𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍 (𑌦𑌶 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌯𑌃)

𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍 here is a liturgical collection of Vedic peace prayers, closely associated with Taittiriya/Krishna Yajurveda recitation usage and commonly heard in contexts such as 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿-𑌜𑌪𑌮𑍍, 𑌉𑌦𑌕-𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿, and Vedic worship. Rather than being one single short mantra, this document gathers prayers for waters, earth, atmosphere, heaven, directions, plants, animals, human beings, knowledge, lifespan, and teacher-student harmony.

This collection shows that 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 is not passive quiet. It is the pacification of disorder so that life can serve dharma. The mantras seek purification through waters, cosmic peace across all directions, long life, strength of memory, truthful speech, retention of Vedic knowledge, and freedom from the disturbances that interrupt worship, study, health, and social order.

These mantras move from the elemental world to the inner person. Waters are invoked as nourishing mothers, the worlds are pacified, the body is blessed with long life, the mind is strengthened for 𑌮𑍇𑌧𑌾, and the relationship between teacher and student is protected from hatred and misunderstanding. This broad sweep is why such peace mantras are used before and after serious sacred study.

Key concepts include 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿, 𑌆𑌪𑌸𑍍, 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿, 𑌮𑍇𑌧𑌾, 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾, 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯, 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮, and the threefold pacification of obstacles. Read the collection as full-spectrum purification: the world around us, the senses within us, the teacher-student relationship, and the lifespan entrusted to us are all brought into sacred order.

𑌆𑌪𑍋॒ 𑌹𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾 𑌮॑𑌯𑍋॒𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌃॒ । 𑌤𑌾 𑌨॑ 𑌊॒𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍇 𑌦॑𑌧𑌾𑌤𑌨 । 𑌮॒𑌹𑍇𑌰𑌣𑌾॑𑌯॒ 𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌷॑𑌸𑍇 । 𑌯𑍋 𑌵𑌃॑ 𑌶𑌿॒𑌵𑌤॑𑌮𑍋॒ 𑌰𑌸॒𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯॑ 𑌭𑌾𑌜𑌯𑌤𑍇॒ 𑌹 𑌨𑌃॒ । 𑌉॒𑌷॒𑌤𑍀𑌰𑌿॑𑌵 𑌮𑌾॒𑌤𑌰𑌃॑ । 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾॒ 𑌅𑌰𑌂॑𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌵𑍋॒ 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯॒ 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯𑌾॑𑌯॒ 𑌜𑌿॑𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌥 । 𑌆𑌪𑍋॑ 𑌜॒𑌨𑌯॑𑌥𑌾 𑌚 𑌨𑌃 ।

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌆𑌪𑌸𑍍 - O waters
𑌹𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾𑌃 𑌮𑌯𑍋𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌃 - you are truly bringers of joy and welfare
𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌨𑌃 𑌊𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍇 𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌤𑌨 - place us in nourishment and strength
𑌮𑌹𑍇 𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌸𑍇 - for great delight and clear vision
𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌤𑌮𑌃 𑌰𑌸𑌃 - your most auspicious essence
𑌉𑌶𑌤𑍀𑌃 𑌇𑌵 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌰𑌃 - like loving mothers
𑌆𑌪𑌸𑍍 𑌜𑌨𑌯𑌥 𑌨𑌃 - O waters, regenerate us

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O waters, you are bringers of joy. Give us nourishment, strength, and clear vision. Let us partake of your most auspicious essence, like children nourished by mothers. O waters, renew and regenerate us.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The waters are addressed as mothers, carriers of nourishment, vision, and renewal. 𑌰𑌸 means essence, taste, and life-sap; the mantra seeks the most auspicious essence of life.

Vedic and Upanishadic texts often use water as purification, nourishment, and source. The Gita's line 𑌰𑌸𑍋𑌹𑌂 𑌅𑌪𑍍𑌸𑍁 𑌕𑍌𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌯 identifies the Lord with the taste in waters, supporting this sacred view.

Practically, water teaches humility and renewal. Drink gratefully, conserve carefully, and let daily cleansing remind you to wash resentment and harshness from speech.

