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Line 254: + + + + + + − The fifth anuvaka declares that "Bhūr! Bhuvaḥ! Svar!" are three holy exclamations, then adds that ''Bhur'' is the breathing out, ''Bhuvah'' is the breathing in, while ''Svar'' is the intermediate step between those two. It also states that "Brahman is [[Ātman (Hinduism)|Atman (Self)]], and all deities and divinities are its limbs", that "Self-knowledge is the Eternal Principle", and the human beings who have this Oneness and Self-knowledge are served by the gods.<ref>Paul Deussen, Sixty Upanishads of the Veda, Volume 1, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-8120814684, page 225</ref>
Taittriya Upanishad (तैत्तिरीय-उपनिषद्) (view source)
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The fourth Anuvaka highlights that ideal teachers too need ideal pupils to carry on their traditions, and this is highlighted to show the rarity of deserving pupils in all ages at all times. Those ideal pupils are to be blessed with thirst for knowledge, self control etc.<ref name=":0" />
The fourth Anuvaka highlights that ideal teachers too need ideal pupils to carry on their traditions, and this is highlighted to show the rarity of deserving pupils in all ages at all times. Those ideal pupils are to be blessed with thirst for knowledge, self control etc.<ref name=":0" />
====Fifth Anuvaka ॥ पञ्चमोऽनुवाकः ॥ ====
The fifth anuvaka declares that "Bhūr! Bhuvaḥ! Svar!" are three holy exclamations, then adds that ''Bhur'' is the breathing out, ''Bhuvah'' is the breathing in, while ''Svar'' is the intermediate step between those two. It also states that "Brahman is [[Ātman (Hinduism)|Atman (Self)]], and all deities and divinities are its limbs", that "Self-knowledge is the Eternal Principle", and the human beings who have this Oneness and Self-knowledge are served by the gods.<ref>Paul Deussen, Sixty Upanishads of the Veda, Volume 1, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-8120814684, page 225</ref>
====A theory of Oneness and holy exclamations - Fifth and Sixth Anuvāka====
====A theory of Oneness and holy exclamations - Fifth and Sixth Anuvāka====
The second part of the sixth anuvaka of ''Shiksha Valli'' asserts that the "Atman (Soul, Self) exists" and when an individual Self attains certain characteristics, it becomes one with Brahman (Cosmic Soul, Eternal Reality). These characteristics are listed as follows in verse 1.6.2,<ref name="Paul Deussen page 226">Paul Deussen, Sixty Upanishads of the Veda, Volume 1, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-8120814684, page 226</ref>
The second part of the sixth anuvaka of ''Shiksha Valli'' asserts that the "Atman (Soul, Self) exists" and when an individual Self attains certain characteristics, it becomes one with Brahman (Cosmic Soul, Eternal Reality). These characteristics are listed as follows in verse 1.6.2,<ref name="Paul Deussen page 226">Paul Deussen, Sixty Upanishads of the Veda, Volume 1, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-8120814684, page 226</ref>