1. shiikshaavallii

2. shan no bhavat-varyamaa shan na indro bR^ihaspatiH
OM shan no mitraH
shaM varuNaH
shan no bhavat-varyamaa
shan na indro bR^ihaspatiH
May the Sun deity, the ocean deity, the Lord of ancestors, the ruler of Gods, the preceptor of the Gods, the all-pervasive Lord and the Cosmic Lord grant us happiness and auspiciousness.
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3. shan no vishhNur- urukramaH namo bramhaNe namaste vaayo
tvameva pratyakshaM
bramhaasi
Salutations to the all-pervasive, Supreme God and to the presiding deity of wind and the life-breath within us. You alone are the perceptible manifestation of the Supreme God.
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4. tvameva pratyakshaM bramha vadishhyaami R^itam vadishhyaami
satyam vadishhyaami
Therefore, I declare that You are verily the manifest God. I speak only the Right – My actions are based on my truthful words.
I speak true words.
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5. tan-maam-avatu tad-vaktaaram-avatu avatu maam avatu vaktaaram ||
May that (my speaking the Right and the Truth) protect me. May that protect the speaker (teacher).
May that protect me and the speaker (teacher). {repetition for emphasis}
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6. Peace to the body, mind and the soul.
OM shaantiH shaantiH
shaantiH
Peace to the body, mind and the soul.
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7. shiikshaaM ityuktash-
vyaakhyaasyaamaH
varNas-svaraH
maatraa balam
saama santaanaH
ityuktash-
shiikshaadhyaayaH ||
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8. adhilokam-adhi-jyautishham-adhi-vidyam-adhi-prajam-adhyaatmam
saha nau yashaH
saha nau bramha-varchasam
athaa-tas-sa(gm) hitaayaa
upanishadhaM vyaakhyaasyaamaH
paJNchasv-adhikaraNeshhu
adhilokam-adhi-jyautishham-adhi-vidyam-adhi-prajam-adhyaatmam
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9. taa mahaasa(gm)-hitaa ityaachakshate athaadhi-lokam
pR^ithivii puurva-ruupam
dyau ruttara-ruupam
aakaashas-sandhiH ||
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10. athaadhi-jyautishham agniH (f) puurva-ruupam aaditya uttara-ruupam
vaayus-sandhaanam
ityadhi-lokam
athaadhi-jyautishham
agniH (f) puurva-ruupam
aaditya uttara-ruupam
aapas-sandhiH
vaidyutas-sandhaanam
ityadhi-jyautishham
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11. antevaasy-uttara-ruupam vidyaa-sandhiH pravachana(gm) sandhaanam
athaadhi-vidyam
aachaaryaH (f)
puurva-ruupam ||
antevaasy-uttara-ruupam
vidyaa-sandhiH
pravachana(gm) sandhaanam
ityadhi-vidyam
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12. prajanana(gm) sandhaanam
athaadhi-prajam
maataa puurva-ruupam
pitottara-ruupam
prajaa-sandhiH
prajanana(gm) sandhaanam
ityadhi-prajam ||
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13. itiimaa-mahaasa(gm)-hitaaH
atha-adhyaatmam
adharaahanuH (f) puurva- ruupam
uttaraahanur-uttara-ruupam
vaak-sandhiH
jihvaa-sandhaanam
ityadhyaatmam
itiimaa-mahaasa(gm)-hitaaH
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14. ya evametaa mahaasa(gm)-hitaa vyaakhyaataa veda
sandhiiyate prajayaa pashubhiH
bramhavarchasena-annaadyena suvargyeNa lokena ||
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15. yash-chhandasaam- R^ishhabho vishva-ruupaH chhandobhyo
yash-chhandasaam- R^ishhabho vishva-ruupaH chhandobhyo.adhya- mR^itaath-sambabhuuva sa mendro medhayaa spR^iNotu amR^itasya deva-dhaaraNo bhuuyaasam
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16. shariiraM me vicharshhaNam jihvaa me madhumattamaa karNaabhyaaM bhuuri- vishruvam bramhaNaH kosho.asi medhayaa pihitaH
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17. shrutaM me gopaaya aavahantii vitanvaanaa || kurvaaNaa chiiram-aatmanaH vaasaa(gm)si mama gaavash-cha annapaane cha sarvadaa tato me shriyam-aavaha
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18. lomashaaM pashubhissaha svaahaa aamaayantu bramhachaari-
Nas-svaahaa vimaa.a.ayantu bramhachaariNas-svaahaa
pramaa.a.ayantu bramhachaariNas-svaahaa