𑌪𑍃॒𑌥𑌿॒𑌵𑍀 𑌶𑌾𑌂॒𑌤𑌾 𑌸𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌨𑌾॑ 𑌶𑌾𑌂॒𑌤𑌾 𑌸𑌾𑌮𑍇॑ 𑌶𑌾𑌂॒𑌤𑌾 𑌶𑍁𑌚𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍॑ 𑌶𑌮𑌯𑌤𑍁 ।
𑌅𑌂॒𑌤𑌰𑌿॑𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍 𑌶𑌾𑌂॒𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾॒𑌯𑍁𑌨𑌾॑ 𑌶𑌾𑌂॒𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍇॑ 𑌶𑌾𑌂॒𑌤𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍 𑌶𑍁𑌚𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍॑ 𑌶𑌮𑌯𑌤𑍁 ।
𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍌𑌶𑍍𑌶𑌾𑌂॒𑌤𑌾॒ 𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌿॒𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨॑ 𑌶𑌾𑌂॒𑌤𑌾 𑌸𑌾 𑌮𑍇॑ 𑌶𑌾𑌂॒𑌤𑌾 𑌶𑍁𑌚𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍॑ 𑌶𑌮𑌯𑌤𑍁 ।

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌿𑌵𑍀 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌾 - may earth be peaceful
𑌸 𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌨𑌾 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌾 - peaceful with fire
𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌰𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌮𑍍 - may midspace be peaceful
𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌨𑌾 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌮𑍍 - peaceful with wind
𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍌𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌾 - may heaven be peaceful
𑌆𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌾 - peaceful with the sun
𑌶𑍁𑌚𑌂 𑌶𑌮𑌯𑌤𑍁 - may it pacify impurity, sorrow, or burning distress

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May the earth be peaceful with fire; may the midspace be peaceful with wind; may heaven be peaceful with the sun. May that peace pacify my impurity and distress.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
Peace is invoked through elemental pairs: 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌿𑌵𑍀-Agni, 𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌰𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑍍-Vayu, and 𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍌𑌃-Sun. The prayer recognizes that disturbance can arise when elemental forces are unbalanced.

Vedic ritual seeks harmony between human life and cosmic powers. In Vedanta, such harmony also prepares the mind for knowledge by reducing agitation and fear.

In daily life, balance the elements of your routine: food, movement, light, breath, and rest. A peaceful environment supports peaceful thought.

𑌪𑍃॒𑌥𑌿॒𑌵𑍀 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿॑𑌰𑌂॒𑌤𑌰𑌿॑𑌕𑍍𑌷॒𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿॒-
𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍌-𑌶𑍍𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿॒𑌰𑍍-𑌦𑌿𑌶॒-𑌶𑍍𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿॑-𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌰𑌦𑌿॒𑌶𑌾-𑌶𑍍𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿॑-
𑌰॒𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿-𑌶𑍍𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿॑𑌰𑍍-𑌵𑌾॒𑌯𑍁-𑌶𑍍𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿॑-𑌰𑌾𑌦𑌿॒𑌤𑍍𑌯-
𑌶𑍍𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿॑-𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰॒𑌮𑌾॒-𑌶𑍍𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿॒𑌰𑍍-𑌨𑌕𑍍𑌷॑𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿॒-
𑌶𑍍𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌰𑌾𑌪॒𑌶𑍍𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿॒-𑌰𑍋𑌷॑𑌧𑌯॒-
𑌶𑍍𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿॒𑌰𑍍-𑌵𑌨॒𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌤॑𑌯॒-𑌶𑍍𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿॒𑌰𑍍-𑌗𑍌॑-
𑌶𑍍𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿॑-𑌰॒𑌜𑌾-𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿-𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌵॒-𑌶𑍍𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁॑𑌷॒-
𑌶𑍍𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿॒-𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮॒-𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿॑𑌰𑍍-𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌮॒𑌣-
𑌶𑍍𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿-𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿॑-𑌰𑍇𑌵 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿-𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿॑-𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍇 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॑ ।

