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2 (2)
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3 (3)
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invtR?vm(
nivartadhvam
Return.
Âk Veda 10.19.1
yq;pUvmR kLpyt(
yathå p™rvam akalpayat
Creation based on what was before.
4 (4)
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5 (5)
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Shikshå
a;Tm; buı‰; smeTy;q;RNmno yu¤π ivv=y;
mn" k;y;…¶m;h≤Nt s p[re yit m;®tm(
m;®tStUr…s crNmN{' jnyit Svrm(
åtmå buddhyå samety arthån mano yunkte vivakshayå
mana˙ kåyågnim åhanti sa prerayati mårutam
mårutas t™rasi charan mandraµ janayati svaram
The Self stirs with an intention. Together with the intellect, it takes a direc-
tion, and engages the mind. The mind strikes the fire of the body, which in
turn drives out the air. The air, moving within the lungs, causes the emer-
gence of subtle sound, which becomes sound--svaram--the reverberation of
the Self.
Påˆin¥ya Shikshå 6-7
(translation based upon a lecture by His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi)
6 (6)
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Kalpa
mN]b[;˜,yovedR n;m/eym(
mantra-bråhmaˆayor veda-nåmadheyam
Mantra and Bråhmaˆa together constitute Veda.
Mantras are the structures of pure knowledge, the sounds of the Veda;
Bråhmaˆas are the internal dynamics of the structure of pure
knowledge, the organizing power of the Mantras, the intelligence that struc-
tures the Mantras--the structuring dynamics of the Mantras.
Ãpastamba Shrauta S™tram 24.1.31
Vyåkaraˆa
Ek" xBd" sMyGD;t" x;S];iNvt"
supy[ ˇu _" SvgeR lokÉ k;m/uG.vit
eka˙ shabda˙ samyag gyåta˙ shåtrånvita˙
suprayukta˙ svarge loke kåma-dhug bhavati
One word properly known and properly used is enough for all achieve-
ments on earth and in heaven.
Påˆini (Kaiyata, Mahåbhåshya-Prad¥pa, Ãhnika 1)
Yoga
aq yog;nux;snm(
atha yogånushåsanam
Now is the teaching on yoga.
Yoga S™tra 1.1
yog…íˇvOiˇinro/"
yogash citta-v®itti-nirodha˙
Yoga is the complete settling of the activity of the mind.
Yoga S™tra 1.2
7 (7)
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vOiˇs;ÂPy…mtr]
v®tti sår™pyam ita˙ atra
Reverberations of the Self emerge from here (the self-referral state) and
remain here (within the self-referral state).
Yoga S™tra 1.4
s tu dI`Rk;lnwrNtyRsTk;r;seivto Î!.U…m"
sa tu d¥rgha-kåla-nairantarya-satkåråsevito d®idha-bh™mi˙
Yoga becomes a well-founded state--established state--when it has been
respectfully and uninterruptedly cultivated for a long time.
Yoga S™tra 1.14
AtM.r; t] p[D;
®itambharå tatra pragyå
Fully awake consciousness--all knowing awareness.
Yoga S™tra 1.48
hey' du"%mn;gtm(
heyaµ du˙kham anågatam
Avert the danger which has not yet come.
Yoga S™tra 2.16
tTs…•/* vwrTy;g"
tat sannidhau vairatyåga˙
In the vicinity of coherence (Yoga), hostile tendencies are eliminated.
Yoga S™tra 2.35
8 (8)
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iSqrsu%m;snm(
sthira-sukham åsanam
Ãsana is steady pleasantness.
Yoga S™tra 2.46
p[yàxw…qLy;nNtsm;piˇ>y;m(
prayatna-shaithilyånanta-samåpattibhyåm
Asana is perfected by relaxation of activity and the dawn of unbounded-
ness.
Yoga S™tra 2.47
tto √N√;n….`;t"
tato dvandvånabhighåta˙
From that comes freedom from the pairs of opposites.
Yoga S™tra 2.48
…citx·ˇ_·rit
chiti ßakiriti
The power of consciousness is infinite.