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19. damaayantu bramha-chaariNas-svaahaa
shamaayantu bramhachaariNas-svaahaa ||
yasho jane.asaani svaahaa
shreyaan vasyaso.asaani svaahaa
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20. taM tvaa bhaga pravishaani svaahaa sa maa bhaga pravisha svaahaa
tasmin sahasra-shaakhe
nibhagaa.ahaM tvayi mR^ije svaahaa
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21. yathaa.a.apaH (f) pravataa.a.a-yanti yathaa maasaa aharjaram
evaM maaM bramhachaariNaH
dhaataraayantu sarvatas-svaahaa
prativesho.a.asi pramaabhaahi pramaapadyasva ||
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22. bhuur-bhuvas-suvar-iti vaa etaas-tisro vyaahR^itayaH
taasaamuhasmai taaM chaturthiim maahaachamasyaH (f) pravedayate
maha iti tad-bramha
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23. a~Ngaanyanyaa devataaH bhuuriti vaa ayaM lokaH bhuva ityanta-riksham
sa aatmaa
a~Ngaanyanyaa devataaH
bhuuriti vaa ayaM lokaH
bhuva ityanta-riksham
suva-rityasau lokaH ||
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24. aadityena vaava sarve-lokaa mahiiyante
maha ityaadityaH
aadityena vaava sarve-lokaa mahiiyante
bhuuriti vaa agniH
bhuva iti vaayuH
suvar-ityaadityaH
maha iti chandramaaH
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25. chandramasaa vaava sarvaaNi jyotii(gm)shhi mahiiyante
bhuuriti vaa R^ichaH
bhuva iti saamaani
suvariti yajuu (gm) shhi ||
maha iti bramha
bramhaNaa vaava sarve-vedaa mahiiyante
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26. annena vaava sarve praaNaa taa vaa etaash-chatasrash-chaturdhaa
bhuuriti vai praaNaH
bhuva ityapaanaH
suvariti vyaanaH
maha ityannam
annena vaava sarve praaNaa
mahiiyante
taa vaa etaash-chatasrash-chaturdhaa
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27. chatasrash-chatasro vyaahR^itayaH taa yo veda sa veda bramha
sarve.asmai-devaa balimaavahanti ||
sa ya eshho.antar-hR^idaya
aakaashaH
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28. tasminnayaM purushho manomayaH amR^ito hiraNmayaH antareNa taaluke
ya eshha-stana iva-avalambate
sendrayoniH
yatraasau keshaanto vivartate
vyapohya shiirshha-kapaale
bhuurityagnau pratitishhThati
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29. aapnoti mana-saspatim vaak-patish-chakshushh-patiH
bhuva iti vaayau
suvar-ityaaditye
maha iti bramhaNi
aapnoti svaaraajyam
aapnoti mana-saspatim
vaak-patish-chakshushh-patiH
shrotra-patir viGYaana-patiH
etattato bhavati
aakaasha-shariiraM bramha
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30. satyaatma praaNaaraamaM mana aanandam shaanti-samR^iddham-amR^itam
iti praachiina-yogyopaasva ||
pR^ithivy-antarikshaM
dyaur-disho.ava-antara-dishaaH
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31. agnir-vaayur-aadityash-chandramaa nakshatraaNi
aapa oshhadhayo vanaspataya aakaasha aatmaa
ityadhi-bhuutam
atha-adhyaatmam
praaNo vyaano.apaana udaanas-samaanaH
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32. chakshush-shrotraM mano vaak tvak
charma-maa (gm)-sa (ggu) snaavaa.asthi majjaa
etad-adhividhaaya R^ishhir-avochat
paa~NktaM vaa ida (gm) sarvam
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33. paa~Nktenaiva paa~Nkta(ggu) spR^iNotiiti || omiti bramha
omitiida(gm) sarvam
omityeta-danukR^iti hasma vaa apyo-shraavayetyaa-shraavayanti
omiti saamaani gaayanti
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34. o(gm) shomiti shastraaNi sha(gm)santi
omityadhvaryuH pratigaraM pratigR^iNaati
omiti bramhaa prasauti
omityagnihotram-anujaanaati
omiti braamhaNaH (f) pravakshyannaaha bramhopaapnavaaniiti
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35. R^itaM cha svaadhyaaya satyaM cha svaadhyaaya- damash-cha svaadhyaaya-
bramhaivopaapnoti ||
R^itaM cha svaadhyaaya
pravachane cha
satyaM cha svaadhyaaya-
tapash-cha svaadhyaaya-
damash-cha svaadhyaaya-
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36. shamash-cha svaadhyaaya-
pravachane cha
agnayash-cha svaadhyaaya-
agnihotraM cha
svaadhyaaya- pravachane cha
atithayash-cha
svaadhyaaya-pravachane cha
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37. svaadhyaaya-pravachane cha prajaatish-cha svaadhyaaya-