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌿𑌵𑍀, 𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌰𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑍍, 𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍌𑌃 - earth, midspace, heaven
𑌦𑌿𑌶𑌃, 𑌅𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌰-𑌦𑌿𑌶𑌃 - directions and intermediate directions
𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿, 𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍁, 𑌆𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯, 𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾, 𑌨𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿 - fire, wind, sun, moon, stars
𑌆𑌪𑌸𑍍, 𑌓𑌷𑌧𑌯𑌃, 𑌵𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌯𑌃 - waters, herbs, trees
𑌗𑍌𑌃, 𑌅𑌜𑌃, 𑌅𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌃, 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌃 - cow, goat, horse, human being
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮, 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌃 - sacred knowledge and its knower
𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌏𑌵 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃 - peace indeed is peace

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May there be peace in earth, midspace, heaven, directions, fire, wind, sun, moon, stars, waters, herbs, trees, animals, human beings, sacred knowledge, and the knower of sacred knowledge. May peace alone be peace for me.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This is a sweeping peace-inventory. It names the cosmos, ecology, animals, humanity, knowledge, and the knower. 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 is not narrow mood but the harmonious functioning of the whole field.

The mantra resembles the universal scope of Vedic welfare prayers. It also supports the Upanishadic idea that knowledge is not isolated from the order of life; disturbed environments and disturbed minds obstruct understanding.

Practically, this is a checklist for responsible living. Make peace with place, direction, nature, animals, people, learning, and teachers. A person who creates disturbance everywhere cannot claim inner peace.

𑌤𑌯𑌾॒𑌹𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍॒𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾॒ 𑌸॑𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌶𑌾𑌂॒𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾॒
𑌮𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌂॑ 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿॒𑌪𑌦𑍇॒ 𑌚𑌤𑍁॑𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌦𑍇 𑌚॒
𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌂॑ 𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌮𑌿 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿॑𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍇 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॑ ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌤𑌯𑌾 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 - by that peace
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵-𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 - by all-inclusive peace
𑌮𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 - for me
𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌦𑍇 𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌦𑍇 𑌚 - for two-footed and four-footed beings
𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌮𑌿 - I make peace
𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌮𑍇 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 - may peace be mine

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
By that peace, by all peace, I make peace for myself and for two-footed and four-footed beings. May peace be mine.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The speaker does not merely ask for peace; 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌮𑌿 says "I make peace." Vedic prayer becomes responsibility.

This agrees with dharma's active nature: one must create conditions for welfare. The Gita's ideal person is not inertly peaceful but beneficial to beings.

Practically, make peace where you stand: reduce harsh speech, solve one conflict, protect animals, and leave shared spaces calmer than you found them.

𑌏𑌹॒ 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌚॒ 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌚॒ 𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌿॑𑌶𑍍𑌚॒
𑌤𑌪𑍋॑ 𑌮𑍇॒𑌧𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰॑𑌤𑌿॒𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾 𑌶𑍍𑌰॒𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾 𑌸॒𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂
𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮॑𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍈॒𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿॒ 𑌮𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿॑𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌂𑌤॒-𑌮𑌨𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿॑𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌂𑌤𑍁॒
𑌮𑌾 𑌮𑌾॒𑌗𑍍॒ 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌚॒ 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌚॒ 𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌿॑𑌶𑍍𑌚॒
𑌤𑌪𑍋॑ 𑌮𑍇॒𑌧𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰॑𑌤𑌿॒𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾 𑌶𑍍𑌰॒𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾 𑌸॒𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂
𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮॑𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍈॒𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿॑ 𑌮𑌾॒ 𑌮𑌾 𑌹𑌾॑𑌸𑌿𑌷𑍁𑌃 ।

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌃 - prosperity and grace
𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌃 - modesty, sacred shame, moral restraint
𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌃 - firmness and courage
𑌤𑌪𑌸𑍍 - disciplined austerity
𑌮𑍇𑌧𑌾 - intelligence and retention
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾 - stability
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾 - faith and reverent trust
𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌃 - truth and righteous order
𑌮𑌾 𑌹𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌷𑍁𑌃 - may they not abandon me

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May prosperity, modesty, firmness, tapas, intelligence, stability, faith, truth, and dharma not rise away from me or abandon me. May these qualities remain with me.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This is a character-protection prayer. Wealth without 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌃, intelligence without 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾, and firmness without 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮 can become dangerous. The mantra asks that virtues stay together.

The Gita's 𑌦𑍈𑌵𑍀 𑌸𑌂𑌪𑌤𑍍 list similarly treats virtues as a cluster. Bhartruhari and Chanakya also warn that knowledge, wealth, and power need character to become beneficial.