Yoga S™tra 4.34
VedŒnta
aq;to b[˜…jD;s;
athåto brahma-jigyåså
Now, from here, the desire to know Brahman.
Brahma S™tra 1.1.1
jNm;¥Sy yt"
janmådyasya yata˙
Source of birth, maintenance, and evolution.
Brahma S™tra 1.1.2
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x;S]yoinTv;t(
shåstra yonitvåt
Source of the scripture.
Brahma S™tra 1.1.3
tˇu smNvy;t(
tat tu samanvayåt
That is through unifying nature. (That means its existence is upheld
through its unifying nature.)
Brahma S™tra 1.1.4
a;nNdmyoå>y;s;t(
ånandamayo'bhyåsåt
Brahman becomes blissful through practice.
Brahma S™tra 1.1.12
svR] p[…sıopdex;t(
sarvatra prasiddhopadeshåt
Through teaching one knows it is everywhere evident.
Brahma S™tra 1.2.1
aÊ;; cr;crg[h,;t(
attå charåchara grahaˆåt
Whole Prak®iti is eaten up--Brahman is the devourer of all diversity.
Brahma S™tra 1.2.9
p[kr,;t(
prakaraˆåt
From the context, from the sequence.
Brahma S™tra 1.2.10
/moRppˇeí
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dharmopapatteshcha
Dharma arises from there; that is the origin of Dharma.
Brahma S™tra 1.3.9
kMpn;t(
kampanåt
From the self-referral impulse.
Brahma S™tra 1.3.39
Shankaråchårya
.gvÌIt; ik≤çd/It;
g©;jllvk…,k; pIt;
bhagavad-g¥tå kinchid adh¥tå
gaãgå-jala-lava-kaˆikå p¥tå
Even a little study of the Bhagavad-G¥tå,
like a drop of the flow of nectar, is sufficient for enlightenment.
Shankaråchårya, Bhaja Govindam 20
Ãyur-Veda
aq;to dI`RÔIivtIym?y;y' Vy;:y;Sy;m" 1
athåto d¥rghan j¥vit¥yam adhyåyaµ vyåkhyåsyåma˙
Now begins the chapter on the quest for immortality.
Charaka Saµhitå, S™trasthåna 1.1.1
a;yuvdRe oåmOt;n;m(
Ãyur-Vedo Am®itånåm
Ãyur-Veda belongs to those who are immortal.
Charaka Saµhitå, S™tra Sthånam 25.40
p[D;pr;/
Pragyåparådha
Mistake of the intellect.
Charaka Saµhitå, Shår¥rasthåna 1.109
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tÊvm…s
tat tvam asi
Thou art that.
Chåndogya Upanishad 6.11
p[D;n' b[˜
pragyånaµ brahma
Fully awake self-referral dynamism (of the universe) born of the infinite
organizing power of pure knowledge, the Veda--fully awake totality of the
individual consciousness is Brahman, which comprehends the infinite
dynamism of the universe in the infinite silence of Self.
Aitareya Upanishad 3.1.3
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Upanishads
sh n;vvtu
sh n* .unˇ_⁄
sh vIy| krv;vhw
tejiSv n;v/ItmStu
m; ivi√W;vhw
saha nåv avatu
saha nau bhunaktu
saha v¥ryaµ karavåvahai
tejasvi nåv adh¥tam astu
må vidvishåvahai
Let us be together,
Let us eat together,
Let us be vital together,
Let us be radiating truth,
radiating the light of life,
Never shall we denounce anyone,
never entertain negativity.
Introductory verse for Upanishads of the Taittir¥ya Saµhitå of Yajur-Veda
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t∂Üre t√≤NtkÉ
tad d™re tadvantike
It is far, yet it is within.
⁄sha Upanishad 5
sTymev jyte
satyam eva jayate
Whevere there is absolute alertness, there is victory.
Victory (fulfillment of desire) has its basis in the 'Sattwic' (pure, integrated,
self-referral, Yogic, Vedic, or Saµhitå) quality of intelligence.
Muˆ∂aka Upanishad 3.1.6
aym;Tm; b[˜
ayam åtmå brahma
This Self is Brahman.
Måˆ∂™kya Upanishad 2
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ah' ivêm(
ahaµ vishvam
My universe is my Self.
