TAITTIRIYA UPANISHAD – 73. Rishi Yajnavalkya.

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Wednesday 01, January 2024, 12:40.
Taittiriya Upanishad
Part-2.
BRAHMANANDA VALLI
PART 2: 9 No. Anuvakas (Chapters)
THE BLISS THAT IS BRAHMAN
Anuvaka 2.6 
From Anandamaya to Atman  
Mantram -2.6.2:  Anandamaya Kosha as “Inner Self” of Vijnanamaya Kosha 
Post - 73.

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Mantram -2.6.2:  Anandamaya Kosha as “Inner Self” of Vijnanamaya Kosha: 

3. 

tasya eshah eva shaareera aatmaa; = This Anandamaya indeed is the embodied self 

yah poorvasya = of the preceding self, the Vijnanamaya. 

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3.  The Anandamaya Kosha is the sheath that controls the Vijnanamaya Kosha. 

Although the intellect is the most superior instrument known to man, yet it is governed by the bliss sheath. The intellect is driven by the sense of satisfaction, content ment, reassurance and happiness that comes from the bliss sheath; without this it will not exert itself. Thus, the Anandamaya is superior to and controls the Vijnanamaya Kosha.  The Anandamaya Kosha is the most subtle sheath of all the five sheaths. It is where the causal body resides, the root impulse that pushes the embodied soul into the cycle of births and deaths. 

Conclusion to Discussion on Pancha Koshas

 We have come to the end of the most exhaustive account in the Vedas on the Pancha Koshas. We have been taken sheath by sheath towards our inner Self. Acharyaji concluded with this wonderful image that represents this whole subject: “It is the white light of Brahman which passes through the prism of our Upadhis and appears as the multiple rainbow colours of the Koshas. The colours may be more attractive, but we should always remember that the base is just plain white.” 

END OF PANCHA KOSHA VIVARANA – Bhashya B 

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Next

THE ANUPRASHNAS: (Vital Questions by the Disciple) 

Mantram - 2.6.3: Who Goes There – the Ignorant or the Knower? 

Continued

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