Practically, do not optimize only one quality. Success requires prosperity, humility, discipline, intelligence, stability, faith, truth, and duty working together.

𑌉𑌦𑌾𑌯𑍁॑𑌷𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾॒𑌯𑍁𑌷𑍋𑌦𑍋॑𑌷𑌦𑍀𑌨𑌾॒𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍॒
𑌰𑌸𑍇॒𑌨𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌪॒𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌯॑𑌸𑍍𑌯॒ 𑌶𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍇॒𑌣𑍋𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌮॒𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌾॒𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍॒ 𑌅𑌨𑍁॑ ।
𑌤𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁॑𑌰𑍍-𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑌹𑌿॑𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑍁॒𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾᳚𑌚𑍍𑌚𑍁॒𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍁॒𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌰॑𑌤𑍍 ।

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌉𑌤𑍍 𑌆𑌯𑍁𑌷𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌵-𑌆𑌯𑍁𑌷𑌾 - may we rise with life and our full lifespan
𑌓𑌷𑌧𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌰𑌸𑍇𑌨 - with the essence of herbs
𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌶𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍇𑌣 - with the strength of rain
𑌅𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌅𑌨𑍁 - following the immortal powers
𑌤𑌤𑍍 𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌃 𑌦𑍇𑌵-𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 - that divine-benefiting eye
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌶𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌉𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌰𑌤𑍍 - rises bright in front

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May we rise with full life, with the essence of herbs and the strength of rain, following the immortal powers. That bright eye, placed for divine good, rises before us.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
Life is nourished by herbs, rain, and the rising solar eye. 𑌦𑍇𑌵-𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌃 suggests the sun as the eye placed for divine purpose and human awakening.

Vedic prayers often connect longevity to cosmic nourishment. The sun, rain, herbs, and vitality form a chain of grace. The Gita also sees the divine in sunlight, rain, and medicinal life.

Practically, health is sacred capital. Food, medicine, sunlight, rain, and longevity should be used to serve, study, and uplift, not merely to prolong distraction.

𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑍇॑𑌮 𑌶॒𑌰𑌦॑𑌶𑍍𑌶॒𑌤𑌂 𑌜𑍀𑌵𑍇॑𑌮 𑌶॒𑌰𑌦॑𑌶𑍍𑌶॒𑌤𑌂
𑌨𑌂𑌦𑌾॑𑌮 𑌶॒𑌰𑌦॑𑌶𑍍𑌶॒𑌤𑌂 𑌮𑍋𑌦𑌾॑𑌮 𑌶॒𑌰𑌦॑𑌶𑍍𑌶॒𑌤𑌂
𑌭𑌵𑌾॑𑌮 𑌶॒𑌰𑌦॑𑌶𑍍𑌶॒𑌤𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍 𑌶𑍃॒𑌣𑌵𑌾॑𑌮 𑌶॒𑌰𑌦॑𑌶𑍍𑌶॒𑌤𑌂
𑌪𑌬𑍍𑌰॑𑌵𑌾𑌮 𑌶॒𑌰𑌦॑𑌶𑍍𑌶॒𑌤𑌮𑌜𑍀॑𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮 𑌶॒𑌰𑌦॑𑌶𑍍𑌶॒𑌤𑌂
𑌜𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌚॒ 𑌸𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂॑ 𑌦𑍃॒𑌶𑍇 ।

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌮 𑌶𑌰𑌦𑌃 𑌶𑌤𑌮𑍍 - may we see a hundred autumns
𑌜𑍀𑌵𑍇𑌮 - may we live
𑌨𑌂𑌦𑌾𑌮, 𑌮𑍋𑌦𑌾𑌮 - may we rejoice and delight
𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌮 - may we flourish and become
𑌶𑍃𑌣𑌵𑌾𑌮 - may we hear
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌮 - may we speak clearly
𑌅𑌜𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮 - may we remain unconquered
𑌸𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍃𑌶𑍇 - may we behold the sun

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May we see, live, rejoice, delight, flourish, hear, speak, and remain unconquered for a hundred autumns. May we continue to behold the sun.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
Longevity here includes 𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌃, clear sight, 𑌨𑌂𑌦𑌾𑌮, joy, 𑌶𑍃𑌣𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌮, hearing, and 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌮, worthy speech. A long life without vitality, purpose, or right speech is not the ideal.

