Introduction to Upanishads – Class 7.Taittiriya Upanishad video link, Revision Slides

Contributed By Dr Thimappa Hegde

Taittiriya Upanisad by Swami Paramarthananda. Transcribed by Smt Madduri Rajyasri & Sri V. Badrinath Available at arshaavinash.in website

GannaanaamTvaaGanna-PatimHavaamahe

KavimKaviinaam-Upama-Shravastamam |

Jyessttha-Raajam

Brahmannaam Brahmannaspata

Aa Nah Shrnnvan-UutibhihSiidaSaadanam

Om Shri MahaGanadipathayeNamaha

TAITTIRIYA Upanishad – Class 7

26th February 2021

Summary of Previous Class

Contributed by Dr. Anupama

KENO UPANISHAD

(RECAP)

This upanishad belongs to SAMA VEDA

The Shantipata

aum shanti shanti shantih

The shantipata

•Here a student seeks fitness of his body and mind

•He also seeks self knowledge or Brahma jnanam

•He invokes God’s grace for the transformation of his Paroksha jnana into Aparoksha jnana.

•This student being a sadhana chatustaya sampanna, is committed to the accomplishment of Brahma vidya.

This Upanishad starts with a mind-boggling question asked by this student

WHAT IS THAT FACTOR OR DEVA OR ILLUMINATOR WITHIN ME THAT MAKES THIS INERT BODY MIND COMPLEX SENTIENT?

- It is evident that the answer to this question is BRAHMAN.

Neurosciences and Brahma Vidya

Images formed on the retina of the eye are reported to the brain.

To whom does the brain report this information?

The Answer

shrotrasya shrotram manaso mano yad

vAcho ha vAchaM sa u prANasya prANaH |

chakShushchashuratimuchya dheerAH

pretyAsmAllokAdamRutA bhavanti ||

ATMA ANATMA VIVEKA

The Guru explains the subtle difference between the subject ATMA and the object the BOBY MIND COMPLEX

He says it is ‘ the EAR of the ear’

- Implying that it is something other than the ear

- That which expresses the hearing of the ear

•Similarly the mind of the mind, tongue of the tongue etc

DEVA DEVAor JYOTISHAM JYOTI

It is the light of consciousness that illumines the sense organs and mind and makes them sentient

tameva bhāntamanubhāti sarvaṁ

tasya bhāsā sarvamidaṁ vibhāti |

तमेव भान्तमनुभाति सर्वं

तस्य भासा सर्वमिदं विभाति ॥

Only the DHEERAH ,a qualified student who can transcend the body mind complex [ADHIMUCHYATI] and realise ATMA

•He continues to emphasise the subjective nature of Brahman

•SARVA PRAMANA AGOCHARAM

•No specific effort is needed to experience Brahman because it is the very adishtanam or substratum of every experience

•PRATIBODHA VIDITAM MATAM

•Self realisation is shifting our attention from the object of experience to the subject –the ATMA

KSHETRAJNAM CHAPI MAM VIDDHI

SARVA KSHETRESHU BHARATHA

•Lord Krishna says ‘THE KNOWER PRINCIPLE IN YOU IS NONE OTHER THAN ME’

•This is a MAHA VAKYA

•This is the ultimate knowledge or Brahma Vidya

•With this awareness our Upanishadic journey is over

Introduction

Contributed by Dr. Thimappa Hegde

Om Akhanda Manadalakaram

Vyaptam yena Charaacharam

Tadpadam Darshitam Yena

Tasmai Sri Guruve Namaha

TaittirìyaÀranyaka of Krishna Yajur Veda

•Taittirìya Àranyaka is made up of 10 chapters.

•Last four chapters are together called Taittirìya Upanishad.

•Shankaracharya’s commentary on the chapters 7, 8 and 9.

•The 10th chapter is the Mahà Nàràyana Upanishad.

•Shiksha Valli, Brahma Valli and Bhrigu Valli

The TaittiriyaUpāniṣhad .

•Shankaracharya’s bhàshyam is considered one of his most brilliant.

