Taittiriya Upanishad
Taittiriya Upanishad
taittirIya upaniSad - AnandavallI
(tai. A. 8-1-1)
OM sa॒ha nA॑vavatu | sa॒ha nau॑ bhunaktu | sa॒ha vI॒rya॑-GkaravAvahai | te॒ja॒svinA॒vadhI॑tamastu॒ mA vi॑dviSA॒vahai᳚ | OM zAnti॒-zzAnti॒-zzAntiH॑ ||
bra॒hma॒vidA᳚pnoti॒ param᳚ | tade॒SA-'bhyu॑ktA | sa॒tya-JjJA॒nama॑na॒nta-mbrahma॑ | yo veda॒ nihi॑ta॒-GguhA॑yA-mpara॒me vyo॑mann | so᳚-'znu॒te sarvA॒nkAmA᳚nthsa॒ha | brahma॑NA vipa॒zciteti॑ || tasmA॒dvA e॒tasmA॑dA॒tmana॑ AkA॒zassambhU॑taH | A॒kA॒zAdvA॒yuH | vA॒yora॒gniH | a॒gnerApaH॑ | a॒dbhyaH pR॑thi॒vI | pR॒thi॒vyA oSa॑dhayaH | oSa॑dhI॒bhyo-'nnam᳚ | annA॒tpuru॑SaH | sa vA eSa puruSo-'nna॑rasa॒mayaH | tasyeda॑meva॒ ziraH | aya-ndakSi॑NaH pa॒kSaH | ayamutta॑raH pa॒kSaH | ayamAtmA᳚ | ida-mpuccha॑-mprati॒SThA | tadapyeSa zlo॑ko bha॒vati || 1 ||
iti prathamo-'nuvAkaH ||
annA॒dvai pra॒jAH pra॒jAya॑nte | yAH kAzca॑ pRthi॒vIg zri॒tAH | atho॒ anne॑nai॒va jI॑vanti | athai॑na॒dapi॑ yantyanta॒taH | anna॒gM॒ hi bhU॒tAnA॒-JjyeSTham᳚ | tasmA᳚thsarvauSa॒dhamu॑cyate | sarvaM॒-vai~ te-'nna॑mApnuvanti | ye-'nna॒-mbrahmo॒pAsa॑te | anna॒gM॒ hi bhU॒tAnA॒-JjyeSTham᳚ | tasmA᳚thsarvauSa॒dhamu॑cyate | annA᳚dbhU॒tAni॒ jAya॑nte | jAtA॒nyanne॑na vardhante | adyate-'tti ca॑ bhUtA॒ni | tasmAdanna-ntaducya॑ta i॒ti | tasmAdvA etasmAdanna॑rasa॒mayAt | anyo-'ntara AtmA᳚ prANa॒mayaH | tenai॑Sa pU॒rNaH | sa vA eSa puruSavi॑dha e॒va | tasya puru॑Savi॒dhatAm | anvaya॑-mpuruSa॒vidhaH | tasya prANa॑ eva॒ ziraH | vyAno dakSi॑NaH pa॒kSaH | apAna utta॑raH pa॒kSaH | AkA॑za A॒tmA | pRthivI puccha॑-mprati॒SThA | tadapyeSa zlo॑ko bha॒vati || 1 ||
iti dvitIyo-'nuvAkaH ||
prA॒Na-nde॒vA anu॒prANa॑nti | ma॒nu॒SyAH᳚ pa॒zava॑zca॒ ye | prA॒No hi bhU॒tAnA॒mAyuH॑ | tasmA᳚thsarvAyu॒Samu॑cyate | sarva॑me॒va ta॒ Ayu॑ryanti | ye prA॒Na-mbrahmo॒pAsa॑te | prANo hi bhUtA॑nAmA॒yuH | tasmAthsarvAyuSamucya॑ta i॒ti | tasyaiSa eva zArI॑ra A॒tmA | yaH॑ pUrva॒sya | tasmAdvA etasmA᳚tprANa॒mayAt | anyo-'ntara AtmA॑ mano॒mayaH | tenai॑Sa pU॒rNaH | sa vA eSa puruSavi॑dha e॒va | tasya puru॑Savi॒dhatAm | anvaya॑-mpuruSa॒vidhaH | tasya yaju॑reva॒ ziraH | RgdakSi॑NaH pa॒kSaH | sAmotta॑raH pa॒kSaH | Ade॑za A॒tmA | atharvAGgirasaH puccha॑-mprati॒SThA | tadapyeSa zlo॑ko bha॒vati || 1 ||
iti tRtIyo-'nuvAkaH ||
yato॒ vAco॒ niva॑rtante | aprA᳚pya॒ mana॑sA sa॒ha | Ananda-mbrahma॑No vi॒dvAn | na bibheti kadA॑cane॒ti | tasyaiSa eva zArI॑ra A॒tmA | yaH॑ pUrva॒sya | tasmAdvA etasmA᳚nmano॒mayAt | anyo-'ntara AtmA vi॑jJAna॒mayaH | tenai॑Sa pU॒rNaH | sa vA eSa puruSavi॑dha e॒va | tasya puru॑Savi॒dhatAm | anvaya॑-mpuruSa॒vidhaH | tasya zra॑ddhaiva॒ ziraH | Rta-ndakSi॑NaH pa॒kSaH | satyamutta॑raH pa॒kSaH | yo॑ga A॒tmA | mahaH puccha॑-mprati॒SThA | tadapyeSa zlo॑ko bha॒vati || 1 ||