Vedic blessings often ask for 𑌶𑌾𑌅𑌰𑌦𑌃 𑌶𑌤𑌮𑍍, a full span of meaningful life. The Taittiriya tradition's emphasis on study, truth, and duty shows why longevity is valuable: it gives time for learning, family, service, and realization.

Practically, aim not just to live longer but to live better: keep eyes clear, ears attentive, speech truthful, and mind undefeated by cynicism.

𑌯 𑌉𑌦॑𑌗𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌹॒𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌵𑌾᳚-𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿॒𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌜॑𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌸𑌰𑌿॒𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯॒ 𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾॒𑌥𑍍𑌸𑌮𑌾॑ 𑌵𑍃𑌷॒𑌭𑍋 𑌲𑍋॑𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌾॒𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌸𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍋॑ 𑌵𑌿𑌪॒𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌨॑𑌸𑌾 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍁 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌯𑌃 𑌉𑌦𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍 - he who rose
𑌮𑌹𑌤𑌃 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍 - from the great ocean
𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌃 - shining brilliantly
𑌸𑌰𑌿𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍 - from the midst of the waters or fluid expanse
𑌵𑍃𑌷𑌭𑌃 𑌲𑍋𑌹𑌿𑌤-𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌃 𑌸𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌃 - the bull-like red-eyed sun
𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌾 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍁 - may the wise one purify us by mind

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May the wise, red-eyed, powerful sun who rises shining from the great oceanic expanse purify us in mind.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The sun is 𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍, wise, and purifier of mind. Dawn is not only a visual event; it symbolizes awakening from inner dullness.

The Gayatri tradition also asks the solar radiance to inspire the intellect. The sun's purification is therefore moral and contemplative, not merely physical.

Practically, begin the day with light and clarity. A clean morning routine can purify the mind before distraction takes over.

𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮॑𑌣॒𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍋𑌤॒𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿॒ 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮॑𑌣 𑌆॒𑌣𑍀𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍋॒ 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌮॑𑌣 𑌆॒𑌵𑌪॑𑌨𑌮𑌸𑌿 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿॒𑌤𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑍃॑𑌥𑌿॒𑌵𑍀 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮॑𑌣𑌾 𑌮॒𑌹𑍀 𑌦𑌾॑𑌰𑌿॒𑌤𑌮𑍇॑𑌨𑍇𑌨 𑌮॒𑌹𑌦𑌨𑍍॒𑌤𑌰𑌿॑𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂॒ 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌂॑ 𑌦𑌾𑌧𑌾𑌰 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌿॒𑌵𑍀𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍 𑌸𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌂॒-𑌯𑌁𑌦॒𑌹𑌂-𑌵𑍇𑌁𑌦॒ 𑌤𑌦॒𑌹𑌂 𑌧𑌾॑𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌿॒ 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌦𑍋𑌽𑌥𑌿॒ 𑌵𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌰॑𑌸𑌤𑍍 ।

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌃 𑌚𑍋𑌦𑌨𑍀 𑌅𑌸𑌿 - you are the impelling power of sacred knowledge
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌃 𑌆𑌣𑌿-𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾 - you are fixed like the axle-pin of Brahman or sacred order
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣 𑌆𑌵𑌪𑌨𑌂 𑌅𑌸𑌿 - you are the receptacle for the knower of sacred knowledge
𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌇𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌿𑌵𑍀 - this earth is upheld
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌾 𑌮𑌹𑍀 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾 - the great earth is upheld by Brahman
𑌯𑌤𑍍 𑌅𑌹𑌂 𑌵𑍇𑌦 𑌤𑌤𑍍 𑌅𑌹𑌂 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌿 - may I hold what I know
𑌮𑌾 𑌮𑌦𑍍-𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌃 𑌅𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌤𑍍 - may my Vedic knowledge not slip away from me

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
You are the impelling and stabilizing power of sacred knowledge. By Brahman the great earth, midspace, heaven, and the divine earth are upheld. May I retain what I know; may my Vedic knowledge not fall away from me.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The mantra links cosmic support and memory. The same sacred order that upholds earth and heaven must uphold learning in the student's mind. 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌾, retention, is essential.

