TAITTAREYA UPANISHAD: Post-8. - Rishi Yajnavalkya.

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Thursday 05, February 2026, 05:50.
TAITTAREYA UPANISHAD 
1: Sheeksha Valli:  
Science of Vedic Chanting” - 
MEGHA & SHREE UPASANA:  
Anuvaka 1.4: Retentive Memory & Wealth:
The “Great Word-Junctions
Rishi Yajnavalkya 
on the Series of 14 Lectures by Swami Advayananda.
Reflections:  SWAMI GURUBHAKTANANDA.
Post-8.

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Mantram -1.4:2: More Bright Students.

10. 

aavahanti vitanvaanaa; = Bring in continuously, in multiplying proportions,  

kurvaanaa acheeram aatmanah; = good fortune without delay, and for all time. 

11. 

vaasaagmsi mama gaavah cha; = Bring in cloth and cattlefor me; 

12. 

anna-paane cha sarvadaa; =  Bring in  food and drink of all varieties; 

13. 

tatah me shriyam aavah; = O Lord, afterwards let prosperity be mine: 

14. 

lomashaam pashubhih saha = Hairy animals along with cattle –  

svaahaa = let them come to me.  

15 

aamaayantu = Thirsty for knowledge – 

brahmachaarinah swaahaa; =  may such celibates come to me; 

16. 

vimaa aayantu = From distant places and all directions–

brahmachaarinah swaahaa; = may such celibates come to me; 

17. 

pramaa aayantu = In large numbers– 

brahmachaarinah swaahaa; = may such celibates come to me; 

18. 

damaayantu = Who  control their senses–  

brahmachaarinah swaahaa; = may such celibates come to me; 

19. 

shamaayantu = Who  are peaceful–   

brahmachaarinah swaahaa = may such celibates come to me; 

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This is a need for the teacher to have a sufficient number of students not only to  make the teaching venture more viable, but to spread the Vedic culture to the maximum  number of people. However, it is not just numbers for numbers’ sake. The primary  qualification is the Practice of Celibacy. This is stressed in the last five Padas. That alone  ensures his eligibility to succeed in his learning. That alone ensures excellence in learning

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Mantram - 1.4:3: Shree or Wealth
Continues

on the Series of 14 Lectures by Swami Advayananda.

Reflections:  SWAMI GURUBHAKTANANDA.

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