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Taittiriya (Shiksha) Upanishad

(Chapter 4)

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Verse 1

om śaṁ no mitraḥ śaṁ varuṇaḥ || śaṁ no bhavatvaryamā || śaṁ na indro bṛhaspatiḥ || śaṁ no viṣṇururukramaḥ | namo brahmaṇe || namaste vāyo || tvameva pratyakṣaṁ brahmāsi || tvameva pratyakṣaṁ brahma vadiṣyāmi || ṛtaṁ vadiṣyāmi || satyaṁ vadiṣyāmi || tanmāmavatu | tadvaktāramavatu || avatu mām | avatu vaktāram |om śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ||

Verse 2

oṃ śīkṣāṃ vyākhyāsyāmaḥ — varṇaḥ svaraḥ, mātrā, balaṃ, samānaḥ, santāna iti uktaḥ śikṣādhyāyaḥ.

Verse 3

saha nau yaśaḥ | saha nau brahmavarcasam | athātaḥ saṁhitāyā upaniṣadaṁ vyākhyāsyāmaḥ |pañcasvadhikaraṇeṣu | adhilokamadhijyautiṣamadhividyamadhiprajamadhyātmam | tā mahāsaṁhitā ityācakṣate| athādhilokam | pṛthivī pūrvarūpam | dyauruttararūpam| ākāśaḥ sandhiḥ | vāyuḥ sandhānam | ityadhilokam| athādhijautiṣam| agniḥ pūrvarūpam | āditya uttararūpam | āpaḥ sandhiḥ | vaidyutaḥ sandhānam | ityadhijyautiṣam| athādhividyam| ācāryaḥ pūrvarūpam| antevāsyuttararūpam | vidyā sandhiḥ | pravacanaṁ sandhānam |ityadhividyam| athādhiprajam | mātā pūrvarūpam| pitottararūpam | prajā sandhiḥ | prajananaṁ sandhānam| ityadhiprajam| athādhyātmam | adharā hanuḥ pūrvarūpam |uttarā hanuruttararūpam | vāk sandhiḥ | jihvā sandhānam | ityadhyātmam| itīmā mahāsaṁhitāḥ |ya evametā mahāsaṁhitā vyākhyātā veda |sandhīyate prajayā paśubhiḥ |brahmavarcasenānnādyena suvargyeṇa lokena||

Verse 4

yaśchandasāmṛṣabho viśvarūpaḥ | chandobhyo'dhyamṛtāt saṁbabhūva | sa mendro medhayā spṛṇotu | amṛtasya deva dhāraṇo bhūyāsam |śarīraṁ me vicarṣaṇam | jihvā me madhumattamā karṇābhyāṁ bhūri viśruvam |brahmaṇaḥ kośo'si medhayā pihitaḥ |śrutaṁ me gopāya | āvahantī vitanvānā| kurvāṇā cīramātmanaḥ | vāsāṁsi mama gāvaśca| annapāne ca sarvadā | tato me śriyamāvaha |lomaśāṁ paśubhiḥ saha svāhā| ā mā yantu brahmacāriṇaḥ svāhā | vi māyantu brahmacāriṇaḥ svāhā | pramāyantu brahmacāriṇaḥ svāhā | damāyantu brahmacāriṇaḥ svāhā | śamāyantu brahmacāriṇaḥ svāhā | yaśo jane'sāni svāhā | śreyān vasyaso'sāni svāhā | taṁ tvā bhaga praviśāni svāhā | sa mā bhaga praviśa svāhā | tasmin tsahasraśākha| ni bhagāhaṁ tvayi mṛje svāhā | yathāpaḥ pravatā yanti| yathā māsā aharjaram | evaṁ māṁ brahmacāriṇaḥ | dhātarāyantu sarvataḥ svāhā | prativeśo'si| pra mā bhāhi| pra mā padyasva|

Verse 5

bhūḥ bhuvaḥ suvaḥ iti etāḥ tisraḥ vai vyāhṛtayaḥ u ha tāsām etāṁ caturthīṁ mahaḥ iti māhācamasyaḥ pravedayate sma| tat brahma saḥ ātmā anyāḥ devatāḥ aṅgāni| bhūḥ iti vai ayaṁ lokaḥ| bhuvaḥ iti antarikṣam suvaḥ iti asau lokaḥ mahaḥ iti ādityaḥ ādityena vāva sarve lokāḥ mahīyante bhūḥ iti vai agniḥ bhuvaḥ iti vāyuḥ suvaḥ iti ādityaḥ mahaḥ iti candramāḥ candramasā vāva sarvāṇi jyotīṁṣi mahīyante| bhūḥ iti| vai ṛcaḥ bhuvaḥ iti sāmāni suvaḥ iti yajūṁṣi mahaḥ iti brahma brahmaṇā vāva sarve vedāḥ mahīyante | bhūḥ iti vai prāṇaḥ bhuvaḥ iti apānaḥ suvaḥ iti| vyānaḥ mahaḥ iti annam annena vāva sarve prāṇāḥ mahīyante| tāḥ vai etāḥ catasraḥ vyāhṛtayaḥ catasraḥ catasraḥ caturdhā ( bhavanti ) yaḥ tāḥ veda saḥ brahma veda | sarve devāāḥ asmai balim āvahanti|

