TAITTIRIYA UPANISHAD – 2 : by Rishi Yajnavalkya

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Reflections : by Swami Gurubhaktananda : on the Series of 14 Lectures by Swami Advayananda Ji Acharyaji for 15th Batch Vedanta Course at Sandeepany Sadhanalaya, Powai, Mumbai. March 1st – March 16th, 2013.

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Adi Shankaracharya, Swami Sivananda, Swami Tapovanji, Swami Chinmayananda.

SERIES THEME: “Piercing the Clouds; Crossing the Seas”.

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Tuesday, March 01, 2022. 19:30.

Chapter-1.On the Science of Pronunciation etc.

Shiksha Valli or Samhiti Upanishad : 

The Science of Vedic Chanting :

PART 1: 12 No.Chapters ( Anuvakas )

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MANGALACHARAN 

Anuvaka 1.1 : 

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Peace Invocatory Chant (Santhi Mantram)


om shan no mitrah sam varunah, shan no bavat- varyama, 

nam na brahaspatih, sam no visnur-urukramah,

namo brahmane, namaste vayu,

tvameva pratyaksam brahmasi,

tvameva pratyaksam brahma vadisyami,

rtam vadisyami, saatyam vadisyami,

tanmam-avatu,tad-vaktaram-avatu,

avatu mam avatu vaktaram.


om Santih, Santih, Santih.

(Iti Prathamo nuvakah.)

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Translation 


Om. 

May Mitra be propitious to us.

May Varuna bless us.

May the blessings of Aryamaa be with us.

May we have the Grace of Indra and Brihaspati.

May Vishnu the all-pervading, be propitious to us.

Salutations to Brahman!

Salutation to Thee, O Vayu! (Pratyag Brahman)

Thou art the visible Brahman.

Thee alone as the visible Brahman.

I shall declare :Thou art the Right; Thou art the Good; 

May that protect me. Please protect the Teacher.

Om Peace, Peace, Peace!

(End of Section One)

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Commentary :


The above is chanted by both the teacher and the student. It is chanted at the beginning of each day’s class.


The Vedic Deities are expressions of cosmic forces. They symbolize the Divine Power. The Deities known to us today such as Sri Rama and Sri Krishna are a later development of the Pauranic age. They were not known in the Vedic times.


In this verse, Vayu is used in a very special sense to signify the Supreme Brahman in His form as the indwelling Presence in all creatures. This is called Pratyak Brahman, the inner Self.


Ritam and Satyam are very similar in meaning, referring to the Truth. However, the difference in their meanings here is that Ritam refers to the expression of Truth in the phenomenal world, whereas Satyam is absolute Truth in the realm of Infinite Reality.


The protection sought at the end of the verse is primarily to be considered as spiritual protection – the strength and one-pointedness of the mind, the purity obtained through living the pure life of chastity – which needs to be carefully guarded especially during this learning phase of one’s spiritual growth. Naturally physical protection is also needed against harmful influences, unwholesome company, physical dangers, and so on.

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Next : Sikshana Sastram

Anuvaka 1.2

Science of Vedic Phonetics

To be continued ...



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know the self, know the self in Nature, know the self in Jiva, Further Oneness.

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