Taittir¥ya Upanishad 3.10
yo vw .Um; tTsu%'
n;Lpe su%miSt
.Umvw su%m(
yo vai bh™må tat sukhaµ
nålpe sukham asti
bh™maiva sukhaµ
That which is infinite, that alone is happiness.
There is no joy in smallness.
The infinite alone is bliss. Chhåndogya Upanishad 7.23
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Ekmev;i√tIym(
ekam evådvit¥yam
One reality without a second.
Chhåndogya Upanishad 6.2.1
trit xokm;Tmivt(
tarati shokam åtmavit
Established in the Self, one overcomes sorrows and suffering.
Chåndogya Upanishad 7.1.3
asto m; sÌmy
tmso m; JyoitgRmy
mOTyom;R amOt' gmy
asato må sad gamaya
tamaso må jyotir gamaya
m®tyor må am®taµ gamaya
From non-existence lead us to existence,
From darkness lead us to light,
From death lead us to immortality.
B®ihadåraˆyaka Upanishad 1.3.28
18 (18)
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amOtSy pu];"
am®itasya putrå˙
O sons of immortality.
Shvetåshvatara Upanishad 2.5
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vedoåhm(
vedo 'ham
I am the Veda.
Dev¥ Upanishad 1
Ekoåh' b¸Sy;m(
eko 'haµ bahu syåm
I am one, may I be many.
Upanishads
p[c;r" s tu ivDey"
prachåra˙ sa tu vigyeya˙
The mind gets expanded in the transcendent.
Gaudapåda's Måˆ∂™kya Kårikå 3.34
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Bhagavad-G¥tå
/mR=]e e k⁄®=e]e smvet; yuyTu sv"
m;mk;" p;<@víwv ikmk⁄vtR sÔy 1
dharma-kshetre kuru-kshetre samavetå yuyutsava˙
måmakå˙ påˆ∂aßåsh chaiva kim akurvata sanjaya
Assembled on the field of Dharma,
O Sanjaya, on the field of the Kurus, eager to fight, what did
my people and the Pandavas do?
Bhagavad-G¥tå 1.1
inS]wg<u yo .v;junR
nistrai-guˆyo bhava-Arjuna
Be without the three Guˆas, O Arjuna!
Bhagavad-G¥tå 2.45
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in„k;m kmRyog
nishkåma karma yoga
Bhagavad-G¥tå Chapter 3
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yoåNt"su%oåNtr;r;mStq;NtJyoRitrev y"
yo 'nta˙-sukho 'ntaråråmas tathåntar-jyotir eva ya˙
Whose happiness is within, whose contentment is within, whose light is all
within.
Bhagavad-G¥tå 5.24
a;Tmwv ·rpur;Tmn"
Ãtmaiva ripur åtmana˙
They are the enemy to themselves.
Bhagavad-G¥tå 6.5
D;nivD;ntO¢;Tm;
Gyåna-vigyåna-t®iptåtmå
Contented in knowledge and experience.
Bhagavad-G¥tå 6.8
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b[˜s'SpxRmTyNt' su%m(
brahma-saµsparsham atyantaµ sukham
Contact with Brahman is infinite joy.
Bhagavad-G¥tå 6.28
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pXy me yogmwêrm(
pashya me yogam aishvaram
Behold the richness of My Yoga--Saµhitå value, My holistic Nature.
Bhagavad-G¥tå 9.5
in…mˇm;]' .v sVys;…cn(
nimitta-måtraµ bhava savyasåchin
Be only the instrument, O Arjuna.
Bhagavad-G¥tå 11.33
=e]=e]DyoD;Rn'
yˇJD;n' mt' mm
kshetra-kshetra-gyayor gyånaµ
yat taj gyånaµ mataµ mama
He who knows the field and the indweller,
self-referral intelligence within the structure of the field,
he really knows.