iti caturtho-'nuvAkaH ||
vi॒jJAnaM॑-ya~॒jJa-nta॑nute | karmA॑Ni tanu॒te-'pi॑ ca | vi॒jJAna॑-nde॒vAssarve᳚ | brahma॒ jyeSTha॒mupA॑sate | vi॒jJAna॒-mbrahma॒ cedveda॑ | tasmA॒ccenna pra॒mAdya॑ti | za॒rIre॑ pApma॑no hi॒tvA | sarvAnkAmAnthsamaznu॑ta i॒ti | tasyaiSa eva zArI॑ra A॒tmA | yaH॑ pUrva॒sya | tasmAdvA etasmAdvi॑jJAna॒mayAt | anyo-'ntara AtmA॑-''nanda॒mayaH | tenai॑Sa pU॒rNaH | sa vA eSa puruSavi॑dha e॒va | tasya puru॑Savi॒dhatAm | anvaya॑-mpuruSa॒vidhaH | tasya priya॑meva॒ ziraH | modo dakSi॑NaH pa॒kSaH | pramoda utta॑raH pa॒kSaH | Ana॑nda A॒tmA | brahma puccha॑-mprati॒SThA | tadapyeSa zlo॑ko bha॒vati || 1 ||
iti paJcamo-'nuvAkaH ||
asa॑nne॒va sa॑ bhavati | asa॒dbrahmeti॒ veda॒ cet | asti brahmeti॑ cedve॒da | santamena-ntato vi॑duri॒ti | tasyaiSa eva zArI॑ra A॒tmA | yaH॑ pUrva॒sya | athAto॑-'nupra॒znAH | u॒tAvi॒dvAna॒muM-lo॒ka-mpretya॑ | kazca॒na ga॑ccha॒tI(3) | Aho॑ vi॒dvAna॒muM-lo॒ka-mpretya॑ | kazci॒thsama॑znu॒tA(3) u॒ | so॑-'kAmayata | ba॒husyA॒-mprajA॑ye॒yeti॑ | sa tapo॑-'tapyata | sa tapa॑sta॒ptvA | i॒dagM sarva॑masRjata | yadi॒da-GkiJca॑ | tathsR॒STvA | tade॒vAnu॒prAvi॑zat | tada॑nu pra॒vizya॑ | sacca॒ tyaccA॑bhavat | ni॒rukta॒-JcAni॑rukta-Jca | ni॒laya॑na॒-JcAni॑layana-Jca | vi॒jJAna॒-JcAvi॑jJAna-Jca | satya-JcAnRta-Jca sa॑tyama॒bhavat | yadi॑da-Gki॒Jca | tatsatyami॑tyAca॒kSate | tadapyeSa zlo॑ko bha॒vati || 1 ||
iti SaSTho-'nuvAkaH ||
asa॒dvA i॒damagra॑ AsIt | tato॒ vai sada॑jAyata | tadAtmAnagg svaya॑maku॒ruta | tasmAttathsukRtamucya॑ta i॒ti | yadvai॑ tathsu॒kRtam | ra॑so vai॒ saH | rasagg hyevAyaM-la~bdhvA-''na॑ndI bha॒vati | ko hyevAnyA᳚tkaH prA॒NyAt | yadeSa AkAza Ana॑ndo na॒ syAt | eSa hyevA-''na॑ndayA॒ti | ya॒dA hye॑vaiSa॒ etasminnadRzye-'nAtmye-'nirukte-'nilayane-'bhayaM
prati॑SThAM-vi॒ndate | atha so-'bhaya-Gga॑to bha॒vati | ya॒dA hye॑vaiSa॒ etasminnudaramanta॑ra-Gku॒rute | atha tasya bha॑ya-mbha॒vati | tattveva bhayaM-viduSo-'ma॑nvAna॒sya | tadapyeSa zlo॑ko bha॒vati || 1 ||
iti saptamo-'nuvAkaH ||
bhI॒SA-'smA॒dvAtaH॑ pavate | bhI॒Sode॑ti॒ sUryaH॑ | bhISA-'smAdagni॑zcendra॒zca | mRtyurdhAvati paJca॑ma i॒ti | saiSA-''nandasya mImAgM॑sA bha॒vati | yuvA syAthsAdhuyu॑vA-'dhyA॒yakaH | AziSTho dRDhiSTho॑ bali॒SThaH | tasyeya-mpRthivI sarvA vittasya॑ pUrNA॒ syAt | sa eko mAnuSa॑ Ana॒ndaH | te ye zata-mmAnuSA॑ Ana॒ndAH || 1 ||