This connects with Medha Suktam's 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌟𑌂 𑌮𑍇 𑌗𑍋𑌪𑌾𑌯, protect what I have heard. Shankara's method of 𑌮𑌨𑌨 and 𑌨𑌿𑌦𑌿𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌨 exists because hearing alone is not enough; knowledge must be held and assimilated.

Practically, review what matters. Notes, repetition, teaching others, and applying lessons prevent knowledge from slipping away.

𑌮𑍇॒𑌧𑌾॒𑌮॒𑌨𑍀॒𑌷𑍇 𑌮𑌾𑌵𑌿॒𑌶𑌤𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍 𑌸॒𑌮𑍀𑌚𑍀॑ 𑌭𑍂॒𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯॒ 𑌭𑌵𑍍𑌯॒𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌵॑𑌰𑍁𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍈॒ 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵॒𑌮𑌾𑌯𑍁॑𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌿॒ 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵॒𑌮𑌾𑌯𑍁॑𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌿 ।

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌮𑍇𑌧𑌾 - intelligence and retention
𑌮𑌨𑍀𑌷𑌾 - deep reflective understanding
𑌮𑌾 𑌆𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑍀𑌚𑍀 - may they enter me rightly and fully
𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌭𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌅𑌵𑌰𑍁𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍈 - for grasping past and future
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌆𑌯𑍁𑌃 𑌅𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌿 - may I reach the full span of life

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May medha and deep understanding enter me rightly, so that I may comprehend what has been and what is to come. May I attain the full span of life.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
𑌮𑍇𑌧𑌾 and 𑌮𑌨𑍀𑌷𑌾 are paired: retention and reflective insight. The prayer seeks intelligence that understands continuity across time.

Upanishadic wisdom is not short-term cleverness. It sees causes, consequences, and the pattern connecting past, present, and future. That is why memory and discrimination are sacred.

Practically, learn from history. Before making decisions, ask what past pattern is repeating and what future consequence is being created.

𑌆॒𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍀॒𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌿-𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌦𑌤𑍋॑𑌨 𑌊॒𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌾॑𑌯𑌯 𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌵𑍋॒ 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌧॑𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌃 ।
𑌯॒𑌦𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋॒𑌤𑍃𑌭𑍍𑌯𑍋॒ 𑌮𑌹𑌿॑ 𑌗𑍋॒𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 𑌰𑍁॒𑌜𑌾𑌸𑌿॑ 𑌭𑍂𑌯𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠॒𑌭𑌾𑌜𑍋॒ 𑌅𑌧॑ 𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮 ।
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮॒ 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌾॑𑌦𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌮॒ 𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍋॒ 𑌮𑌾 𑌹𑌾॑𑌸𑍀𑌤𑍍 ॥
𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॑ ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌆𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌗𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌿𑌃 - by these praises and words
𑌯𑌤𑍍 𑌊𑌨𑌂 𑌆𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌯 - fill up what is lacking
𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌃 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌃 - O radiant, growing Lord
𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍃𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 - for the praisers
𑌗𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 𑌰𑍁𑌜𑌾𑌸𑌿 - you break open enclosures or obstacles
𑌭𑍂𑌯𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠-𑌭𑌾𑌜𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮 - may we receive the greatest share
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌮 - we have spoken sacred truth
𑌤𑌤𑍍 𑌨𑌃 𑌮𑌾 𑌹𑌾𑌸𑍀𑌤𑍍 - may that not abandon us

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
By these praises, fill what is lacking, O radiant Lord. When you break open the enclosures for your praisers, may we receive the fullest share. We have spoken sacred truth; may it not abandon us. May there be peace, peace, peace.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The prayer admits incompleteness: 𑌯𑌤𑍍 𑌊𑌨𑌂 𑌆𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌯, fill what is lacking. That humility is essential for learning and worship.

The image of breaking enclosures recalls Vedic deities releasing cows, light, and waters. Spiritually, the enclosure is ignorance or constriction; the Katha Upanishad's call to wakefulness, 𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤 𑌜𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌤, points to the same movement from confinement into alert freedom.

Practically, confess gaps and ask for completion. A mature student or leader can say, "I do not yet know enough," and then seek the right help.

