The Taittiriya Upanishad
Translated by Alladi Mahadeva Sastry

Book 2

LESSON 5

1. Intelligence accomplishes sacrifice, and deeds as well does it accomplish. Intelligence do all Gods worship as Brahman, the Eldest. If Intelligence as Brahman one knows, if from That he swerves not, in body sins forsaking, he all desires achieves.

2. Thereof, -- of the former, -- this one is the self embodied.

3. Than that, verily, -- than this one formed of Vijnana, -- there is another self within formed of bliss: by him this one is filled.

4. He, verily, this one, is quite of man's shape. After his human shape, this one is of man's shape. Of him, love itself is the head, joy is the right wing, delight is the left wing, bliss is the self, Brahman is the tail, the support.

5. On that, too, there is this verse:

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