maanushhaM cha
svaadhyaaya-pravachane cha
prajaa cha svaadhyaaya-
pravachane cha
prajanash-cha svaadhyaaya-
prajaatish-cha svaadhyaaya-
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38. satyamiti satya-vachaa raathii taraH tapa iti taponityaH (f)
paurushishhTiH
svaadhyaaya pravachane
eveti naako maudgalyaH
taddhi tapas-taddhi tapaH ||
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39. ahaM vR^ikshasya rerivaa kiirthiH (f) pR^ishhThaM
gireriva uurdhva-pavitro
vaajiniiva sva-mR^itam-asmi
draviNa(gm) savarchasam
sumedhaa amR^itokshitaH
iti trisha~Nkor-vedaanu-
vachanam ||
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40. aachaaryo.antevaasina-
vedamanuuchy-
aachaaryo.antevaasina-
manushaasti
satyaM vada
dharmaM chara
svaadhyaayaan-maa
pramadaH
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41. aachaaryaaya priyaM dhanamaahR^itya prajaatantuM maa vyavachchhetsiiH
satyaan-na pramaditavyam
dharmaan-na pramaditavyam
kushalaan-na pramaditavyam
bhuutyai-na pramaditavyam
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42. svaadhyaaya-pravachanaabhyaaM-na-pramaditavyam ||
deva-pitR^i-kaaryaabhyaaM na
pramaditavyam
maatR^i-devo bhava
pitR^i-devo bhava
aachaarya-devo bhava
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43. yaany-anavadyaani karmaaNi taani sevitavyaani no itaraaNi
atithi-devo bhava
yaany-anavadyaani karmaaNi
taani sevitavyaani
no itaraaNi
yaany-asmaaka(gm) sucharitaani
taani tvayopaasyaani ||
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44. chhreyaa(gm)so braamhaNaaH teshhaaM tvayaa.a.asane na prashvasitavyam
no itaraaNi
ye ke cha-asmach-
chhreyaa(gm)so braamhaNaaH
teshhaaM tvayaa.a.asane na prashvasitavyam
shraddhayaa deyam
ashraddhayaa.adeyam
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45. atha yadi te karma-vichikitsaa vaa vR^itta-vichikitsaa vaa syaat ||
shriyaa deyam
hriyaa deyam
bhiyaa deyam
saMvidaa deyam
atha yadi te karma-vichikitsaa vaa vR^itta-vichikitsaa vaa syaat ||
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46. ye tatra braamhaNaas-sammarshinaH yuktaa aayuktaaH
aluukshaa dharma-kaamaassyuH
yathaa te tatra varteran tathaa tatra varte-thaaH
atha-abhyaakhyaateshhu
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47. ye tatra braamhaNaas-sammarshinaH yuktaa aayuktaaH
aluukshaa dharma-kaamaassyuH
yathaa te teshhu varteran tathaa teshhu vartethaaH
eshha aadeshaH
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48. evam-uchaita-dupaasyam ||
eshha upadeshaH
eshha vedopanishhat
etad-anushaasanam
evam-upaasitavyam
evam-uchaita-dupaasyam ||
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49. shan no bhavat-varyamaa shan na indro bR^ihaspatiH
OM shan no mitraH
shaM varuNaH
shan no bhavat-varyamaa
shan na indro bR^ihaspatiH
May the Sun deity, the ocean deity, the Lord of ancestors, the ruler of Gods, the preceptor of the Gods, the all-pervasive Lord and the Cosmic Lord grant us happiness and auspiciousness.
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50. bramhaNe namaste vaayo
shan no vishhNur-
urukramaH namo
bramhaNe namaste vaayo
tvameva pratyakshaM
bramhaasi
Salutations to the all-pervasive, Supreme God and to the presiding deity of wind and the life-breath within us. You alone are the perceptible manifestation of the Supreme God.
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51. tvaameva pratyakshaM bramhaa vaadishham R^itama vaadishham
satyama vaadishham
Therefore, I declared that You are verily the manifest God. I spoke only the Right – My actions were based on my truthful words.
I spoke true words.
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52. tad-vaktaaram-aaviit
tan-maam-aaviit
tad-vaktaaram-aaviit
aaviin maam
aaviid-vaktaaram ||
May that (my speaking the Right and the Truth) protect me. May that protect the speaker (teacher).
May that protect me and the speaker (teacher). {repetition for emphasis}
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53. shaantiH || OM shaantiH shaantiH
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54. Based on