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Taittiriya Upanishad

Chapter 22

भृगुवल्ली · प्रथमोऽनुवाकः

Bhriguvalli · Anuvaka 1

Verses

  1. Verse 1

    oṃ saha nāvavatu | saha nau bhunaktu | saha vīryaṃ karavāvahai | tejasvināvadhītamastu mā vidviṣāvahai | oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||

    Meaning

    Om. May He protect us both (teacher and pupil) together; may He nourish us both together; may we both work together with great vigour; may our study be illuminating and effective; may we not hate each other. Om, peace, peace, peace.

  2. Verse 2

    bhṛgurvai vāruṇiḥ | varuṇaṃ pitaramupasasāra | adhīhi bhagavo brahmeti | tasmā etatprovāca | annaṃ prāṇaṃ cakṣuḥ śrotraṃ mano vācamiti | taṃhovāca | yato vā imāni bhūtāni jāyante | yena jātāni jīvanti | yatprayantyabhisaṃviśanti | tadvijijñāsasva | tadbrahmeti | sa tapo'tapyata | sa tapastaptvā || 1||

    Meaning

    Bhrigu, the son of Varuna, approached his father Varuna, saying, 'Venerable sir, teach me Brahman.' To him he declared this: food, breath, the eye, the ear, the mind, speech (— these are doorways to Brahman). He said to him, 'That from which these beings are born, by which, when born, they live, and into which, on departing, they enter — seek to know that. That is Brahman.' He performed austerity (tapas); having performed austerity —

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