Brahmananda Valli, Section 1
Original Sanskrit
ॐ सह नाववतु । सह नौ भुनक्तु । सह वीर्यं करवावहै । तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषावहै ।ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
1 ॐ ब्रह्मविदाप्नोति परम् । तदेषाऽभ्युक्ता । सत्यं ज्ञानमनन्तं ब्रह्म । यो वेद निहितं गुहायां परमे व्योमन् ।सोऽश्नुते सर्वान् कामान् सह ब्रह्मणा विपश्चितेति ॥ तस्माद्वा एतस्मादात्मन आकाशः संभूतः । आकाशाद्वायुः ।वायोरग्निः । अग्नेरापः । अद्भ्यः पृथिवी । पृथिव्या ओषधयः । ओषधीभ्योऽन्नम् । अन्नात्पुरुषः ।स वा एष पुरुषोऽन्नरसमयः । तस्येदमेव शिरः । अयं दक्षिणः पक्षः । अयमुत्तरः पक्षः । अयमात्मा ।इदं पुच्छं प्रतिष्ठा । तदप्येष श्लोको भवति ॥
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. May that protect us both; may that nourish us both. May we work together with vigor. May our study be radiant; may we not hate one another.Om. Peace, peace, peace.
1 Om. The knower of Brahman reaches the highest. Of this the verse declares: "Brahman is truth, knowledge, the infinite. Whoever knows it hidden in the cave, in the highest space,enjoys all desires together with all-knowing Brahman." From this very self arose space; from space, wind;from wind, fire; from fire, waters; from waters, earth; from earth, plants; from plants, food; from food, the person.This person is indeed made of the essence of food. This is his head; this, his right wing; this, his left wing; this, his trunk;this, his tail, his foundation. Of this too there is a verse.
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. May it protect us both. May it nourish us both. May we work together with strength. May our study be full of light. May we not hate each other.Om. Peace, peace, peace.
1 Om. Whoever knows Brahman reaches the highest. This verse says it: “Brahman is reality, knowledge, without limit. Whoever knows it, hidden in the heart’s cave, in the highest space,enjoys everything desired together with all-knowing Brahman.” From this very self came space. From space came air.From air came fire. From fire came water. From water came earth. From earth came plants. From plants came food. From food came a person.This person is made of the essence of food. This is his head. This is his right wing. This is his left wing. This is his torso.This is his tail, his support. There is also this verse about it.
About this section
Brahmananda 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 13 of 31 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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