sa eko manuSyagandharvANA॑mAna॒ndaH | zrotriyasya cAkAma॑hata॒sya | te ye zata-mmanuSyagandharvANA॑mAna॒ndAH | sa eko devagandharvANA॑mAna॒ndaH | zrotriyasya cAkAma॑hata॒sya | te ye zata-ndevagandharvANA॑mAna॒ndAH | sa ekaH pitRNA-JciralokalokAnA॑mAna॒ndaH | zrotriyasya cAkAma॑hata॒sya | te ye zata-mpitRNA-JciralokalokAnA॑mAna॒ndAH | sa eka AjAnajAnA-ndevAnA॑mAna॒ndaH || 2 ||
zrotriyasya cAkAma॑hata॒sya | te ye zatamAjAnajAnA-ndevAnA॑mAna॒ndAH | sa ekaH karmadevAnA-ndevAnA॑mAna॒ndaH | ye karmaNA devAna॑piya॒nti | zrotriyasya cAkAma॑hata॒sya | te ye zata-GkarmadevAnA-ndevAnA॑mAna॒ndAH | sa eko devAnA॑mAna॒ndaH | zrotriyasya cAkAma॑hata॒sya | te ye zata-ndevAnA॑mAna॒ndAH | sa eka indra॑syA-''na॒ndaH || 3 ||
zrotriyasya cAkAma॑hata॒sya | te ye zatamindra॑syA-''na॒ndAH | sa eko bRhaspate॑rAna॒ndaH | zrotriyasya cAkAma॑hata॒sya | te ye zata-mbRhaspate॑rAna॒ndAH | sa ekaH prajApate॑rAna॒ndaH | zrotriyasya cAkAma॑hata॒sya | te ye zata-mprajApate॑rAna॒ndAH | sa eko brahmaNa॑ Ana॒ndaH | zrotriyasya cAkAma॑hata॒sya || 4 ||
sa yazcA॑ya-mpu॒ruSe | yazcAsA॑vAdi॒tye | sa ekaH॑ | sa ya॑ evaM॒vit | asmAllo॑kAtpre॒tya | etamannamayamAtmAnamupa॑saGkrA॒mati | eta-mprANamayamAtmAnamupa॑saGkrA॒mati | eta-mmanomayamAtmAnamupa॑saGkrA॒mati | etaM-vijJAnamayamAtmAnamupa॑saGkrA॒mati | etamAnandamayamAtmAnamupa॑saGkrA॒mati | tadapyeSa zlo॑ko bha॒vati || 5 ||
ityaSTamo-'nuvAkaH ||
yato॒ vAco॒ niva॑rtante | aprA᳚pya॒ mana॑sA sa॒ha | Ananda-mbrahma॑No vi॒dvAn | na bibheti kuta॑zcane॒ti | etagM ha vAva॑ na ta॒pati | kimahagM sAdhu॑ nAka॒ravam | kimaha-mpApamakara॑vami॒ti | sa ya evaM-vidvAnete AtmA॑nagg spR॒Nute | u॒bhe hye॑vaiSa॒ ete AtmA॑nagg spR॒Nute | ya e॒vaM-veda॑ | ityu॑pa॒niSa॑t || 1 ||
iti navamo-'nuvAkaH ||
OM sa॒ha nA॑vavatu | sa॒ha nau॑ bhunaktu | sa॒ha vI॒rya॑-GkaravAvahai | te॒ja॒svinA॒vadhI॑tamastu॒ mA vi॑dviSA॒vahai᳚ | OM zAnti॒-zzAnti॒-zzAntiH॑ ||
|| hariH॑ om ||
|| zrI kRSNArpaNamastu ||
About This Stotram
Taittiriya Upanishad
Sanskrit Title: तैत्तिरीय उपनिषद् - आनन्दवल्ली
IAST Transliteration:
Overview
The Ananda Valli is highly significant in Hindu philosophy as it systematically explains the nature of Brahman and the path to realizing it. It introduces the concept of 'Ananda' (bliss) as the essential characteristic of Brahman, moving beyond intellectual understanding to experiential realization. The Valli uses a graded approach, starting from the grosser sheaths of the self (annamaya, pranamaya, manomaya, vijnanamaya) and culminating in the anandamaya kosha (sheath of bliss), which is identified with Brahman. The opening mantra, 'Sah Navavatu...', is a universal prayer for protection and shared learning, emphasizing the importance of a harmonious teacher-student relationship. The subsequent verses define Brahman as 'Satyam Jnanam Anantam Brahma' (Truth, Knowledge, Infinite Brahman), a statement that forms the bedrock of Vedanta.
