Brahman (The Supreme Reality)

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(Brahmananda Valli in English (IAST))

From Taittiriya Upanishad, Krishna Yajurveda

Brahmananda Valli is the second chapter of the Taittiriya Upanishad, found within the Krishna Yajurveda. It explores the profound nature of Brahman, the Ultimate Reality, and the journey of the human soul toward divine bliss. Through analytical steps, it explains the five koshas or sheaths that veil the Self. Chanting this sacred text is considered highly meritorious, as it dispels ignorance, calms the mind, and facilitates self-realization. By contemplating the identity of the individual soul with the infinite Brahman, the seeker attains supreme peace and liberation from the cycle of existence.

kṛṣṇa yajurvedīya taittirīya āraṇyake aṣṭamaḥ prapāṭhakaḥ - brahmānandavallī
o-nnamaḥ paramātmane, śrī mahāgaṇapataye namaḥ,
śrī gurubhyo namaḥ | ha॒riḥ॒ om ||
brahmānanda vallī
anuvākaṃ 13
sa॒ha nā̭ vavatu | sa॒ha naṷ bhunaktu | sa॒ha vī॒rya̭-ṅkaravāvahai | te॒ja॒svinā॒ vadhī̭tamastu॒ mā vi̭dviṣā॒vahai᳚ || oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ || 25 ||
(sa॒ha pañca̭) (a. 13)
anuvākaṃ 14
bra॒hma॒vidā᳚pnoti॒ para᳚m ||
tade॒ṣā-'bhyṷktā | sa॒tya-ñjñā॒na-ma̭na॒nta-mbrahma̭ |
yo veda॒ nihi̭ta॒-ṅguhā̭yā-mpara॒me vyo̭mann |
so᳚-'śnute॒ sarvā॒n kāmā᳚n-thsa॒ha | brahma̭ṇā vipa॒ściteti̭ ||
tasmā॒dvā e॒tasmā̭dā॒tmana̭ ākā॒śa-ssambhṷ̄taḥ | ā॒kā॒śā-dvā॒yuḥ | vā॒yora॒gniḥ | a॒gnerāpaḥ̭ | a॒dbhyaḥ pṛ̭thi॒vī | pṛ॒thi॒vyā oṣa̭dhayaḥ |
oṣa̭dhī॒bhyo-'nna᳚m | annā॒-tpurṷṣaḥ ||
sa vā eṣa puruṣo-'nna̭rasa॒mayaḥ || tasyeda̭meva॒ śiraḥ | aya-ndakṣi̭ṇaḥ pa॒kṣaḥ | ayamutta̭raḥ pa॒kṣaḥ | ayamātmā᳚ | ida-mpuccha̭-mprati॒ṣṭhā || tadapyeṣa ślo̭ko bha॒vati || 26 ||
annā॒dvai pra॒jāḥ pra॒jāya̭nte | yāḥ kāśca̭ pṛthi॒vīg​ śri॒tāḥ | atho॒ annḙnai॒va jī̭vanti | athai̭na॒dapi̭yantyanta॒taḥ | anna॒gṃ॒ hi bhū॒tānā॒-ñjyeṣṭha᳚m | tasmā᳚-thsarvauṣa॒dha mṷcyate |
sarvaṃ॒-vai~ te-'nna̭māpnuvanti | ye-'nna॒-mbrahmo॒pāsa̭te | anna॒gṃ॒ hi bhū॒tānā॒-ñjyeṣṭha᳚m | tasmā᳚-thsarvauṣa॒dha mṷcyate | annā᳚-dbhū॒tāni॒ jāya̭nte | jātā॒nyannḙna vardhante |
adyate-'tti ca̭ bhūtā॒ni | tasmādanna-ntaducya̭ta i॒ti ||
