Chronologically they came at the end of the Vedic period. Literally, Vedanta means the end of Veda, Vedasya antah, the conclusion ( Anta) as well as the goal ( Anta) of the Vedas. The Upanishads are often called ‘ Vedanta‘. They are at present, the most popular and extensively read Vedic texts. The Upanishads, however, are included in the Shruti. The Samhita and the Brahmanas represent mainly the Karma-Kanda or the ritual portion, while the Upanishads chiefly represent the Jnana-Kanda or the knowledge portion. The Vedas are generally considered to have two portions viz., Karma-Kanda (portion dealing with action or rituals) and Jnana-Kanda (portion dealing with knowledge). If the Samhita is likened to a tree, the Brahmanas are its flowers and the Aranyakas are its fruit yet not ripened, the Upanishads are the ripe fruits. The Upanishads come towards the end of the Aranyakas. Now, we discuss to the concluding part of the Veda namely ‘the Upanishads. Kerala School of Astronomy and Mathematics.Continuity of oral and textual traditions of the Vedas.Both these, verily, as the Self does he cherish who thus knows.Īnanda Valli mp3 6.2 MB mpeg 4 audio, very uplifting piece. Whoso knows thus, these two as the Self does he cherish.Ĥ. And this one who is in the man, and that one who is in the sun, He is one.ġ. What is a hundred times the bliss of Prajapati, What is a hundred times the bliss of Brihaspati,ġ3. What is a hundred times the bliss of Indra,ġ2. What is a hundred times the bliss of Devas,ġ1. What is a hundred times the bliss of the Devas (known as) Karma-Devas,ġ0. That is one bliss of the Devas (known as) Karma-Devas,Īs also of the man versed in the Vedas, not smitten by passion.ĩ. What is a hundred times the bliss of the Devas born in the Ajana, What is a hundred times the bliss of the Pitris (ancestors) 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.Ĩ. What is a hundred times the bliss of the celestial fairies, that is one bliss of the Pitris (forefathers, ancestors) who dwell in the long-enduring world, as also of the man versed in the Vedas, not smitten by passion.ħ. That is one bliss of celestial fairies(deva-gandharvas), as also of the man versed in the Vedas, not smitten by passion.Ħ. What is a hundred times the bliss of human fairies, That is one bliss of human fairies (gandharvas),Īs also of the man versed in the Vedas (one who has heard),ĥ. 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.Ĥ. This is the enquiry (mimamsa) concerning bliss. The English translation is by Alladi Mahadeva Sastry taken from Ģ. The following is the Ananda Valli chapter. These chapters are known as Siksha Valli, Ananda Valli and Bhrigu Valli, respectively. The Taittiriya Upanishad forms the seventh, eighth and ninth chapters of the Taittiriya Aranyaka of the Krishna Yajur Veda.
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