Details
| Attribute | Information |
|---|---|
| Deity | Brahman |
| Author | Unknown |
| Type | Upanishad (specifically, a Valli within an Upanishad) |
| Category | Upanishad |
| Number of Verses | 13 |
| Origin | The provided text is not a stotram in the conventional sense but rather a section from the Taittiriya Upanishad, specifically the Ananda Valli (आनन्दवल्ली). The Upanishads are foundational texts of Vedanta philosophy, considered part of the Shruti literature, believed to be divinely revealed. The Ananda Valli is the second Valli (chapter) of the Taittiriya Upanishad, which itself is part of the Krishna Yajurveda. It expounds on the nature of Brahman (the ultimate reality) and the bliss (Ananda) that arises from its realization. The verses quoted are the opening mantra and the beginning of the first mantra of the Ananda Valli, which are chanted for peace and auspiciousness before the study of the Upanishad and then delve into the definition of Brahman. |
Benefits of Recitation
- Attainment of ultimate knowledge (Brahmajnana)
- Realization of bliss (Ananda)
- Removal of obstacles in spiritual pursuit
- Attainment of peace and well-being
- Understanding the nature of reality
Best Time to Recite
This section is traditionally recited at the beginning of any study session of the Taittiriya Upanishad or other Vedic texts, for invoking peace and auspiciousness. It can also be contemplated at any time for spiritual reflection and seeking knowledge.
Historical Context
The Taittiriya Upanishad, and by extension the Ananda Valli, is one of the older Upanishads, likely composed during the late Vedic period (around 6th to 4th century BCE). It is part of the Taittiriya Aranyaka of the Krishna Yajurveda. The composition of the Upanishads marks a shift in Vedic thought from ritualistic practices to philosophical inquiry and the exploration of inner consciousness. The Ananda Valli, in particular, is attributed to the wisdom traditions passed down through generations of rishis (seers). The author is unknown as the Upanishads are considered Shruti, meaning 'that which is heard', implying divine revelation rather than human authorship.
Alternate Names
- Taittiriya Upanishad - Ananda Valli
- Ananda Valli of Taittiriya Upanishad
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- Taittiriya Upanishad - Shiksha Valli
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Last Updated: 2025-12-01