of this section is believed to grant the seeker profound wisdom, psychological balance, and the strength to realize the non-dual truth of Brahman within their own consciousness.

(tai. ā. 7-1-1)
oṃ śrī gurubhyo namaḥ | hariḥ om ||
oṃ śa-nno̭ mi॒traśśaṃ-va~rṷṇaḥ | śa-nno̭ bhavatvarya॒mā | śa-nna॒ indro॒ bṛha॒spatiḥ̭ | śa-nno॒ viṣṇṷrurukra॒maḥ | namo॒ brahma̭ṇe | nama̭ste vāyo | tvame॒va pra॒tyakṣa॒-mbrahmā̭si | tvāme॒va pra॒tyakṣa॒-mbrahma̭ vadiṣyāmi | ṛ॒taṃ-va~̭diṣyāmi | sa॒tyaṃ-va~̭diṣyāmi | tanmāma̭vatu | tadva॒ktāra̭mavatu | ava̭tu॒ mām | ava̭tu va॒ktāram᳚ | oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ || 1 ||
iti prathamo-'nuvākaḥ || śīkṣāṃ-vyā~᳚khyāsyā॒maḥ | varṇa॒ssvaraḥ | mātrā॒ balam | sāma̭ santā॒naḥ | ityuktaśśī᳚kṣādhyā॒yaḥ || 1 || iti dvitīyo-'nuvākaḥ || sa॒ha nau॒ yaśaḥ | sa॒ha nau bra̭hmava॒rcasam | athātassagṃhitāyā upaniṣadaṃ-vyā~᳚khyāsyā॒maḥ | pañcasvadhika̭raṇe॒ṣu | adhilokamadhijyautiṣamadhividyamadhipraja̭madhyā॒tmam | tā mahāsagṃhitā i̭tyāca॒kṣate | athā̭dhilo॒kam | pṛthivī pū᳚rvarū॒pam | dyaurutta̭rarū॒pam | ākā̭śassa॒ndhiḥ || 1 || vāyṷssandhā॒nam | itya̭dhilo॒kam | athā̭dhijyau॒tiṣam | agniḥ pū᳚rvarū॒pam | āditya utta̭rarū॒pam | ā̭passa॒ndhiḥ | vaidyuta̭ssandhā॒nam | itya̭dhijyau॒tiṣam | athā̭dhivi॒dyam | ācāryaḥ pū᳚rvarū॒pam || 2 || antevāsyutta̭rarū॒pam | vi̭dyā sa॒ndhiḥ | pravacanagṃ̭ sandhā॒nam | itya̭dhivi॒dyam | athādhi॒prajam | mātā pū᳚rvarū॒pam | pitotta̭rarū॒pam | pra̭jā sa॒ndhiḥ | prajananagṃ̭ sandhā॒nam | ityadhi॒prajam || 3 || athādhyā॒tmam | adharā hanuḥ pū᳚rvarū॒pam | uttarā hanurutta̭rarū॒pam | vāksa॒ndhiḥ | jihvā̭ sandhā॒nam | ityadhyā॒tmam | itīmā ma̭hāsa॒gṃ॒hitāḥ | ya evametā mahāsagṃhitā vyākhyā̭tā ve॒da | sandhīyate praja̭yā pa॒śubhiḥ | brahmavarcasenānnādyena suvargyeṇa̭ loke॒na || 4 || iti tṛtīyo-'nuvākaḥ || yaśchanda̭sāmṛṣa॒bho vi॒śvarṷ̄paḥ | chando॒bhyo-'dhya॒mṛtā᳚thsa-mba॒bhūva̭ | sa mendro̭ me॒dhayā᳚ spṛṇotu | a॒mṛta̭sya deva॒ dhāra̭ṇo