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This is the invocation to Anuvaka or Lesson one, of a section called 'Shikshavalli' or 'On Contemplation' from the Taittiriya Upanishad. The spiritual quest can be long and hard. There are frequent difficulties and obstacles. The purport of this chant is that we recognize this in advance, and ask for assistance in removing those upcoming impediments. But we at the same time promise that we will make all efforts to focus on the most important task at hand—constantly recognizing the spiritual.
Aum
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þaÐ no Mitra× þaÐ Varuõa×
z< nae imÇ> z< vé[>,
þaÐ no bhavavatvaryam˜
z< nae -vTvyRma,
þaÐ na Indro B®haspati×
z< n #NÔae b&hSpit>,
þaÐ no Viÿõururukrama×
z< nae iv:[uéé²m>.
namo Brahmaõe
nmae ãÒ[e,
namaste V˜yo
nmSte vayae,
tvameva pratyakÿaÐ brahm˜si
Tvmev àTy]< ãÒais,
tv˜meva pratyakÿaÐ Brahma vadiÿy˜mi
Tvamev àTy]< ãÒ vid:yaim,
®taÐ vadiÿy˜mi
\t< vid:yaim,
satyaÐ vadiÿy˜mi
sTy< vid:yaim,
tanm˜m avatu
tNmamvtu,
tadvakt˜ram avatu
tÖKtarmvtu,
avatu m˜m
Avtu mam!,
avatu vakt˜ram
Avtu vKtarm!.
Aum þ˜nti× þ˜nti× þ˜nti×
` zaiNt> zaiNt> zaiNt>.
Aum.
May Mitra (the Sun and the giver of energy) be propitious to us; may Varuna (the oceans and waters, which nourish) be propitious to us.
May the blessings of the ancestors be with us.
May Indra (leader of the gods) and may Brhaspati (sublime teacher of the gods) be with us.
May the all-pervading Visnu be with us.
Salutations to Brahman.
Salutations to Vayu (god of wind)
You alone are the perceptible Brahman (the Creator).
You alone I shall declare as the perceptible Brahman.
I shall declare you as that which is beneficent.
I shall declare you as that which is true.
May That protect me.
May That protect the speaker.
Please protect me.
Please protect the speaker.
Aum shanti shanti shanti.