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Showing posts with label taittiriya upanishad. Show all posts
Showing posts with label taittiriya upanishad. Show all posts

Sunday, May 04, 2025

Speak the truth.. Practice virtue (dharma).



वेदमनूच्याचार्योऽन्तेवासिनमनुशास्ति।
सत्यं वद। धर्मं चर। स्वाद्ध्यायान्मा प्रमदः।
आचार्याय प्रियं धनमाहृत्य। प्रजातन्तुं मा व्यवच्छेत्सीः।
सत्यान्न प्रमदितव्यं। धर्मान्न प्रमदितव्यं। कुशलान्न प्रमदितव्यं।
भूत्यै न प्रमदितव्यं। स्वाद्ध्याय प्रवचनाभ्यां न प्रमदितव्यं।
देवपितृकार्याभ्यां न प्रमदितव्यं। मातृदेवो भव। पितृदेवो भव।
आचार्यदेवो भव। अतिथिदेवो भव।
यान्यनवद्यानि कर्माणि तानि सेवितव्यानि। नो इतराणि।
तैत्तरीयोपनिषदे शिक्षाव्ल्ल्यां
vedamanūcyācāryo'ntevāsinamanuśāsti|
satyaṁ vada| dharmaṁ cara| svāddhyāyānmā pramadaḥ|
ācāryāya priyaṁ dhanamāhṛtya| prajātantuṁ mā vyavacchetsīḥ|
satyānna pramaditavyaṁ| dharmānna pramaditavyaṁ| kuśalānna pramaditavyaṁ|
bhūtyai na pramaditavyaṁ| svāddhyāya pravacanābhyāṁ na pramaditavyaṁ|
devapitṛkāryābhyāṁ na pramaditavyaṁ| mātṛdevo bhava| pitṛdevo bhava|
ācāryadevo bhava| atithidevo bhava|
yānyanavadyāni karmāṇi tāni sevitavyāni| no itarāṇi|
taittarīyopaniṣade śikṣāvllyāṁ.
Having taught vedas, the preceptor instructs the student
Speak the truth..
Practice virtue (dharma).
Never neglect the daily study.
Offer dakshina to the satisfaction of the preceptor.
Do not cut off the line of your progeny.
Do not neglect truth.
Do not neglect virtue.
Do not deviate from the path of welfare.
Do not neglect prosperity.
Do not neglect Study and imparting of knowledge.
Do not neglect your duty towards gods and your ancestors.
Regard the mother as your God.
Regard the father as your God.
Regard the preceptor as your God.
Regard your guest as your God.
Only deeds which are blameless are to be practiced.
No other acts should be practiced.
This is the deatailed instructions contained in Taittareeyopanishad.. the Upanishad forming part of the Practice of Krishnayajurvedam..

Monday, April 08, 2024

अन्नं बहु कुर्वीत



अन्नं बहु कुर्वीत। तद्व्रतम्।
पृथिवी वा अन्नम्।
आकाशोऽन्नादः।
पृथिव्यामाकाशः प्रतिष्ठितः।
आकाशे पृथिवी प्रतिष्ठिता।
तदेतदन्नमन्ने प्रतिष्ठितम्।
स य एतदन्नमन्ने प्रतिष्ठितं वेद प्रतितिष्ठति।
अन्नवानन्नादो भवति।
भृगु वल्ली तैत्तिरीय उपनिषद
annam bahu kurveeta. tad vratam. pruthvee vaa annam.. aakaasho. annaadaH . prithivyaam aakashaH pratishtithaH.. aakashe prithvee pratishtitaa..tadetadannamanne pratshtitam.. sa ya etadannam anne pratishitam ved pratithistathi.. annavaan annado bhavati..
from Bhrigu Valli of Taittariyopanishad of Krishna Yajur Veda
"There should be endeavour to procure as much annam (food, eatable commodity, rice, grain.. etc),, that should be a sacred vow. This earth is verily food or annam..
The sky is the consumer of food
The sky is dependent on or residing in the earth. And the earth is residing or is dependent on sky or akasha .
So, in fact food is depending on itself or is self generating ( through the interaction of the earth and the sky)..
The one who understand that food is dependent on itself lives long or eternally.. He becomes the possessor of food and the consumer of food."
Respect for food is highligted in this upanishad mantra ( elsewhere it is said.. annam na nindyaat.. no disreprect should ever be shown to the food we eat..).
The Interplay of natural forces which are present around and also the natural resources getting recycled in a harmonious manner is also described here.. (Formation of Clouds, Photosynthesis etc occur due to this interplay)
So, food is a very important part of our culture ,, vedic culture, brahminic culture..
Maybe that is why all discussion in brahmin groups, all functions and festivities, ultimately culminate in bhojanam.. or community feeding
Maybe that is why the statement BraahmanaH bhojana priyaaH is rather justified..