The end of the teachings (Taittiriya Upanisad 1.12)
The first chapter ends by repeating the same prayers invoking spiritual auspiciousness from the beginning.
Section 12: The end of the teachings
The first chapter ends by repeating the same prayers invoking spiritual auspiciousness from the beginning. This chapter transmits spiritual knowledge in the context of the education of students in the Vedic gurukulas, and therefore the prayer is offered both at the beginning and at the end, just like in scriptural study .
Text 1.12.1
śam no mitraḥ śam varuṇaḥ , śam no bhavatv aryamā
śam na indro bṛhaspatiḥ , śam no viṣṇur urukramaḥ
namo brahmaṇe namas te vāyo , tvam eva pratyakṣam brahmāsi
tvām eva pratyakṣam brahmāvādiṣam , ṛtam avādiṣam satyam avādiṣam
tan mām āvīt tad-vaktāram āvīt , āvīn mām āvīt vaktāram
om śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ
May the sun give us auspiciousness! May Varuṇa give us auspiciousness! May Aryamā give us auspiciousness! May Indra and Bṛhaspati give us auspiciousness! May Lord Viṣṇu, who as Vamanadeva covered the universe with His great steps give us auspiciousness! I offer my respects to the Vedas. O Vāyu, I offer my respects to you. You are directly Brahman. I spoke proper words of truth. The Lord protected me and protected the speaker. He protected me and protected the speaker. Peace, peace, peace.
Commentary: This verse is the same as the first. The only difference is that it is in the past tense, indicating the end of the teachings.