tasmādvā etasmā-danna̭rasa॒mayāt |
anyo-'ntara ātmā᳚ prāṇa॒ mayaḥ | tenai̭ṣa pū॒rṇaḥ ||
sa vā eṣa puruṣavi̭dha e॒va | tasya purṷṣa vi॒dhatām |
anvaya̭-mpuruṣa॒ vidhaḥ | tasya prāṇa̭ eva॒ śiraḥ ||
vyāno dakṣi̭ṇaḥ pa॒kṣaḥ | apāna utta̭raḥ pa॒kṣaḥ |
ākā̭śa ā॒tmā | pṛthivī puccha̭-mprati॒ṣṭhā ||
tadapyeṣa ślo̭ko bha॒vati || 27 ||
prā॒ṇa-nde॒vā anu॒prāṇa̭nti | ma॒nu॒ṣyāḥ᳚ pa॒śava̭śca॒ ye | prā॒ṇo hi bhū॒tānā॒māyuḥ̭ | tasmā᳚-thsarvāyu॒ṣa mṷcyate | sarva̭me॒va ta॒ āyṷryanti |
ye prā॒ṇa-mbrahmo॒pāsa̭te |
prāṇo hi bhūtā̭nāmā॒yuḥ | tasmā-thsarvāyuṣa-mucya̭ta i॒ti || tasyaiṣa eva śārī̭ra ā॒tmā | yaḥ̭ pūrva॒sya ||
tasmādvā etasmā᳚-tprāṇa॒mayāt | anyo-'ntara ātmā̭ mano॒mayaḥ | tenai̭ṣa pū॒rṇaḥ || sa vā eṣa puruṣavi̭dha e॒va | tasya purṷṣavi॒dhatām |
anvaya̭-mpuruṣa॒vidhaḥ | tasya yajṷreva॒ śiraḥ | ṛg dakṣi̭ṇaḥ pa॒kṣaḥ | sāmotta̭raḥ pa॒kṣaḥ | ādḙśa ā॒tmā | atharvāṅgirasaḥ puccha̭-mprati॒ṣṭhā ||
tadapyeṣa ślo̭ko bha॒vati || 28 ||
yato॒ vāco॒ niva̭rtante | aprā᳚pya॒ mana̭sā sa॒ha | ānanda-mbrahma̭ṇo vi॒dvān | na bibheti kadā̭cane॒ti || tasyaiṣa eva śārī̭ra ā॒tmā | yaḥ̭ pūrva॒sya ||
tasmādvā etasmā᳚-nmano॒mayāt | anyo-'ntara ātmā vi̭jñāna॒mayaḥ | tenai̭ṣa pū॒rṇaḥ || sa vā eṣa puruṣavi̭dha e॒va | tasya purṷṣa vi॒dhatām |
anvaya̭-mpuruṣa॒ vidhaḥ | tasya śra̭ddhaiva॒ śiraḥ | ṛta-ndakṣi̭ṇaḥ pa॒kṣaḥ | satyamutta̭raḥ pa॒kṣaḥ | yo̭ga ā॒tmā | mahaḥ puccha̭-mprati॒ṣṭhā || tadapyeṣa ślo̭ko bha॒vati || 29 ||
vi॒jñānaṃ̭-ya~॒jña-nta̭nute | karmā̭ṇi tanu॒te-'pi̭ ca | vi॒jñāna̭-nde॒vā-ssarve᳚ | brahma॒ jyeṣṭha॒-mupā̭sate | vi॒jñāna॒-mbrahma॒ ce-dveda̭ | tasmā॒ccenna pra॒mādya̭ti | śa॒rīrḙ pāpma̭no hi॒tvā | sarvān-kāmān-thsamaśnṷta i॒ti || tasyaiṣa eva śārī̭ra ā॒tmā | yaḥ̭ pūrva॒sya || tasmādvā etasmā-dvi̭jñāna॒mayāt | anyo-'ntara ātmā̭-''nanda॒mayaḥ | tenai̭ṣa pū॒rṇaḥ || sa vā eṣa puruṣavi̭dha e॒va | tasya purṷṣavi॒dhatām |
anvaya̭-mpuruṣa॒vidhaḥ | tasya priya̭-meva॒ śiraḥ |
modo dakṣi̭ṇaḥ pa॒kṣaḥ |
pramoda utta̭raḥ pa॒kṣaḥ | āna̭nda ā॒tmā |
brahma puccha̭-mprati॒ṣṭhā ||
tadapyeṣa ślo̭ko bha॒vati || 30 ||
asa̭nne॒va sa̭ bhavati | asa॒-dbrahmeti॒ veda॒ cet |
asti brahmeti̭ ce-dve॒da | santamena-ntato vi̭duri॒ti ||
