Taittirīya

Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda

42 Passages

Mantra 1Om. May Mitra be kind to us; may Varuṇa be kind. May Aryaman be kind to us. May Indra and Bṛhaspati be kind to us. May Viṣṇu of wide strides be kind t…
Mantra 1I am the mover of the tree; my renown is like a mountain ridge. Pure and lofty, wealthy as the sun, I am the immortal. I am shining treasure, of good…
Mantra 1Having taught the Veda, the teacher instructs his pupil: Speak the truth. Do what is right. Do not neglect thy study. Having brought the teacher the w…
Mantra 2Be one to whom a mother is a god. Be one to whom a father is a god. Be one to whom a teacher is a god. Be one to whom a guest is a god. Those deeds th…
Mantra 3And whatever brahmins are better than we, thou shouldst give them rest with a seat. Give with faith; do not give without faith. Give with abundance. G…
Mantra 4whatever brahmins there are who are thoughtful, apt, devoted, not harsh and lovers of what is right — as they conduct themselves in that matter, so sh…
Mantra 1May Mitra be kind to us; may Varuṇa be kind. May Aryaman be kind to us. May Indra and Bṛhaspati be kind to us. May Viṣṇu of wide strides be kind to us…
Mantra 1Om. We shall expound the science of utterance: sound, accent, quantity, force, evenness, continuity. Thus has the chapter on utterance been declared.
Mantra 1May glory be with us both; may the lustre of Brahman be with us both. Now, therefore, we shall expound the secret doctrine of the joining, under five…
Mantra 2and the wind the joiner. So much with respect to the worlds. Now with respect to the lights. Fire is the prior form, the sun the latter form, water th…
Mantra 3the pupil the latter form, knowledge the junction, instruction the joiner. So much with respect to knowledge. Now with respect to offspring. The mothe…
Mantra 4Now with respect to the self. The lower jaw is the prior form, the upper jaw the latter form, speech the junction, the tongue the joiner. So much with…
Mantra 1He who is the bull of the metres, of every form, who came to be out of the metres, out of the immortal — may that Indra strengthen me with understandi…
Mantra 2Bringing to me, spreading out, making without delay for myself garments and cattle and food and drink at all times — bring me therefore prosperity, wo…
Mantra 3May I be renowned among men: svāhā. May I be better than the wealthiest: svāhā. May I enter into thee, O blessed one: svāhā. Do thou, O blessed one, e…
Mantra 1Bhūḥ, bhuvaḥ, suvaḥ — these indeed are the three utterances. Besides them, Māhācamasya made known a fourth: mahaḥ. That is Brahman, that is the self;…
Mantra 2and mahaḥ is the sun. By the sun indeed do all the worlds grow great. Bhūḥ is fire, bhuvaḥ is the wind, suvaḥ is the sun, mahaḥ is the moon. By the mo…
Mantra 3and mahaḥ is Brahman. By Brahman indeed do all the Vedas grow great. Bhūḥ is the out-breath, bhuvaḥ is the down-breath, suvaḥ is the diffused breath,…
Mantra 1There is this space within the heart, and within it is the person made of mind, immortal, golden. Between the two palates that which hangs down like a…
Mantra 2with suvaḥ in the sun, with mahaḥ in Brahman. He attains self-rule; he attains the lord of the mind. He becomes lord of speech, lord of the eye, lord…
Mantra 1Earth, the middle region, the sky, the quarters and the intermediate quarters; fire, wind, sun, moon and the constellations; the waters, the plants, t…
Mantra 1Om is Brahman. Om is all this. Om is repetition after another: when they say, "Recite," they recite. With Om they sing the chants. With Oṃ-śom they ut…
Mantra 1Right, and study and teaching. Truth, and study and teaching. Austerity, and study and teaching. Self-restraint, and study and teaching. Tranquillity,…
Mantra 1Om. The knower of Brahman attains the highest. On this it is said: "Brahman is the real, knowledge, the infinite. He who knows it as set down in the c…
Mantra 1From food indeed are creatures born, whatever creatures dwell upon the earth; and by food alone do they live, and into it they go at the end. For food…
Mantra 1After the breath the gods breathe, and men and beasts as well; for breath is the life of beings, and therefore it is called the life of all. Their ful…
Mantra 1He from whom words turn back, together with the mind, not having reached him — he who knows the bliss of Brahman fears nothing at any time. This is th…
Mantra 1Understanding spreads out the sacrifice, and it spreads out works as well. All the gods worship understanding as Brahman, the eldest. If a man knows u…
Mantra 1He becomes as one who is not, if he knows Brahman as not being. If he knows that Brahman is, then men know him as one who is. This is the bodily self…
Mantra 1In the beginning this was non-being; from that being was born. That made itself a self, and therefore it is called well-made. What is well-made is sav…
Mantra 1Out of fear of him the wind blows; out of fear the sun rises; out of fear of him fire and Indra, and death runs as the fifth. Now this is the measurin…
Mantra 1He from whom words turn back, together with the mind, not having reached him — he who knows the bliss of Brahman fears nothing from any quarter. Him i…
Mantra 1Bhṛgu, son of Varuṇa, came to his father Varuṇa and said, "Sir, teach me Brahman." Varuṇa told him this: food, breath, eye, ear, mind, speech. And he…
Mantra 1I am food, I am food, I am food. I am the eater of food, I am the eater of food, I am the eater of food. I am the maker of the verse, I am the maker o…
Mantra 1he knew that food is Brahman; for from food indeed are these beings born, by food, being born, they live, and into food, departing, they enter. Having…
Mantra 1he knew that breath is Brahman; for from breath indeed are these beings born, by breath, being born, they live, and into breath, departing, they enter…
Mantra 1he knew that mind is Brahman; for from mind indeed are these beings born, by mind, being born, they live, and into mind, departing, they enter. Having…
Mantra 1he knew that understanding is Brahman; for from understanding indeed are these beings born, by understanding, being born, they live, and into understa…
Mantra 1he knew that bliss is Brahman; for from bliss indeed are these beings born, by bliss, being born, they live, and into bliss, departing, they enter. Th…
Mantra 1Let him not speak ill of food: that is the vow. Breath indeed is food, and the body is the eater of food. The body is founded upon breath, and breath…
Mantra 1Let him not despise food: that is the vow. The waters indeed are food, and light is the eater of food. Light is founded upon the waters, and the water…
Mantra 1Let him make food abundant: that is the vow. The earth indeed is food, and space is the eater of food. Space is founded upon the earth, and the earth…