𑌓𑌂 𑌸𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾॑ 𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌚𑌾𑌮𑌿॒ 𑌯𑌜𑍁॑𑌷𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰॒𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌯𑍁॒𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌨𑌂॑ 𑌚 ॥
𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॑ ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌸𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌮𑌿 - I sprinkle or consecrate you
𑌯𑌜𑍁𑌷𑌾 - with the Yajus formula
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌾𑌮𑍍 - progeny or creative continuity
𑌆𑌯𑍁𑌃 - life
𑌧𑌨𑌂 𑌚 - and wealth
𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃 - peace

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
With the Yajus formula I consecrate you for progeny, life, and wealth. May there be peace, peace, peace.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌮𑌿 indicates sprinkling and consecration. Life, continuity, and wealth are not treated as raw possessions but as sanctified responsibilities.

Vedic ritual often consecrates ordinary goals so they remain within dharma. The Gita similarly permits desire that is not opposed to dharma.

Practically, dedicate resources before using them. Income, health, and family continuity should be consciously placed in the service of good.

𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑌂 𑌨𑍋॑ 𑌮𑌿॒𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌃 𑌶𑌂-𑌵𑌁𑌰𑍁॑𑌣𑌃 ।
𑌶𑌂 𑌨𑍋॑ 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌯॒𑌮𑌾 ।
𑌶𑌂 𑌨॒ 𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍋॒ 𑌬𑍃𑌹॒𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌃॑ ।
𑌶𑌂 𑌨𑍋॒ 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁॑𑌰𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌰॒𑌮𑌃 ।
𑌨𑌮𑍋॒ 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮॑𑌣𑍇 । 𑌨𑌮॑𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍋 ।
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇॒𑌵 𑌪𑍍𑌰॒𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂॒ 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾॑𑌸𑌿 ।
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍇॒𑌵 𑌪𑍍𑌰॒𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂॒ 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮॑ 𑌵𑌦𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 ।
𑌋॒𑌤𑌂-𑌵𑌁॑𑌦𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 । 𑌸॒𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂-𑌵𑌁॑𑌦𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 ।
𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌮॑𑌵𑌤𑍁 । 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵॒𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰॑𑌮𑌵𑌤𑍁 ।
𑌅𑌵॑𑌤𑍁॒ 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍 । 𑌅𑌵॑𑌤𑍁 𑌵॒𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍᳚ ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌶𑌂 𑌨𑌃 𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌃, 𑌵𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌃, 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾 - may Mitra, Varuna, and Aryaman bless us
𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌃, 𑌬𑍃𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌃, 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁𑌃 𑌉𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌃 - Indra, Brihaspati, and wide-striding Vishnu
𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍇 - salutation to Brahman
𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍋 - salutation to you, O Vayu
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌏𑌵 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌅𑌸𑌿 - you alone are directly perceptible Brahman
𑌋𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌦𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 - I shall speak cosmic truth/order
𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌦𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 - I shall speak truth
𑌤𑌤𑍍 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌅𑌵𑌤𑍁, 𑌤𑌤𑍍 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌅𑌵𑌤𑍁 - may That protect me and the teacher/speaker

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May Mitra, Varuna, Aryaman, Indra, Brihaspati, and wide-striding Vishnu bless us. Salutation to Brahman; salutation to Vayu, who is directly perceptible Brahman. I shall speak cosmic truth and truth. May That protect me and the teacher.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This Taittiriya invocation treats Vayu as 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮, directly perceptible Brahman, because breath is immediate and life-sustaining. The student vows to speak both 𑌋𑌤𑌮𑍍 and 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍.

Shankara explains the deities here as supporting bodily and cosmic functions needed for study. The prayer removes obstacles to Brahma-knowledge and protects both student and teacher.

Practically, truthfulness is the foundation of education. If speech is careless or false, learning cannot become wisdom. Protect both learner and teacher through honesty.

𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॑ ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌓𑌂 - sacred syllable
𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃 - peace
𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌂 - repeated three times

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May peace settle at every level: in divine forces, in the outer world, and within the mind, so that all these peace prayers may bear fruit.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The triple peace seals the vow to speak truth. 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 must be joined with 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿: without peace, truth may be harsh; without truth, peace may be fake. The mantra asks speech to become both accurate and healing.

Upanishadic study needs both clarity and calm. Taittiriya recitation often frames learning with peace because the teacher, student, and truth must be protected from agitation; this closing lets the previous invocation settle.