tasyaiṣa eva śārī̭ra ā॒tmā | yaḥ̭ pūrva॒sya || athāto̭-'nu pra॒śnāḥ || u॒tā vi॒dvā na॒muṃ-lo~॒ka-mpretya̭ | kaśca॒na ga̭ccha॒tī(3) | āho̭ vi॒dvāna॒muṃ-lo~॒ka-mpretya̭ | kaści॒-thsama̭śnu॒tā(3) u॒ || so̭-'kāmayata |
ba॒husyā॒-mprajā̭ye॒yeti̭ | sa tapo̭-'tapyata | sa tapa̭sta॒ptvā | i॒dagṃ sarva̭-masṛjata || yadi॒da-ṅkiñca̭ | tathsṛ॒ṣṭvā | tade॒vānu॒ prāvi̭śat || tada̭nupra॒viśya̭ | sacca॒ tyaccā̭bhavat | ni॒rukta॒-ñcā ni̭rukta-ñca |
ni॒laya̭na॒-ñcā ni̭layana-ñca | vi॒jñāna॒-ñcā vi̭jñāna-ñca | satya-ñcānṛta-ñca sa̭tya-ma॒bhavat || yadi̭da-ṅki॒ñca |
tathsatya-mi̭tyā ca॒kṣate || tadapyeṣa ślo̭ko bha॒vati || 31 ||
asa॒dvā i॒damagra̭ āsīt | tato॒ vai sada̭jāyata |
tadātmānagg​ svaya̭-maku॒ruta | tasmā-tta-thsukṛtamucya̭ta i॒ti || yadvai̭ ta-thsu॒kṛtam | ra̭so vai॒ saḥ | rasagg​ hyevāyaṃ-la~bdhvā-''na̭ndī bha॒vati ||
ko hyevānyā᳚-tkaḥ prā॒ṇyāt | yadeṣa ākāśa āna̭ndo na॒ syāt | eṣa hyevāna̭ndayā॒ti || ya॒dā hyḙvaiṣa॒ etasmi-nnadṛśye 'nātmye 'nirukte 'nilayane 'bhayaṃ
prati̭ṣṭhāṃ-vi~॒ndate | atha so-'bhaya-ṅga̭to bha॒vati ||
ya॒dā hyḙvaiṣa॒ etasmi-nnudara-manta̭ra-ṅku॒rute |
atha tasya bha̭ya-mbha॒vati || tattveva bhayaṃ-vi~duṣo-'ma̭nvāna॒sya ||
tadapyeṣa ślo̭ko bha॒vati || 32 ||
bhī॒ṣā-'smā॒-dvātaḥ̭ pavate | bhī॒ṣodḙti॒ sūryaḥ̭ |
bhīṣā-'smā-dagni̭-ścendra॒śca | mṛtyu-rdhāvati pañca̭ma i॒ti || saiṣā-''nandasya mīmāgṃ̭sā bha॒vati || yuvā syā-thsādhu yṷvā-'ddhyā॒yakaḥ | āśiṣṭho dṛḍhiṣṭho̭ bali॒ṣṭhaḥ | tasyeya-mpṛthivī sarvā vittasya̭ pūrṇā॒ syāt |
sa eko mānuṣa̭ āna॒ndaḥ || te ye śata-mmānuṣā̭ āna॒ndāḥ | || 33-' ||
sa eko manuṣya-gandharvāṇā̭-māna॒ndaḥ | śrotriyasya cākāma̭hata॒sya || te ye śata-mmanuṣya-gandharvāṇā̭-māna॒ndāḥ | sa eko deva-gandharvāṇā̭-māna॒ndaḥ | śrotriyasya cākāma̭hata॒sya ||
te ye śata-ndeva-gandharvāṇā̭-māna॒ndāḥ |
sa ekaḥ pitṛṇā-ñciraloka-lokānā̭-māna॒ndaḥ |
śrotriyasya cākāma̭hata॒sya ||
te ye śata-mpitṛṇā-ñciraloka-lokānā̭-māna॒ndāḥ |
sa eka ājānajānā-ndevānā̭-māna॒ndaḥ | || 33.b ||
śrotriyasya cākāma̭hata॒sya ||
te ye śata-mājāna-jānā-ndevānā̭ māna॒ndāḥ |
sa ekaḥ karma-devānā-ndevānā̭-māna॒ndaḥ |
ye karmaṇā devāna̭pi ya॒nti | śrotriyasya cākāma̭hata॒sya || te ye śata-ṅkarmadevānā-ndevānā̭-māna॒ndāḥ | sa eko devānā̭-māna॒ndaḥ | śrotriyasya cākāma̭hata॒sya || te ye śata-ndevānā̭-māna॒ndāḥ | sa eka indra̭syāna॒ndaḥ | || 33.c ||
