Taittiriya Upanishad                                      TAITT-1.TXT
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       Taittiriya Upanishad is considered as one of the most important one
       among all the upanishads. Taittiriya Upanishad belongs to Krishna
       Yajurveda or Taittiriya category. There is also a story behind the
       name Taittiriya .

       The seventh, eighth and ninth sections of Taittiriya Upanishad are
       called Siksha valli, Brahma valli and Bhrugu valli. The tenth
       section is called Maha Naraayanopanishad . Taittiriya Upanishad is
       very popular because it is one of the few upanishads which have a a
       distinct style of recitation and also due to its extensive use in
       the religious services, especially in the South India.

       In order to facilitate the learning process, the three sections
       (Siksha, Brahma and Bhrugu valli) have been divided into smaller
       chapters. There are twelve chapters in Siksha valli, nine in Brahma
       valli and ten in Bhrugu valli - a total of thirty one chapters.

       Siksha valli is on the Science of Pronunciation, Brahma valli is on
       Brahma (also called as Ananda valli and Brahmanada valli because it
       discusses about Bliss that is Brahman). Bhrugu valli is on Bhrugu's
       Enlightnment.

       I have attempted to provide a transliteration (and to the best of my
       abilities, translation) of these chapters. It is very difficult to
       present such abstruse philosophy through translation, when the
       language into which it is rendered differs so widely in form and in
       spirit from the original.

       * Siksha valli * Brahma valli * Bhrugu valli
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       References:
       1. Eight Upanishads. SANKARACHARYA. Translated by Swami
       Gambhirananda. Vol. 1. Advaita Ashrama

       2. Taittiriyopanishad. Sri Sarvananda Swami. Translated into telugu
       by Sri Dayatmananda Swami. Sri Ramakrishna Mutt.