Verse 6

sa ya eṣo'ntarahṛdaya ākāśaḥ | tasminnayaṁ puruṣo manomayaḥ| amṛto hiraṇmayaḥ | antareṇa tāluke | ya eṣa stana ivāvalambate |sendrayoniḥ | yatrāsau keśānto vivartate | vyapohya śīrṣakapāle | bhūrityagnau pratitiṣṭhati |bhuva iti vāyau | suvarityāditye | maha iti brahmaṇi | āpnoti svārājyam| āpnoti manasaspatim | vākpatiścakṣuṣpatiḥ |śrotrapatirvijñānapatiḥ | etattato bhavati | ākāśaśarīraṁ brahma | satyātmaprāṇārāmaṁ manāanandam |śāntisamṛddhamamṛtam| iti prācīnayogyopāsva ||

Verse 7

pṛthivyantarikṣaṁ dyaurdiśo'vāntaradiśaḥ agnirvāyurādityaścandramā nakṣatrāṇi| āpa oṣadhayo vanaspataya ākāśa ātmā | ityadhibhūtam 'thādhyātmam | prāṇo vyāno'pāna udānaḥ samānaḥ| cakṣuḥ śrotraṁ mano vāktvak| carmaṁ māṁsaṁ snāvāsthi majjā | etadadhividhāyarṣiravocat | pāṅktaṁ vā idaṁ sarvam | pāṅktenaiva pāṅktaṁ spṛṇotīti ||

Verse 8

omiti brahma | omitīdaṁ sarvam |omityetadanukṛtirha sma vā apyo śrāvayetyāśrāvayanti |omiti sāmāni gāyanti | oṁ śomiti śastrāṇi śaṁsanti |omityadhvaryuḥ pratigaraṁ pratigṛṇāti | omiti brahmā prasauti | omityagnihotramanujānāti |omiti brāhmaṇaḥ pravakṣyannāha brahmopāpnavānīti |brahmaivopāpnoti ||

Verse 9

ṛtaṁ ca svādhyāyapravacane ca |satyaṁ ca svādhyāyapravacane ca |tapaśca svādhyāyapravacane ca | damaśca svādhyāyapravacane ca |śamaśca svādhyāyapravacane ca| agnayaśca svādhyāyapravacane ca | agnihotraṁ ca svādhyāyapravacane ca| atithayaśca svādhyāyapravacane ca mānuṣaṁ ca svādhyāyapravacane ca prajā ca svādhyāyapravacane ca prajanaśca svādhyāyapravacane ca prajātiśca svādhyāyapravacane ca |satyamiti satyavacā rāthītaraḥ |tapa iti taponityaḥ pauruśiṣṭiḥ |svādhyāyapravacane eveti nāko maudgalyaḥ |taddhi tapastaddhi tapaḥ|

Verse 10

ahaṁ vṛkṣasya rerivā | kīrtiḥ pṛṣṭhaṁ gireriva |ūrdhvapavitro vājinīva svamṛtamasmi | draviṇaṁ savarcasam | sumedhā amṛtokṣitaḥ | iti triśaṅkorvedānuvacanam|

Verse 11

vedamanūcyācāryo'ntevāsinamanuśāsti | satyaṁ vada | dharmaṁ cara | svādhyāyānmā pramadaḥ| ācāryāya priyaṁ dhanamāhṛtya prajātantuṁ mā vyavacchetsīḥ |satyānna pramaditavyam | dharmānna pramaditavyam kuśalānna pramaditavyam | bhūtyai na pramaditavyam |svādhyāyapravacanābhyāṁ na pramaditavyam| devapitṛkāryābhyāṁ na pramaditavyam | mātṛdevo bhava pitṛdevo bhava | ācāryadevo bhava | atithidevo bhava | yānyanavadyāni karmāṇi | tāni sevitavyāni | no itarāṇi |yānyasmākaṁ sucaritāni |tāni tvayopāsyāni| no itarāṇi| ye ke cāsmacchreyāṁso brāhmaṇāḥ | teṣāṁ tvayāsanena praśvasitavyam | śraddhayā deyam | aśraddhayā'deyam | śriyā deyam | hriyā deyam | bhiyā deyam | saṁvidā deyam | atha yadi te karmavicikitsā vā vṛttavicikitsā vā syāt| ye tatra brāhmaṇāḥ sammarśinaḥ | yuktā āyuktāḥ | alūkṣā dharmakāmāḥ syuḥ | yathā te tatra varteran |tathā tatra vartethāḥ | athābhyākhyāteṣu |ye tatra brāhmaṇāḥ saṁmarśinaḥ | yuktā āyuktāḥ| alūkṣā dharmakāmāḥ syuḥ | yathā te teṣu varteran |tathā teṣu vartethāḥ | eṣa ādeśaḥ | eṣa upadeśaḥ |eṣā vedopaniṣat | etadanuśāsanam | evamupāsitavyam | evamu caitadupāsyam|

Verse 12

śaṁ no mitraḥ śaṁ varuṇaḥ | śaṁ no bhavatvaryamā | śaṁ na indro bṛhaspatiḥ | śaṁ no viṣṇururukramaḥ | namo brahmaṇe | namaste vāyo | tvameva pratyakṣaṁ brahmāsi | tvāmeva pratyakṣaṁ brahmāvādiṣam | ṛtamavādiṣam | satyamavādiṣam | tanmāmāvīt | tadvaktāramāvīt | āvīnmām | āvīdvaktāram | om śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ|