Verse 1.1
beginnerशं नो मित्रः शं वरुणः। शं नो भवत्वर्यमा। शं न इन्द्रो बृहस्पतिः। शं नो विष्णुरुरुक्रमः। नमो ब्रह्मणे। नमस्ते वायो। त्वमेव प्रत्यक्षं ब्रह्मासि। त्वामेव प्रत्यक्षं ब्रह्म वदिष्यामि। ऋतं वदिष्यामि। सत्यं वदिष्यामि।
śaṃ no mitraḥ śaṃ varuṇaḥ | śaṃ no bhavatvaryamā | śaṃ na indro bṛhaspatiḥ | śaṃ no viṣṇururukramaḥ | namo brahmaṇe | namaste vāyo | tvameva pratyakṣaṃ brahmāsi | tvāmeva pratyakṣaṃ brahma vadiṣyāmi | ṛtaṃ vadiṣyāmi | satyaṃ vadiṣyāmi |
"May Mitra be bliss to us, may Varuna be bliss. May Aryaman be bliss to us. May Indra and Brihaspati be bliss. May Vishnu of vast strides be bliss. Salutations to Brahman. Salutations to Vayu. You alone are the visible Brahman. I shall declare You as the visible Brahman. I shall speak cosmic order. I shall speak truth."
What This Means:
The Upanishad opens with an invocation to the cosmic gods for blessings. It then declares that Vayu (air/life-breath) is the visible Brahman, and commits to speaking truth.
Going Deeper:
Air is the immediate, experienceable form of the Divine - we live by breath. The commitment to rita (cosmic order) and satya (truth) establishes the foundation for learning.
How To Apply This:
Begin any important undertaking with invocation and a commitment to truth. Let your words be aligned with cosmic order.
#invocation#Vayu#truth#cosmic order
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31 verses of the Taittiriya Upanishad
The Chapter on Education
- 1.1May Mitra be bliss to us, may Varuna be bliss. May Aryaman be bliss to us. May Indra and Brihaspati be...
- 1.2We shall explain phonetics: letters, accent, quantity, strength, modulation, and combination. Thus the...
- 1.3May we both attain fame together. May we both attain the radiance of Brahman together. Now we shall...
- 1.4May Indra, the bull of the Vedas, all-formed, born from immortality beyond the meters, bless me with...
- 1.5You are the sheath of Brahman, covered by intelligence. Protect what I have heard.
- 1.6May Shri (prosperity) come to me, bringing, expanding, creating lasting wealth for myself - clothing...
- 1.7May students come to me. May students come abundantly. May students come forward. May students have...
- 1.8OM. Earth, Atmosphere, Heaven. We meditate on the excellent glory of the divine Sun. May He inspire our...
- 1.9OM is Brahman. OM is all this. OM is used to show assent - when one says "recite," they respond with OM...
- 1.10Cosmic order - and the study and teaching of the Vedas. Truth - and study and teaching. Austerity - and...
- 1.11Having taught the Vedas, the teacher instructs the student: Speak the truth. Practice dharma. Do not...
- 1.12Do not neglect duties to gods and ancestors. Let your mother be your god. Let your father be your god. Let...
The Chapter on the Bliss of Brahman
- 2.1OM. The knower of Brahman attains the Supreme. On this, there is the verse: Brahman is Truth, Knowledge...
- 2.2From this Self arose space. From space arose air. From air arose fire. From fire arose water. From water...
- 2.3This person is made of the essence of food. This indeed is its head. This is the right side. This is the...
- 2.4Different from and within this food sheath is another inner self made of vital breath. By that, this is...
- 2.5Different from and within this vital sheath is another inner self made of mind. By that, this is filled...
- 2.6Different from and within this mental sheath is another inner self made of intellect/wisdom. By that, this...
- 2.7Different from and within this wisdom sheath is another inner self made of bliss. By that, this is filled...
- 2.8One becomes nonexistent if one knows Brahman as nonexistent. If one knows "Brahman exists," then by that...
- 2.9He knew: Bliss is Brahman. From bliss alone these beings are born. By bliss, once born, they live. Into...
The Chapter of Bhrigu
- 3.1Bhrigu, son of Varuna, approached his father Varuna and said: "Lord, teach me Brahman." He told him...
- 3.2He performed austerity. Having performed austerity, he understood: Food is Brahman. From food indeed these...
- 3.3He performed austerity. Having performed austerity, he understood: Prana is Brahman. From prana indeed...
- 3.4He performed austerity. Having performed austerity, he understood: Mind is Brahman. From mind indeed these...
- 3.5He performed austerity. Having performed austerity, he understood: Vijnana (intellect/wisdom) is Brahman...
- 3.6He performed austerity. Having performed austerity, he understood: Ananda (bliss) is Brahman. From bliss...
- 3.7This is the teaching of Bhrigu, son of Varuna, established in the supreme space. One who knows this...
- 3.8One should not disparage food. That is the vow. Prana is food. The body is the eater of food. In prana...
- 3.9One should not reject food. That is the vow. Water is food. Fire is the eater of food. In water, fire is...
- 3.10One should produce abundant food. That is the vow. Earth is food. Space is the eater of food. In earth...