śrotriyasya cākāma̭hata॒sya || te ye śatamindra̭-syā-''na॒ndāḥ | sa eko bṛhaspatḙ-rāna॒ndaḥ | śrotriyasya cākāma̭hata॒sya ||
te ye śata-mbṛhaspatḙ rāna॒ndāḥ | sa ekaḥ prajāpatḙ-rāna॒ndaḥ | śrotriyasya cākāma̭hata॒sya || te ye śata-mprajāpatḙ-rāna॒ndāḥ | sa eko brahmaṇa̭ āna॒ndaḥ | śrotriyasya cākāma̭hata॒sya || 33.d ||
sa yaścā̭ya-mpu॒ruṣe | yaścāsā̭-vādi॒tye | sa ekaḥ̭ ||
sa ya̭ evaṃ॒-vi~t | asmāllo̭kā-tpre॒tya |
etamannamaya-mātmāna-mupa̭saṅkrā॒mati |
eta-mprāṇamaya-mātmāna-mupa̭saṅkrā॒mati |
eta-mmanomaya-mātmāna-mupa̭saṅkrā॒mati |
etaṃ-vi~jñānamaya-mātmāna-mupa̭saṅkrā॒mati |
etamānandamaya-mātmāna-mupa̭saṅkrā॒mati ||
tadapyeṣa ślo̭ko bha॒vati || 33è ||
yato॒ vāco॒ niva̭rtante | aprā᳚pya॒ mana̭sā sa॒ha | ānanda-mbrahma̭ṇo vi॒dvān | na bibheti kuta̭ścane॒ti || etagṃ ha vā va̭ na ta॒pati | kimahagṃ sādhṷ nāka॒ravam | kimaha-mpāpa-makara̭va-mi॒ti ||
sa ya evaṃ-vi~dvānete ātmā̭nagg​ spṛ॒ṇute ||
u॒bhe hyḙvaiṣa॒ ete ātmā̭nagg​ spṛ॒ṇute |
ya e॒vaṃ-ve~da̭ || ityṷpa॒niṣa̭t || 34 ||
sa॒ha nā̭ vavatu | sa॒ha naṷ bhunaktu | sa॒ha vī॒rya̭-ṅkaravāvahai | te॒ja॒svinā॒ vadhī̭tamastu॒ mā vi̭dviṣā॒vahai᳚ || oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ ||
(bra॒hma॒vididamayamidameka̭vigṃśatiḥ |
annā॒ danna̭rasa॒mayā-tprāṇo॒ vyāno-'pāna ākā̭śaḥ॒ pṛthivī puccha॒gṃ॒ ṣaḍvigṃ̭śatiḥ |
prā॒ṇa-mprā̭ṇa॒mayā-nma̭no॒ yaju॒r॒ ṛ-khsāmāde॒śo-'tharvāṅgirasaḥ puccha॒-ndvāvigṃ̭śatiḥ |
yataḥ̭ śra॒ddhartagṃ satyam ~yo̭go॒ maho̭-'ṣṭāda̭śa | vi॒jñāna॒-mpriya॒-mmodaḥ pramoda āna̭ndo॒ brahma puccha॒-ndvāvigṃ̭śatiḥ |
asa̭nne॒vāthāṣṭāvi gṃ̭śatiḥ | asa॒-thṣoḍa̭śa |
bhī॒ṣā-'smā॒-nmānuṣo॒ manuṣyagandharvāṇā॒-ndevagandharvāṇā॒-mpitṛṇāmciralokalokānā॒ mājānajānā-ṅkarmadevānām ~ye karmaṇā devānā॒mindra̭sya॒ bṛhaspateḥ॒ prajāpate॒-rbrahmaṇa॒-ssa yaśva̭ saṅkrā॒matyeka̭pañcā॒śat |
yataḥ॒ kuta̭śca॒ naitamekā̭daśa॒ nava̭) (a. 14)
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iti brahmānandavallī samāptā || || hariḥ̭ om || || kṛṣṇa yajurvedīya taittirīya āraṇyake aṣṭamaḥ prapāṭhaka-ssamāptaḥ ||

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