There is a passage in the Taittiriya Upanishad, which
is an address by the Teacher to his students as they left the Gurukula. The former President of India and Philosopher,
(Late) Shri Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan noted that this is a
convocation address by the Vice-Chancellor that is still observed at the
vedmnUCyacayaeR=NtevaisnmnuzaiSt, Having taught the Veda,the Teacher
instructs the Pupil.
vedamanücyäcäryo'nteväsinamanuēästi |
sTy<
vd, Speak the Truth.
satyaą
vada |
xm”
cr, Practise Virtue.
dharmaą
cara |
SvaXyayaNma ąmd>, Do not neglect your daily Study.
svädhyäyänmä pramadał |
AacayaRy
iąy< xnmałTy Offer to the Teacher whatever pleases him,
äcäryäya
priyaą dhanamähåtya
ąjatNtu< ma VyvCDeTsI>, Do not cut off the line of
progeny.
prajätantuą mä vyavacchetséł |
sTyaŚ
ąmidtVym!, Do
not neglect Truth.
satyänna
pramaditavyam |
xmaRŚ
ąmidtVym!, Do
not neglect Virtue.
dharmänna
pramaditavyam |
k
zlaŚ
ąmidtVym!, Do
not neglect Welfare.
kuēalänna
pramaditavyam |
ÉUTyE n
ąmidtVym!, Do
not neglect Prosperity.
bhütyai na
pramaditavyam |
SvaXyayąvcna_ya< n ąmidtVym!. 1. Do not neglect Study and Teaching.
I:11:i
svädhyäyapravacanäbhyäą na pramaditavyam ||
1||
devipt&kayaR_ya< n ąmidtVym!, Do not neglect your duty to the
Gods and the Ancestors.
devapitåkäryäbhyäą na pramaditavyam |
mat&devae Év, Regard the Mother as your God.
mätådevo
bhava |
ipt&devae Év, Regard the Father as your God.
pitådevo
bhava |
AacayRdevae Év, Regard the Teacher as your God.
äcäryadevo
bhava |
Aitiwdevae
Év, Regard the Guest as
your God.
atithidevo
bhava |
yaNynv*ain
kmaRi[ tain seivtVyain, Whatever
deeds are blameless, they are to be practised,
yänyanavadyäni karmäėi täni sevitavyäni |
nae
#trai[, not others.
no itaräėi
|
yaNySmaksucirtain, Whatever good practices are among
us
yänyasmäkasucaritäni |
tain
TvyaepaSyain, nae #trai[. 2. are to be adopted by you, not others. I:11:ii
täni
tvayopäsyäni | no itaräėi || 2||
ye ke
caémCĄeyasae äaü[a>, Whatever Brahmins there are superior to us,
ye ke
cärumacchreyäso brähmaėäł |
te;a<
Tvya==snen ąńistVym!, should be honoured by you by offering a seat.
teńäą
tvayä''sanena praēvasitavyam |
ļĻya deym!,
Give with Faith,
ēraddhayä deyam |
AļĻya=deym!,
Give not without Faith;
aēraddhayä'deyam |
iļya
deym!, Give in Plenty,
ēriyä
deyam |
i’ya
deym!, Give with Modesty,
hriyä
deyam |
iÉya
deym!, Give with Awe,
bhiyä
deyam |
s<ivda
deym!, Give with Sympathy.
saąvidä
deyam |
Aw yid te
kmRivicikTsa va Then if there is any doubt regarding any
Deeds,
atha yadi
te karmavicikitsä vä
v&ÄivicikTsa va Syat!. 3. or doubt concerning Conduct,
våttavicikitsä vä syät || 3||
ye tĒ
äaü[a> s<mizRn>, Ask
the Brahmins who are competent to judge,
ye tatra
brähmaėäł sammarēinał |
yu“a
Aayu“a>, Be adept in Duty, not led by others,
yuktä
äyuktäł |
AlU]a
xmRkama> Syu>, Be not harsh, not led by passion,
alükńä
dharmakämäł syuł |
ywa te tĒ
vteRrn!, Act in the manner they
would behave
yathä te
tatra varteran |
twa tĒ
vteRwa>, thus should you behave. I:11:iii
tathä
tatra vartethäł |
Awa_yaOyate;u,
Then as to the persons accused of guilt
athäbhyäkhyäteńu
|
ye tĒ
äaü[a> s<mizRn>, Ask the Brahmins who are adept at
deliberation
ye tatra
brähmaėäł sammarēinał |
yu“a
Aayu“a>, who are competent to judge, not directed by
others
yuktä
äyuktäł |
AlU]a
xmRkama> Syu>, Be not harsh, not moved by passion,
alükńä
dharmakämäł syuł |
ywa te
te;u vteRrn!, As
they would behave in such cases
yathä te
teńu varteran |
twa te;u
vteRwa>, thus should you behave.
tathä teńu
vartethäł |
@;
Aadez>, This is the Command.
eńa ädeēał
|
@;
%pdez>, This is the Teaching.
eńa
upadeēał |
@;a
vedaepin;t!, This is the Doctrine according to the Veda.
eńä
vedopanińat |
@tdnuzasnm!,
This is
the Instruction.
etadanuēäsanam |
@vmupaistVym!,
Thus should one practise.
evamupäsitavyam |
@vmu
cEtŹpaSym!. 4. Thus indeed should one practise (the instruction). I:11:iv
evamu
caitadupäsyam || 4||