TAITTIRIYA UPANISHAD – 9. Rishi Yajnavalkya.

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PART 1:  Chapters : 12

Chapter-1.On the Science of Pronunciation etc.

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FIVE UPASANAS ON SANDHEES :

Chapter-1.On the Science of Pronunciation etc.

Section -3: 

Upasana 3 – About “Knowledge”

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1.3:4: Upasana 3 – About “Knowledge



Mantram :

"Atha adhi-vidyam; aacharya poorva roopam; antevaasi 

uttara roopam; vidyaa sandhih; pravachanam sandhaanam; 

iti adhi-vidyam."

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Translation :

12 atha adhi-vidyam;         = Now follows the teaching concerning “Knowledge”:

13 aacharya poorva roopam;   = TEACHER - is the first letter;

antevaasi uttara roopam;     = *STUDENT - is the last letter; 

vidyaa sandhih; KNOWLEDGE -  = is the meeting place;

pravachanam sandhaanam;      = INSTRUCTION - is the link;

14 iti adhi-vidyam.          = This is the meditation with regard to “Knowledge”.

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1.3:5: Upasana 4 – About “Progeny


Mantram :

"Atha adhi-prajam; :

maataa poorva roopam; pitaa uttara roopam;

prajaa sandhih; prajananam sandhaanam;

iti adhi-prajam."

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Translation :

15 atha adhi-prajam;            = Then follows the teaching concerning Progeny:   

16 maataa poorva roopam;  = MOTHER - is the first letter;

pitaa uttara roopam;             = FATHER - is the last letter;

prajaa sandhih; PROGENY - = is the focal point;

prajananam sandhaanam;       = GENERATION - is the link;

17 iti adhi-prajam.                   = This is the meditation with regard to Progeny

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1.3:6: Upasana 5 – About the “Body”

Mantram ;



"Atha adhyaatmam; 

adharaa hanuh poorva roopam;uttaraa hanuh uttara roopam;

vaak sandhih;jihvaa sandhaanam; iti adhyaatmam."

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Translation :

18 Atha adhyaatmam;                       = Then follows the teaching concerning the Body:

19 adharaa hanuh poorva roopam;  = LOWER JAW - is the first letter;

uttaraa hanuh uttara roopam;            = UPPER JAW - is the last letter;

vaak sandhih; SPEECH -                    = is the meeting place;

jihvaa sandhaanam;                            = TONGUE - is the link;

20 iti adhyaatmam.                              = This is the meditation with regard to the Body.

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Next-Introduction to Upasanas

To be continued .....


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