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The
Taittiriya Upanishad
Translated
by Alladi Mahadeva Sastry
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Book
2
LESSON
8
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1.
From fear of Him does Wind blow, from fear of Him does
Sun rise, from fear of Him Agni and Indra (act) and
Death the fifth does run.
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2.
This is the enquiry concerning bliss.
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3.
Suppose a youth, a good youth, learned in the sacred
lore, promptest in action, steadiest in heart, strongest
in body, -- suppose his is all this earth of wealth.
This is one human bliss.
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4.
What is a hundred times the human bliss, that is one
bliss of human fairies, as also of the man versed in
the Vedas, not smitten by passion.
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5.
What is a hundred times the bliss of human fairies,
that is one bliss of celestial fairies, as also of the
man versed in the Vedas, not smitten by passion.
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6.
What is a hundred times the bliss of the celestial fairies,
that is one bliss of the Pitris who dwell in the long-enduring
world, as also of the man versed in the Vedas, not smitten
by passion.
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7.
What is a hundred times the bliss of the Pitris who
dwell in the long-enduring world, that is one bliss
of the Devas born in the Ajana, as also of the man versed
in the Vedas, not smitten by passion.
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8.
What is a hundred times the bliss of the Devas born
in the Ajana, that is one bliss of the Devas (known
as) Karma-Devas, those who have reached Devas by work,
as also of the man versed in the Vedas, not smitten
by passion.
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9.
What is a hundred times the bliss of the Devas (known
as) Karma-Devas, that is one bliss of Devas, as also
of the man versed in the Vedas, not smitten by passion.
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10.
What is a hundred times the bliss of Devas, that is
one bliss of Indra, as also of the man versed in the
Vedas, not smitten by passion.
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11.
What is a hundred times the bliss of Indra, that is
one bliss of Brihaspati, as also of the man versed in
the Vedas, notsmitten by passion.
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12. What is a hundred times the bliss of Brihaspati, that
is one bliss of the Prajapati, as also of the man versed
in the Vedas, not smitten by passion. |
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13.
What is a hundred times the bliss of Prajapati, that
is one bliss of Brahma, as also of the man versed in
the Vedas, not smitten by passion.
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14.
And this one who is in the man, and that one who is
in the sun, He is one.
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15.
He who thus knows, departing from this world, attains
this Annamaya self, this Pranamaya self does he attain,
this Manomaya self he attains, this Vijnanamaya self
he attains, he attains this Anandamaya self.
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16.
On that, too, there is this verse.
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