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Taittirīya Upaniṣad 2.1

Taittirīyopaniṣad 2.1

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Sanskrit

2.1.1

āūṃ saha nāvavatu /
saha nau bhunaktu /
saha vīryaṃ karavāvahai /
tejasvi nāvadhītamastu mā vidviṣāvahai /
āūṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ //
āūṃ brahmavidāpnoti param /
tadeṣā 'bhuktā /
satyaṃ jñānamanantaṃ brahma /
yo veda nihitaṃ guhāyāṃ parame vyoman /
so 'śnute sarvān kāmān saha /
brahmaṇā vipaściteti //
tasmādvā etasmādātmana ākāśaḥ saṃbhūtaḥ /
ākāśādvāyuḥ /
vāyoragniḥ /
agnerāpaḥ /
adabhyaḥ pṛthivī /
pṛthivyā oṣadhayaḥ /
oṣadhībhyonnam /
annātpuruṣaḥ /
sa vā eṣa puruṣo 'nnnarasamayaḥ /
tasyedameva śiraḥ /
ayaṃ dakṣiṇaḥ pakṣaḥ /
ayamuttaraḥ pakṣaḥ /
ayamātmā /
idaṃ pucchaṃ pratiṣṭhā /
tadapyeṣa śloko bhavati // 1//
iti prathamo 'nuvākaḥ //

Om! He who knows Brahma, attains the highest! As to that this [verse] has been declared:—

Robert Ernest Hume 1921, The Thirteen Principal Upanishads

He who knows Brahma as the real (satya), as knowledge (jñāna), as the infinite (ananta),
Set down in the secret place [of the heart], and in the highest heaven (parame vyoman),
He obtains all desires,
Together with the intelligent (vipaścit) Brahma.

Robert Ernest Hume 1921, The Thirteen Principal Upanishads

From this Soul (Ātman), verily, space (ākāśa) arose; from space, wind (vāyu); from wind, fire; from fire, water; from water, the earth; from the earth, herbs; from herbs, food; from food, semen; from semen, the person (puruṣa).

Robert Ernest Hume 1921, The Thirteen Principal Upanishads

This, verily, is the person that consists of the essence of food. This, indeed, is his head; this, the right side; this, the left

Robert Ernest Hume 1921, The Thirteen Principal Upanishads

side; this, the body (_ātman_); this, the lower part, the foundation.

Robert Ernest Hume 1921, The Thirteen Principal Upanishads

As to that there is also this verse:—

Robert Ernest Hume 1921, The Thirteen Principal Upanishads

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