bhūyāsam | śarī̭ra-mme॒ vica̭r​ṣaṇam | ji॒hvā me॒ madhṷmattamā | karṇā᳚bhyā-mbhūri॒ viśrṷvam | brahma̭ṇaḥ ko॒śo̭-'si me॒dhayā-'pi̭hitaḥ | śru॒ta-mmḙ gopāya | ā॒vaha̭ntī vitanvā॒nā || 1 || ku॒rvā॒ṇā cīra̭mā॒tmanaḥ̭ | vāsāgṃ̭si॒ mama॒ gāva̭śca | a॒nna॒pā॒ne ca̭ sarva॒dā | tato̭ me॒ śriya॒māva̭ha | lo॒ma॒śā-mpa॒śubhi̭ssa॒ha svāhā᳚ | āmā̭ yantu brahmacā॒riṇa॒ssvāhā᳚ | vimā̭-''yantu brahmacā॒riṇa॒ssvāhā᳚ | pramā̭-''yantu brahmacā॒riṇa॒ssvāhā᳚ | damā̭yantu brahmacā॒riṇa॒ssvāhā᳚ | śamā̭yantu brahmacā॒riṇa॒ssvāhā᳚ || 2 || yaśo॒ janḙ-'sāni॒ svāhā᳚ | śreyā॒nvasya̭so-'sāni॒ svāhā᳚ | ta-ntvā̭ bhaga॒ pravi̭śāni॒ svāhā᳚ | sa mā̭ bhaga॒ pravi̭śa॒ svāhā᳚ | tasmin᳚-thsa॒hasra̭śākhe | nibha̭gā॒ha-ntvayi̭ mṛje॒ svāhā᳚ | yathā-''paḥ॒ prava̭tā॒-''yanti̭ | yathā॒ māsā̭ aharja॒ram | e॒va-mmā-mbra̭hmacā॒riṇaḥ̭ | dhāta॒rāya̭ntu sa॒rvata॒ssvāhā᳚ | pra॒ti॒ve॒śo̭-'si॒ pramā̭bhāhi॒ pramā̭padyasva || 3 || iti caturtho-'nuvākaḥ || bhūrbhuva॒ssuva॒riti॒ vā e॒tāsti॒sro vyāhṛ̭tayaḥ | tāsā̭muhasmai॒ tā-ñca̭tu॒rthīm | māhā̭camasyaḥ॒ pravḙdayate | maha॒ iti̭ | tadbrahma̭ | sa ā॒tmā | aṅgā᳚nya॒nyā de॒vatāḥ᳚ | bhūriti॒ vā a॒yaṃ-lo~॒kaḥ | bhuva॒ itya॒ntari̭kṣam | suva॒ritya॒sau lo॒kaḥ || 1 || maha॒ ityā̭di॒tyaḥ | ā॒di॒tyena॒ vāva sarvḙ lo॒kā mahī̭yante | bhūriti॒ vā a॒gniḥ | bhuva॒ iti̭ vā॒yuḥ | suva॒rityā̭di॒tyaḥ | maha॒ iti̭ ca॒ndramāḥ᳚ | ca॒ndrama̭sā॒ vāva sarvā̭ṇi॒ jyotīgṃ̭ṣi॒ mahī̭yante | bhūriti॒ vā ṛcaḥ̭ | bhuva॒ iti॒ sāmā̭ni | suva॒riti॒ yajūgṃ̭ṣi || 2 || maha॒ iti॒ brahma̭ | brahma̭ṇā॒ vāva sarvḙ ve॒dā mahī̭yante | bhūriti॒ vai prā॒ṇaḥ | bhuva॒ itya̭pā॒naḥ | suva॒riti̭ vyā॒naḥ | maha॒ ityannam᳚ | annḙna॒ vāva sarve᳚ prā॒ṇā mahī̭yante | tā vā e॒tāścata̭sraścatu॒rdhā | cata̭sraścatasro॒ vyāhṛ̭tayaḥ | tā yo veda̭ | sa vḙda॒ brahma̭ | sarve᳚-'smai de॒vā ba॒limāva̭hanti || 3 || iti pañcamo-'nuvākaḥ || sa ya e॒ṣo᳚-'ntarahṛ̭daya ākā॒śaḥ | tasmi̭nna॒ya-mpurṷṣo mano॒mayaḥ̭ | amṛ̭to hira॒ṇmayaḥ̭ | anta̭reṇa॒ tālṷke | ya e॒ṣastana̭ ivāva॒lamba̭te | se᳚ndrayo॒niḥ | yatrā॒sau kḙśā॒nto vi॒varta̭te | vya॒pohya̭ śīr​ṣakapā॒le | bhūritya॒gnau prati̭tiṣṭhati | bhuva॒ iti̭ vā॒yau || 1 || suva॒rityā̭di॒tye | maha॒ iti॒ brahma̭ṇi | ā॒pnoti॒ svārā᳚jyam | ā॒pnoti॒ mana̭sa॒spatim᳚ | vākpa̭ti॒ścakṣṷṣpatiḥ | śrotra̭patirvi॒jñāna̭patiḥ | e॒tattato̭ bhavati | ā॒kā॒śaśa̭rīra॒-mbrahma̭ | sa॒tyātma̭ prā॒ṇārā̭ma॒-mmana̭ ānandam | śānti̭samṛddhama॒mṛtam᳚ | iti̭ prācīna yo॒gyopā᳚ssva || 2 || iti ṣaṣṭho-'nuvākaḥ || pṛ॒thi॒vya̭ntari̭kṣa॒-ndyaurdiśo̭-'vāntaradi॒śāḥ | a॒gnirvā॒yurā̭di॒tyaśca॒ndramā॒ nakṣa̭trāṇi | āpa॒ oṣa̭dhayo॒ vana॒spata̭ya ākā॒śa ā॒tmā | itya̭dhibhū॒tam | athādhyā॒tmam | prā॒ṇo vyā॒no̭-'pā॒na ṷdā॒nassa̭mā॒naḥ | cakṣu॒śśrotra॒-mmano॒ vāktvak | carma̭mā॒gṃ॒sagg snāvāsthi̭ ma॒jjā | e॒tada̭dhivi॒dhāya॒ ṛṣi॒ravo̭cat | pāṅktaṃ॒-vā~ i॒dagṃ sarvam᳚ | pāṅktḙnai॒va pāṅktagg̭ spṛṇo॒tīti̭ || 1 || iti saptamo-'nuvākaḥ || omiti॒ brahma̭ | omitī॒dagṃ sarvam᳚ | omitye॒tada̭nukṛtir-ha sma॒ vā a॒pyo śrā̭va॒yetyāśrā̭vayanti | omiti॒ sāmā̭ni gāyanti | ogṃ śomiti̭ śa॒strāṇi̭ śagṃsanti | omitya̭dhva॒ryuḥ pra̭tiga॒ra-mprati̭gṛṇāti | omiti॒ brahmā॒ prasaṷti | omitya̭gniho॒tramanṷjānāti | omiti̭ brāhma॒ṇaḥ pra̭va॒kṣyannā̭ha॒ brahmopā᳚pnavā॒nīti̭ | brahmai॒vopā᳚pnoti || 1 || ityaṣṭamo-'nuvākaḥ || ṛta-ñca svādhyāyaprava̭cane॒ ca | satya-ñca svādhyāyaprava̭cane॒ ca | tapaśca svādhyāyaprava̭cane॒ ca | damaśca svādhyāyaprava̭cane॒ ca | śamaśca svādhyāyaprava̭cane॒ ca | agnayaśca svādhyāyaprava̭cane॒ ca | agnihotra-ñca svādhyāyaprava̭cane॒ ca | atithayaśca svādhyāyaprava̭cane॒ ca | mānuṣa-ñca svādhyāyaprava̭cane॒ ca | prajā ca svādhyāyaprava̭cane॒ ca | prajanaśca svādhyāyaprava̭cane॒ ca | prajātiśca svādhyāyaprava̭cane॒ ca | satyamiti satyavacā̭ rāthī॒taraḥ | tapa iti taponityaḥ paṷruśi॒ṣṭiḥ | svādhyāyapravacane eveti nāko̭ maudga॒lyaḥ | taddhi tapa̭staddhi॒ tapaḥ || 1 || iti navamo-'nuvākaḥ || a॒haṃ-vṛ~॒kṣasya॒ reri̭vā | kī॒rtiḥ pṛ॒ṣṭha-ṅgi॒reri̭va | ū॒rdhvapa̭vitro vā॒jinī̭va sva॒mṛta̭masmi | dravi̭ṇa॒gṃ॒ sava̭rcasam | sumedhā a̭mṛto॒kṣitaḥ | iti triśaṅkorvedā̭nuva॒canam || 1 || iti daśamo-'nuvākaḥ || vedamanūcyācāryo-'ntevāsinama̭nuśā॒sti | satyaṃ॒-va~da | dharma॒-ñcara | svādhyāyā᳚nmā pra॒madaḥ | ācāryāya priya-ndhanamāhṛtya prajātantu-mmā vya̭vacche॒tsīḥ | satyānna prama̭dita॒vyam | dharmānna prama̭dita॒vyam | kuśalānna prama̭dita॒vyam | bhūtyai na prama̭dita॒vyam | svādhyāyapravacanābhyā-nna prama̭dita॒vyam || 1 || devapitṛkāryābhyā-nna prama̭dita॒vyam | mātṛ̭devo॒ bhava | pitṛ̭devo॒ bhava | ācārya̭devo॒ bhava | atithi̭devo॒ bhava | yānyanavadyāni̭ karmā॒ṇi | tāni sevi̭tavyā॒ni | no i̭tarā॒ṇi | yānyasmākagṃ suca̭ritā॒ni | tāni tvayo̭pāsyā॒ni || 2 || no i̭tarā॒ṇi | ye ke cārumacchreyāgṃ̭so brā॒hmaṇāḥ | teṣā-ntvayā-''sane na praśva̭sita॒vyam | śraddha̭yā de॒yam | aśraddha̭yā-'de॒yam | śri̭yā de॒yam | hri̭yā de॒yam | bhi̭yā de॒yam | saṃ​vi~̭dā de॒yam | atha yadi te karmavicikitsā vā vṛttaviciki̭tsā vā॒ syāt || 3 || ye tatra brāhmaṇā᳚ssamma॒r​śinaḥ | yuktā̭ āyu॒ktāḥ | alūkṣā̭ dharma̭kāmā॒ssyuḥ | yathā tḙ tatra̭ varte॒rann | tathā tatra̭ varte॒thāḥ | athābhyā᳚khyā॒teṣu | ye tatra brāhmaṇā᳚ssamma॒r​śinaḥ | yuktā̭ āyu॒ktāḥ | alūkṣā̭ dharmakāmā॒ssyuḥ | yathā tḙ teṣṷ varte॒rann | tathā teṣṷ varte॒thāḥ | eṣa̭ āde॒śaḥ | eṣa ṷpade॒śaḥ | eṣā vḙdopa॒niṣat | etada̭nuśā॒sanam | evamupā̭sita॒vyam | evamu caita̭dupā॒syam || 4 || ityekādaśo-'nuvākaḥ || śa-nno̭ mi॒traśśaṃ-va~rṷṇaḥ | śa-nno̭ bhavatvarya॒mā | śa-nna॒ indro॒ bṛha॒spatiḥ̭ | śa-nno॒ viṣṇṷrurukra॒maḥ | namo॒ brahma̭ṇe | nama̭ste vāyo | tvame॒va pra॒tyakṣa॒-mbrahmā̭si | tvāme॒va pra॒tyakṣa॒-mbrahmāvā̭diṣam | ṛ॒tama̭vādiṣam | sa॒tyama̭vādiṣam | tanmāmā̭vīt | tadva॒ktāra̭māvīt | āvī॒nmām | āvī᳚dva॒ktāram᳚ | oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ || 1 || iti dvādaśo-'nuvākaḥ || || hariḥ̭ om || || śrī kṛṣṇārpaṇamastu ||

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