Practically, after speaking truth, release agitation. Truth should clean the room, not poison it. In family, work, and study, say what is real in a way that leaves people able to act better.

𑌓𑌂 𑌤𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌂॒-𑌯𑍋𑌁𑌰𑌾𑌵𑍃॑𑌣𑍀𑌮𑌹𑍇 ।
𑌗𑌾॒𑌤𑍁𑌂-𑌯𑌁॒𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌯॑ । 𑌗𑌾॒𑌤𑍁𑌂-𑌯𑌁॒𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌪॑𑌤𑌯𑍇 ।
𑌦𑍈𑌵𑍀᳚ 𑌸𑍍𑌵॒𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰॑𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌨𑌃 । 𑌸𑍍𑌵॒𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍-𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍁॑𑌷𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌊॒𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌜𑌿॑𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌭𑍇𑌷॒𑌜𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌶𑌂 𑌨𑍋॑ 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿॒𑌪𑌦𑍇᳚ । 𑌶𑌂 𑌚𑌤𑍁॒𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌦𑍇 ।
𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॑ ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌤𑌤𑍍 𑌶𑌂 𑌯𑍋𑌃 𑌆𑌵𑍃𑌣𑍀𑌮𑌹𑍇 - we choose that peace and welfare
𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌂 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌯 - the path to sacrifice
𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌂 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌪𑌤𑌯𑍇 - the path to the Lord of sacrifice
𑌦𑍈𑌵𑍀 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 - divine well-being
𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 - well-being for human beings
𑌊𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌭𑍇𑌷𑌜𑌂 𑌜𑌿𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍁 - may healing rise upward
𑌶𑌂 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌦𑍇 𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌦𑍇 - peace to two-footed and four-footed beings

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
We seek auspicious welfare, the path of sacrifice, and the Lord of sacrifice. May there be divine and human welfare; may healing rise upward; may there be peace for two-footed and four-footed beings.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This mantra returns to universal welfare. 𑌭𑍇𑌷𑌜𑌮𑍍, healing, must rise; peace must include humans and animals. The prayer is ecological and ethical, not merely private comfort.

The Vedic yajna vision is reciprocal. The Gita's wheel of yajna teaches that life is sustained through offering, rain, food, beings, and duty.

Practically, measure peace by who is included. A home or institution is not peaceful if the vulnerable are ignored. Real peace reaches children, elders, animals, workers, guests, and the natural world around us.

𑌓𑌂 𑌸॒𑌹 𑌨𑌾॑ 𑌵𑌵𑌤𑍁 । 𑌸॒𑌹 𑌨𑍌॑ 𑌭𑍁𑌨𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍁 ।
𑌸॒𑌹 𑌵𑍀॒𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂॑ 𑌕𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌵𑌹𑍈 ।
𑌤𑍇॒𑌜॒𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾॒𑌵𑌧𑍀॑𑌤𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁॒ 𑌮𑌾 𑌵𑌿॑𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌾॒𑌵𑌹𑍈᳚ ॥
𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॑ ॥ (3)

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌸𑌹 𑌨𑍌 𑌅𑌵𑌤𑍁 - may he protect us both
𑌸𑌹 𑌨𑍌 𑌭𑍁𑌨𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍁 - may he nourish us both
𑌸𑌹 𑌵𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌵𑌹𑍈 - may we work together with strength
𑌤𑍇𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍌 𑌅𑌧𑍀𑌤𑌂 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 - may our study be brilliant
𑌮𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌵𑌹𑍈 - may we not hate each other
𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃 - peace

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May he protect us both; may he nourish us both. May we work together with strength. May our study be radiant. May we not hate each other. May there be peace, peace, peace.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The collection ends with the teacher-student harmony mantra: 𑌸𑌹, togetherness, 𑌵𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍, shared strength, and 𑌮𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌵𑌹𑍈, freedom from mutual hatred. The final obstacle to knowledge is often lack of goodwill.

The Taittiriya tradition uses this invocation to prepare for Brahma-knowledge. Shankara's reading highlights protection, nourishment, brilliance, and absence of hostility as study conditions.

Practically, make learning cooperative. Whether in school, home, or work, protect trust first; knowledge grows where rivalry does not poison the relationship.

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