Bliss of the Self:

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Bliss of the Self:

 

http://www.realization.org/page/namedoc0/tu/tu_2_8.htm

 

The Taittiriya Upanishad

Translated by Alladi Mahadeva Sastry [1903]

 

Book 2

LESSON 8

2. This is the enquiry concerning bliss.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

14. And this one who is in the man, and that one who is in the sun,

He is one.

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.

16. On that, too, there is this verse.

 

Book 2

LESSON 9

1. He who knows the bliss of Brahman, whence (all) words recede,

as well as mind, without reaching, he is not afraid of anyone

whatsoever.

2. Him, verily, burns not the thought, "Why have I not done the

right?

Why have I done sin?"

3. Whoso knows thus, these two as the Self does he cherish.

4. Both these, verily, as the Self does he cherish who thus knows.

5. Such is the Sacred Wisdom.

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advaitin, "sunderh" <sunderh> wrote:

>

> Bliss of the Self:

>

> http://www.realization.org/page/namedoc0/tu/tu_2_8.htm

>

> The Taittiriya Upanishad

> Translated by Alladi Mahadeva Sastry [1903]

 

Namaste,

 

A slightly different version is :

 

http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/upan/up09b.htm

 

Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, 4:3:33

tr. Max Muller

 

 

'If a man is healthy, wealthy, and lord of others, surrounded by

all human enjoyments, that is the highest blessing of men.

 

Now a hundred of these human blessings make one blessing of

the fathers who have conquered the world (of the fathers).

 

A hundred blessings of the fathers who have conquered this world

make one blessing in the Gandharva world.

 

A hundred blessings in the Gandharva world make one blessing

of the Devas by merit (work, sacrifice), who obtain their godhead by

merit.

 

A hundred blessings of the Devas by merit make one blessing of the

Devas by birth, also (of) a Srotriya who is without sin, and not

overcome by desire.

 

A hundred blessings of the Devas by birth make one blessing in the

world of

Pragapati, also (of) a Srotriya who is without sin, and not overcome

by desire.

 

A hundred blessings in the world of Pragapati make one blessing in

the world

of Brahman, also (of) a Srotriya who is without sin, and not

overcome by desire.

 

And this is the highest blessing.

 

 

[P.S. one definition of 'shrotriya':

 

janmanA brAhmaNo j~neyaH sa.nskArairdvija uchyate |

vidyayA yAti vipratvaM tribhiH shrotriya uchyate ||

 

Birth gives the title of Brahmana, the sacramental rites the title of

the twice-born, knowledge the title of vipra, and the three together

make a shrotriya.'

quote from S. Radhakrishnan, The Principal Upanishads.]

 

 

Regrads,

 

Sunder