Questions tagged [taittirya-upanishad]
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How do Madhwas explain Taittiriya Upanishad 2.1.1?
Madhwas hold that Akasha was not created and it was eternally present.
But Taittiriya Upanishad, Brahmananda Valli, First Shloka (2.1.1) says
तस्मा॒द्वा ए॒तस्मा॑दा॒त्मन॑ आका॒शः सम्भू॑तः ।
Tasmadva ...
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Does Brahman (the Supreme God) have any emotions?
Does the supreme God have emotions like love, hate, anger, like, dislike?
The Taittiriya Upanishad says:
From fear of him (Brahman) the wind (Vayu) blows, from terror the Sun rises; from terror of it,...
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Difference between andhra paatha and dravida patha
Namaste.
I am doing some research on the above topic. Can someone please help me understand the differences/point to any resources ?
In the same context, please throw some light on aryans/dravidians.
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Why is the moon referenced with the Vyahriti Mahah?
The Shikshavalli of the Taittiriya Upanishad mentions:
भूरिति वा अग्निः । भुव इति वायुः । सुवरित्यादित्यः । मह इति चन्द्रमाः । चन्द्रमासा वाव सर्वाणि ज्योतीँषि महीयन्ते ।
Why is moon equated with ...
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The connection between Agni and Bhuloka, Vayu and Bhuvarloka, Surya and Svar loka
The Shikshavalli of the Taittiriya Upanishad mentions:
भूरिति वा अग्निः । भुव इति वायुः । सुवरित्यादित्यः । मह इति चन्द्रमाः । चन्द्रमासा वाव सर्वाणि ज्योतीँषि महीयन्ते ।
What is the connection ...
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Is there a mention of Nava-Durga in Vedic scriptures?
The Wikipedia page on Ma Katyayini mentions:
She is first mentioned in the Taittiriya Aranyaka part of the Yajurveda. Skanda Purana mentions her being created out of the spontaneous anger of Gods, ...
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Different methodologies for teaching to students and their sources
I have heard there are 20+ methodologies mentioned in some upanishads like Taittiriya about how to impart education/learning to students some go like:
samvAda / discussion
sambhAShana / group ...
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Why treat Guest as God (अतिथिदेवो भव)?
Taittiriya Upanishad 1.11 (Siksha Valli) declares that:
मातृदेवो भव । पितृदेवो भव । आचार्यदेवो भव । अतिथिदेवो भव ॥ ४ ॥
mātṛdevo bhava | pitṛdevo bhava | ācāryadevo bhava | atithidevo bhava || ...
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Who is the seer of the "food hymn" of the Yajur Veda?
The Taittiriya Upanishad ends with a description of what happens to souls after they attain Moksha:
[H]e sits down singing this Sâman
(of Brahman): "Hâvu, hâvu, hâvu! I am food (object), I am ...
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Does the Taittiriya Upanishad quote a hymn of the Sama Veda?
The Taittiriya Upanishad constitutes the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Vallis (sections) of the Taittiriya Aranyaka of the Yajur Veda. The last of these is known as the Bhrigu Valli, and here is how it ...
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Why does the Yajur Veda call Vishnu the Nikhuryapa and the Nibhuyapa?
The Seventh Kanda of the third Prapathaka of the Taittiriya Samhita of the Yajur Veda explains various Yagnas (Vedic fire-rituals), and in particular, the third Prapathaka of this Khanda provides some ...
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Why is sage Bhrigu called the son of Varuna the ocean god?
The Taittirya Upanishad makes up the seventh, eighth, and ninth Vallis (sections) of the Taittirya Aranyaka of the Yajur Veda. The last of these three Vallis is called the Bhrigu Valli, and this how ...
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Where is the allusion to Venkateshwara in the Taittiriya Upanishad?
During British rule, the town of Tirupati including its world-renowned Tirumala Venkateshwara Temple came to be controlled by the East India Company, starting in 1801. And the first East India ...
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Where does Atithi Devo Bhava (Guests are equal to Gods) come from?
According to Indian culture, Guests (Atithis) are treated as equal to the God.
Did this originate from Hinduism? If so in which text/scripts is this quote mentioned?
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