Bhagavad-G¥tå 13.2
Ë?vRml U m/"x;%m(
aêTq' p[;¸rVyym(
zNd;'…s ySy p,;Rin
ySt' ved s vedivt(
™rdhvam™lam adha˙shåkham
ashvatthaµ pråhur avyayam
chhandåµsi yasya parˆåni
yas taµ veda sa vedavit
Âk Veda speaks of the eternal Ashvattha, the World Tree, whose roots are
on top and branches with leaves below. They are the Vedic hymns.
He who knows it knows the Veda.
Bhagavad-G¥tå 15.1
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y" x;S]iv…/muTsOJy
vtRte k;mk;rt"
n s …s≤ımv;“oit
n su%' n pr;' gitm(
ya˙ shåstra-vidhim uts®ijya
vartate kåma-kårata˙
na sa siddhim avåpnoti
na sukhaµ na paråµ gatim
He who ignoring the verdict of Law, Natural Law, acts on the impulse of
desire (motivated by outside environmental influences), attains not perfec-
tion, nor happiness, nor the supreme goal of action--enlightenment, fulfill-
ment.
Bhagavad-G¥tå 16.23
tSm;Cz;S]' p[m;,' te
k;y;Rk;yRVyviSqt*
D;Tv; x;S]iv/;noˇ_'
kmR ktu…R mh;hR…s 24
tasmåt shåstraµ pramåˆaµ te
kåryåkårya-vyavasthitau
gyåtvå shåstra-vidhånoktaµ
karma kartumihårhasi
Let the light of Natural Law, which administers all life, be your
authority in deciding what ought to be done and what ought not to be
done. Having known what is said in the Constitution of Natural Law
you should perform action.
Bhagavad-G¥tå 16.24
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SmOitlRB/;
sm®itir labdhå
I have regained memory.
Bhagavad-G¥tå 18.73
Itihåsa
r;m r;j du% k;¸ n Vy;p;
Råma-råja dukha kåhu na vyåpå
In the reign of Råma suffering belonged to no one.
Råma Charita Månasa, Uttara Kåˆ∂a 20.1
In the whole of Råma's realm there was no one who suffered from bodily
pains, ill fortune, or evil circumstance. Every man loved his neighbor and
contented with the state of life to which he had been born, conformed to the
teaching of Scripture and sound morality.
The four pillars of religion were established throughout the world; no one
even dreamt of sin. Men and women alike were devoted to Råma's worship
and enjoyed all the blessedness of highest heaven.
There was no premature death and no sickness even, but everyone was
comely and sound of body; no one was in poverty, in sorrow or in distress,
no one was ignorant or unlucky; all men and women were unaffectedly
good and pious, clever and intelligent.
Everyone appreciated the merits of his neighbor and was himself learned
and wise; everyone was grateful for kindness and guilelessly prudent.
Råma Charita Månasa, Uttara Kåˆ∂a 20.1-4
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Èêr ¨v;c
≈Ir;m r;m r;meit rme r;me mnorme
shßn;m tˇuLy' r;m n;m vr;nne 27
⁄ßhvara uvåca
Ír¥ Råma Råma Råmeti rame Råme mano-rame
Sahasranåma tat tulyaµ Råma nåma varånane
Vi∑hˆu Sahasranåma, Mahåbhårata, Uttaranyåsa, v. 27.
Puråˆa
Ekìv;h' jgTy] i√tIy; k; mm;pr;
pXywt; du∑ mYyev ivx'tyo mi√.Uty"
ekaivåhaµ jagatyatra dvit¥yå kå mamåparå
pashyaitå dushta mayyeva vishaµtayo madvibh™taya˙
The supreme Cosmic Intelligence that is described as Dev¥--Mother
Divine--the most exalted state of awareness.
Durgå Saptashat¥ 10.5
Sm®iti
vedo a≤%lo /mRml
U m(
vedo akhilo dharma-m™lam
Veda is the root of all laws.
Manu Sm®iti 2.6
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p;#m;]e, …sı‰it
påˇhamåtreˆa siddhyati
By mere reading one gains perfection.
33 (33)
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Ek ih s;/e sb s/e
eka hi sådhe sab sadhe (Hindi)
Handle one thing by which everything else may be handled.
sv| ved;Tp[…sı‰it
sarvaµ vedåt prasiddhyati
Everything is Vedic, everything is known through Veda.
34 (34)