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Taittriya Upanishad (तैत्तिरीय-उपनिषद्) (view source)
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These last anuvakas of the second Valli of Tattiriya Upanishad assert that he who has Self-knowledge is well constituted, he realizes the essence, he is full of bliss. He exists in peace within and without, his is a state of calm joy irrespective of circumstances, he is One with everything and everyone. He fears nothing, he fears no one, he lives his true nature, he is free from pride, he is free from guilt, he is beyond good and evil, he is free from craving desires and thus all the universe is in him and is his.<ref name=pauldeussen2678/> His blissful being is Atman-Brahman, and Atman-Brahman is the bliss that is he.
These last anuvakas of the second Valli of Tattiriya Upanishad assert that he who has Self-knowledge is well constituted, he realizes the essence, he is full of bliss. He exists in peace within and without, his is a state of calm joy irrespective of circumstances, he is One with everything and everyone. He fears nothing, he fears no one, he lives his true nature, he is free from pride, he is free from guilt, he is beyond good and evil, he is free from craving desires and thus all the universe is in him and is his.<ref name=pauldeussen2678/> His blissful being is Atman-Brahman, and Atman-Brahman is the bliss that is he.
===Bhṛgu Vallī===
===Bhṛigu Vallī===
The third Valli of Tattiriya Upanishad repeats the ideas of Ananda Valli, through a legend about sage Bhrigu. The chapter is also similar in its themes and focus to those found in chapter 3 of Kausitaki Upanishad and chapter 8 of Chandogya Upanishad.<ref name=pauldeussen311>Paul Deussen, Sixty Upanishads of the Veda, Volume 1, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-8120814684, pages 241-246</ref> The Bhrigu Valli's theme is the exposition of the concept of Atman-Brahman (self, soul) and what it means to be a self-realized, free, liberated human being.<ref name=amsastritubhrigu>[https://archive.org/stream/taittiriyaupanis00sankiala#page/698/mode/2up Taittiriya Upanishad] AM Sastri (Translator), GTA Printing Works, Mysore, pages 699-791</ref>
The special feature of this chapter is the mention of five sheaths, ''koshas'' of the Atman. This concept though dealt in Brihadaranyak and Chhandogya Upanishad in brief, is dealt in most complete form in this Upanishad. The Vedantic doctrine of three bodies viz. causal, subtle and gross and five Koshas i.e.: gross physical body, vital energy that energises the gross, the mind with the senses, the intellect and the primal nescience, are based on this Upanishad. It gives the most beautiful idea of leading the mind from the gross to the subtle, upto the subtlest of all, the Atman, which is encased within these Upadhis or super imposed adjuncts of life.<ref name=":3" />
The third Valli of Tattiriya Upanishad repeats the ideas of Ananda Valli, through a legend about sage Bhrigu. The chapter is also similar in its themes and focus to those found in chapter 3 of Kausitaki Upanishad and chapter 8 of Chandogya Upanishad.<ref name="pauldeussen311">Paul Deussen, Sixty Upanishads of the Veda, Volume 1, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-8120814684, pages 241-246</ref> The Bhrigu Valli's theme is the exposition of the concept of Atman-Brahman (self, soul) and what it means to be a self-realized, free, liberated human being.<ref name="amsastritubhrigu">[https://archive.org/stream/taittiriyaupanis00sankiala#page/698/mode/2up Taittiriya Upanishad] AM Sastri (Translator), GTA Printing Works, Mysore, pages 699-791</ref>
The first six anuvakas of Bhrigu Valli are called ''Bhargavi Varuni Vidya'', which means "the knowledge Bhrigu got from (his father) Varuni". It is in these anuvakas that sage Varuni advises Bhrigu with one of the oft-cited definition of Brahman, as "that from which beings originate, through which they live, and in which they re-enter after death, explore that because that is Brahman".<ref name=pauldeussen311/> This thematic, all encompassing, eternal nature of reality and existence develops as the basis for Bhrigu's emphasis on introspection and inwardization, to help peel off the outer husks of knowledge, in order to reach and realize the innermost kernel of spiritual Self-knowledge.<ref name=pauldeussen311/>
The first six anuvakas of Bhrigu Valli are called ''Bhargavi Varuni Vidya'', which means "the knowledge Bhrigu got from (his father) Varuni". It is in these anuvakas that sage Varuni advises Bhrigu with one of the oft-cited definition of Brahman, as "that from which beings originate, through which they live, and in which they re-enter after death, explore that because that is Brahman".<ref name=pauldeussen311/> This thematic, all encompassing, eternal nature of reality and existence develops as the basis for Bhrigu's emphasis on introspection and inwardization, to help peel off the outer husks of knowledge, in order to reach and realize the innermost kernel of spiritual Self-knowledge.<ref name=pauldeussen311/>