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 Taittiriya Upanishad', verses 1.1 to 1.2, (Sanskrit, Devanagari script
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| Devanagari | तैत्तिरीय |
| IAST | Taittirīya |
| Date | 1st millennium BCE |
| Type | Mukhya Upanishad |
| Linked Veda | Krishna Yajurveda |
| Linked Brahmana | Taittiriya Brahmana |
| Linked Aranyaka | Taittiriya Aranyaka |
| Commented by | Adi Shankara, Madhvacharya |
The Taittiriya Upanishad (Sanskrit: तैत्तिरीयोपनिषद्, IAST: Taittīriyopaniṣad) is a Vedic era Sanskrit text, embedded as three chapters (adhyāya) of the Yajurveda. It is a mukhya (primary, principal) Upanishad, and likely composed about 6th century BCE.[1]
The Taittirīya Upanishad is associated with the Taittirīya school of the Yajurveda, attributed to the pupils of sage Vaishampayana.[2] It lists as number 7 in the Muktika canon of 108 Upanishads.
The Taittirīya Upanishad is the seventh, eighth and ninth chapters of Taittirīya Āraṇyaka, which are also called, respectively, the Śikṣāvallī, the Ānandavallī and the Bhṛguvallī.[3] This Upanishad is classified as part of the "black" Yajurveda, with the term "black" implying "the un-arranged, motley collection" of verses in Yajurveda, in contrast to the "white" (well arranged) Yajurveda where Brihadaranyaka Upanishad and Isha Upanishad are embedded.[3][4]
The Upanishad includes verses that are partly prayers and benedictions, partly instruction on phonetics and praxis, partly advice on ethics and morals given to graduating students from ancient Vedic gurukula-s (schools), partly a treatise on allegory, and partly philosophical instruction.[3]
- ^ Angot, Michel. (2007) Taittiriya-Upanisad avec le commentaire de Samkara, p.7. College de France, Paris. ISBN 2-86803-074-2
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
aweberwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c Paul Deussen, Sixty Upanishads of the Veda, Volume 1, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-8120814684, pages 217-219
- ^ Taittiriya Upanishad SS Sastri (Translator), The Aitereya and Taittiriya Upanishad, pages 57-192