Shiksha Valli, Section 1
Original Sanskrit
ॐ श्री गुरुभ्यो नमः । हरिः ॐ ।
॥ शान्तिपाठः ॥ॐ शं नो मित्रः शं वरुणः । शं नो भवत्वर्यमा । शं न इन्द्रो बृहस्पतिः । शं नो विष्णुरुरुक्रमः ।नमो ब्रह्मणे । नमस्ते वायो । त्वमेव प्रत्यक्षं ब्रह्मासि । त्वमेव प्रत्यक्षं ब्रह्म वदिष्यामि । ऋतं वदिष्यामि ।सत्यं वदिष्यामि । तन्मामवतु । तद्वक्तारमवतु । अवतु माम् । अवतु वक्तारम् ।ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
ॐ शं नो मित्रः शं वरुणः । शं नो भवत्वर्यमा । शं न इन्द्रो बृहस्पतिः । शं नो विष्णुरुरुक्रमः ।नमो ब्रह्मणे । नमस्ते वायो । त्वमेव प्रत्यक्षं ब्रह्मासि । त्वमेव प्रत्यक्षं ब्रह्म वदिष्यामि । ऋतं वदिष्यामि ।सत्यं वदिष्यामि । तन्मामवतु । तद्वक्तारमवतु । अवतु माम् । अवतु वक्तारम् ।ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the Sanskrit, covering all three vallīs and 31 anuvākas with the supplied invocations and colophon. Source-language review and one documented Sanskrit repair are recorded in the source registry.
Om. Homage to the revered teachers. Hari. Om.
The recitation of peace.Om. May Mitra favor us, and Varuna; may Aryaman favor us; may Indra and Brihaspati favor us; may wide-striding Vishnu favor us.Homage to Brahman. Homage to you, Vayu. You alone are Brahman manifest. You alone I shall proclaim as Brahman manifest. I shall speak what is right.I shall speak the truth. May that protect me; may that protect the speaker. Protect me; protect the speaker.Om. Peace, peace, peace.
Om. May Mitra favor us, and Varuna; may Aryaman favor us; may Indra and Brihaspati favor us; may wide-striding Vishnu favor us.Homage to Brahman. Homage to you, Vayu. You alone are Brahman manifest. You alone I shall proclaim as Brahman manifest. I shall speak what is right.I shall speak the truth. May that protect me; may that protect the speaker. Protect me; protect the speaker.Om. Peace, peace, peace.
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Plain English translation, made independently and directly from the Sanskrit, covering all three vallīs and 31 anuvākas with the supplied invocations and colophon. Source-language review and one documented Sanskrit repair are recorded in the source registry.
Om. Homage to the revered teachers. Hari. Om.
Prayer for peace.Om. May Mitra be good to us, and Varuna be good to us. May Aryaman be good to us. May Indra and Brihaspati be good to us. May Vishnu, whose strides are wide, be good to us.Homage to Brahman. Homage to you, Vayu. You yourself are Brahman, directly present. I will call you yourself Brahman, directly present. I will speak what is right.I will speak the truth. May that protect me. May that protect the speaker. Protect me. Protect the speaker.Om. Peace, peace, peace.
Om. May Mitra be good to us, and Varuna be good to us. May Aryaman be good to us. May Indra and Brihaspati be good to us. May Vishnu, whose strides are wide, be good to us.Homage to Brahman. Homage to you, Vayu. You yourself are Brahman, directly present. I will call you yourself Brahman, directly present. I will speak what is right.I will speak the truth. May that protect me. May that protect the speaker. Protect me. Protect the speaker.Om. Peace, peace, peace.
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Shiksha Valli, Section 1 is part of Taittiriya Upanishad by Unknown. This page sets the Sanskrit original beside 2 direct-source translations, so any line can be checked against the source. It is section 1 of 31 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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