TAITTIRIYA UPANISHAD – 15. Rishi Yajnavalkya.

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PART 1:  Chapters : 12.

Chapter - "pramaa aayantu brahmachaarinah swaahaa;"-1.On the Science of Pronunciation etc.

Section-5.The mystic expression'Mahah'       

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Mantram-1.

Post-15.

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Chapter-1.On the science of pronunciation etc.

Section-5.The mystic expression'Mahah'

Mantram-1.VyaahritIs or “Mystical Utterances”

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MANTRAM :

1 bhooh bhuvah suvah iti vai etaah tisrah vyaahrtayah; 

2 taasaam u ha  etaam chaturtheem; mahaachamasyah pravedayate; 

3 maha iti; tat brahma; It is named “Mahah”; 

4 sah aatmaa angaani anyaa devataah.

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Translation :

1 bhooh bhuvah suvah iti vai etaah tisrah vyaahrtayah; = Bhuh, Bhuvah, Suvah” are three short “Mystical Utterances”;

2 taasaam u ha  etaam chaturtheem; mahaachamasyah pravedayate; = In addition to these, of course, there is the fourth one,  made known by the seer, Mahachamasya;

3 maha iti; tat brahma; It is named “Mahah”; = That is Brahman;

4 sah aatmaa angaani anyaa devataah = This Mahah is the body; the other gods are its limbs.

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COMMENTARY :

1 The three limited worlds are Bhuh (the Earth), Bhuvah (the interspatial region or 

atmosphere, and Suvah (the heavenly region). These names themselves are specially chosen 

as it generates the correct feeling towards these worlds. There is a sound energy locked in 

these names. They are given a special term, Vyaahritis, or “mystical utterances”. 

2-3 Rishi Mahachamasya is the seer who made us aware of the “fourth world”. 

Subtler than the three above, and therefore transcending them, is the fourth world named 

after him as Mahah. In comparison to the previous worlds this world is their basis or 

support. It is also called Brahman, the Supreme Reality. There are another three worlds 

even beyond Mahah, but since they are not mentioned, Mahah here has to be understood 

to represent them as well.

4 The relation between the three worlds and the fourth is like that between the 

parts of the body and the whole body. The parts cannot live by themselves; each part is

wholly dependent on the whole body for its individual existence. This explanation makes the 

relationship very clear.

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The Upasanas may be summarized in the following table:

FOUR UPASANAS ON VYAAHRITIS :

VYAAHRITIS U P A S A N A S (MEDITATIONS)

Upasanas : 1. LOKAS, 2. DEVATAS, 3. VEDAS, 4. PRANAS.

BHUH : 1. WORLD, 2. FIRE, 3. RIG, 4. PRANA.

BHUVAH : 1. SKY, 2. AIR, 3.SAMA, 4. APANA.

SUVAH : 1. HEAVENS, 2. SUN, 3. YAJUR, 4. VYANA.

MAHAH : 1. SUN, 2. MOON, 3. PRANAVAM-OM, 4. FOOD.

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Mantram - 1.5:2: Upasana 1 – On the Worlds

To be continued 

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