•Vidyaranya Swami , Anubuthi Prakasha.

•Shankaracharya says as “that in which freedom is hidden/kept.” .

•You get total self-satisfaction, fulfilment in life itself.

TAITTIRIYA UPANISHAD

Om Sham No Mitrah Sham Varunnah

yaśchandasāmṛṣabhoviśvarūpaḥ

satyaṃvada | dharmaṃchara

mātṛdevo bhava | pitṛdevo bhava | āchāryadevo bhava | atithidevo bhava

brahmavidāpnōti param. tadēṣā.bhyuktā

satyam jñānam anantam brahma.

Taittiriya Upanishad Shāntipāt

Venkatesh Prasad

ॐ शं नो मित्रः शं वरुणः । शं नो भवत्वर्यमा । शं नो इन्द्रो बृहस्पतिः । शं नो विष्णुरुरुक्रमः ।

नमो ब्रह्मणे । नमस्ते वायो । त्वमेव प्रत्यक्षं ब्रह्मासि । त्वामेव प्रत्यक्षं ब्रह्म वदिष्यामि । ॠतं वदिष्यामि । सत्यं वदिष्यामि ।

तन्मामवतु । तद्वक्तारमवतु । अवतु माम् । अवतु वक्तारम् ॥ ॐ शान्तिःशान्तिःशान्तिः ॥

Purpose of Prayer

•Jnana Yogyata Prapti – Eligibility to receive knowledge

•Pratibandha Nivrutti – removal of Obstacles

Adhishtana Devathas

•Mitra – Exhalation breath

•Varuna – Inhalation breath

•Aryama – Chakshu

•Indra – Arms and hands

•Brihaspathi – Intelligence and Communication

•Vishnu Urukrama – feet

•Vayu – Samashti Prana

•Let all these devathas be a source of auspiciousness to me and my Guru

•Vayu Brahma or Hiranyagarbha is imperceptible as Mind but perceptible as Prana shakti

•perceptible as Prana Shakti.

•Each time I am breathing I am in contact with God.

•I declare that you are Pratyaksha Brahma

•I declare that You are Rtam You are Satyam

•May Hiranyagarbha protect me and my Guru from Obstacles

Om Shantih Shantih Shantihi

Oh Lord Protect me from

•Adhyatmika from within

•Adi Bhoutika from environmental and

•Adi Daivika from Natural calamities

yaśchandasāmṛṣabho viśvarūpaḥ | chandobhyo'dhyamṛtāt saṃbabhūva | sa mendro medhayā spṛṇotu | amṛtasya deva dhāraṇo bhūyāsam || 1.4.1 ||

Contributed by Dr. Ravishankar

ṛtaṃ ca svādhyāyapravacane ca | satyaṃ ca svādhyāyapravacane ca | tapaśca svādhyāyapravacane ca | damaśca svādhyāyapravacane ca | śamaśca svādhyāyapravacane ca | agnayaśca svādhyāyapravacane ca | agnihotraṃ ca svādhyāyapravacane ca | atithayaśca svādhyāyapravacane ca | mānuṣaṃ 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 || 1.9.1 ||

Contributed by Dr. Diwakar

SWADHYAYA PRASHAMSA

Rtaṃ ca svādhyāya pravacane ca |

satyaṃ ca svādhyāya pravacane ca |

tapaśca svādhyāya pravacane ca |

damaśca svādhyāya pravacane ca |

śamaśca svādhyāya pravacane ca |

agnayaśca svādhyāya pravacane ca | agnihotraṃ ca svādhyāya pravacane ca | atithayaśca svādhyāya pravacane ca | mānuṣaṃ ca svādhyāya pravacane ca |

prajā ca svādhyāya pravacane ca | prajanaśca svādhyāya pravacane ca | prajātiśca svādhyāya pravacane ca

Satyamiti satyavacā rāthītaraḥ |

tapa iti taponityaḥ pauruśiṣṭiḥ | svādhyāyapravacane eveti nāko maudgalyaḥ| taddhi tapastaddhi tapaḥ