BANNANJE TAITTIRIYOPANIHATH 13
A little on Yajurveda…
Rik, Yajur, Sama and Atharva are the four vedas. Bhagavan Vedavyasa entrusted these vedas, respectively, to Sages Pyla, Vaishampayana, Jaimini and Sumantu, for further progression.
Yajurveda has two shakhas (branches) viz., Shukla and Kṛṣṇa (literally meaning bright and dark respectively) and each branch has two surviving sub shakhas. Shukla Yajurveda’s shakhas are Kanva and Madhyandina shakhas (branches), while Katha and Taittriya form the Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda.
Trust you have got an outline of how the Sage Vaiśampayana led Yajurveda is structured, by now. Let’s move over to the Taittriya Upaniśad.
Taittriya Upaniśath:
What’s in this name? Well, this Upanishad name has an interesting origin.
Sage Yagnyavalkya admonished by his Guru Vaiśampayana, for a supposed indiscretion, had to disgorge all that he had learned. The other disciples picked his spews, in the manner of Tittiris (partridges). The resultant knowledge base of the Tittiris led to the Taittriya Upaniśad.
Taittriya Upanishath, is covered in the 7th , 8th and 9th chapters of the Taittriya Aranyaka. In turn, it has three vallis (chapters) named Sheekshavalli, BrahmanandaValli and Bhriguvalli.
Each valli has anuvakas (lessons or instructional verses). Sheekshavalli has twelve, Brahmanandavalli has nine while Bhriguvalli has ten anuvakas.
The three vallis lead the pursuer from the gross to the subtle, and from there to the spiritual level, in the path to the Paramatma.
That’s at a surface view of the ocean floor, which Dr. Bannañje Govindācārya's exposition would lead you to. There are many gems when you go deeper, through this pravachana series on Taittriya Upaniśath.
A little on Yajurveda…
Rik, Yajur, Sama and Atharva are the four vedas. Bhagavan Vedavyasa entrusted these vedas, respectively, to Sages Pyla, Vaishampayana, Jaimini and Sumantu, for further progression.
Yajurveda has two shakhas (branches) viz., Shukla and Kṛṣṇa (literally meaning bright and dark respectively) and each branch has two surviving sub shakhas. Shukla Yajurveda’s shakhas are Kanva and Madhyandina shakhas (branches), while Katha and Taittriya form the Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda.
Trust you have got an outline of how the Sage Vaiśampayana led Yajurveda is structured, by now. Let’s move over to the Taittriya Upaniśad.
Taittriya Upaniśath:
What’s in this name? Well, this Upanishad name has an interesting origin.
Sage Yagnyavalkya admonished by his Guru Vaiśampayana, for a supposed indiscretion, had to disgorge all that he had learned. The other disciples picked his spews, in the manner of Tittiris (partridges). The resultant knowledge base of the Tittiris led to the Taittriya Upaniśad.
Taittriya Upanishath, is covered in the 7th , 8th and 9th chapters of the Taittriya Aranyaka. In turn, it has three vallis (chapters) named Sheekshavalli, BrahmanandaValli and Bhriguvalli.
Each valli has anuvakas (lessons or instructional verses). Sheekshavalli has twelve, Brahmanandavalli has nine while Bhriguvalli has ten anuvakas.
The three vallis lead the pursuer from the gross to the subtle, and from there to the spiritual level, in the path to the Paramatma.
That’s at a surface view of the ocean floor, which Dr. Bannañje Govindācārya’s exposition would lead you to. There are many gems when you go deeper, through this pravachana series on Taittriya Upaniśath.
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