![]() May the preceptor be thy god (Acharyadevo bhava). May the father be thy god (Pitrudevo bhava). May the mother be thy god (Matrudevo bhava). Never swerve from your duties to the gods and to men. Never neglect the study and the teachings of the Vedas.ġ4. Do not cut off the thread of the offspring after giving the preceptor the fee he desires. Never swerve from the study of the Vedas. ![]() Having taught the Vedas the preceptor exhorts the disciple.ġ3. Now comes the final instruction which the students in those days received when they completed their studies under the preceptor. Vishnu is the presiding deity of the feet.ġ2. Brihaspati is the presiding deity of speech and intellect. Indra is the presiding deity of strength and of the hands. Aryama (the sun) is the presiding deity of the eye and of the sun. Varuna is the presiding deity of the activity of Apana and of the night. ![]() Mitra is the presiding deity of the activity of the Prana and the day. Adhyatmika (from our self), Adhidaivika (from the heavens) and Adhibhautika (from living beings).ġ1. The repetition of ‘Om-Santi' thrice is to remove the three kinds of obstacles, viz. Vayu is Hiranyagarbha or Cosmic Prana.ġ0. You will not forget what you have learnt. The spiritual path is rendered smooth through their grace. The utterance of the peace chant propitiates the Devatas. Anuvaka means a sub-division of the Vedas, a section or chapter.Ĩ. Prostrations to thee, O Vayu! Thou, indeed, art the visible Brahman. May Vishnu of great strides be good to us. In this section the description of the five Kosas or sheaths is clearly given.Ħ. The third section deals with the story of Bhrigu, son of Varuna, who, under instructions from his father, understood Bliss or Brahman, after undergoing the required penance. The order of creation is described in this Valli.ĥ. The second section deals with bliss of Brahman. He imparts to them rules of right conduct or right living in order to prepare themselves for the attainment of Brahma-Jnana or the knowledge of the Self.Ĥ. In the first section the preceptor gives clear instructions to the aspirants on character building. (3) Bhrigu-valli or the section on Bhrigu.ģ. (2) Brahmananda-valli or the section on Brahma-bliss. This Upanishad is divided into sections called vallis, viz., (1) Siksha-valli or the section on instruction. Therefore it came to be known as Taittiriya-Samhita.Ģ. The other Rishis, the pupils of Vaishampayana, assumed the forms of Tittiris (birds, partridges) and swallowed the Veda thus thrown out or vomited. ![]() Yajnavalkya vomited the Yajurveda he had learnt. He was asked by Vaishampayana, his Guru, to return the Veda which he had studied under him. The great sage Yajnavalkya quarrelled with his preceptor. This Upanishad Belongs to The Krishna-Yajurveda.ġ. ![]()
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