Shiksha Valli, Section 12
Original Sanskrit
1 शं नो मित्रः शं वरुणः । शं नो भवत्वर्यमा । शं न इन्द्रो बृहस्पतिः । शं नो विष्णुरुरुक्रमः ।नमो ब्रह्मणे । नमस्ते वायो । त्वमेव प्रत्यक्षं ब्रह्मासि । त्वामेव प्रत्यक्षं ब्रह्मावादिषम् । ऋतमवादिषम् । सत्यमवादिषम् ।तन्मामावीत् । तद्वक्तारमावीत् । आवीन्माम् । आवीद्वक्तारम् ।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.
1 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 proclaimed as Brahman manifest. I spoke what is right; I spoke the truth.That protected me; that protected the speaker. It protected me; it protected 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.
1 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 called you yourself Brahman, directly present. I spoke what is right. I spoke the truth.That protected me. That protected the speaker. It protected me. It protected the speaker.Om. Peace, peace, peace.
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Shiksha Valli, Section 12 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 12 of 31 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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