Upanishad & Vedanta
Taittiriya Upanishad Convocation Verse
Guru / Parents
This Taittiriya Upanishad teaching lays out truthfulness, right conduct, and reverence for parents, teacher and guest.
When to chant
At the completion of formal study, at a convocation, or when teaching children life's first principles.
Sanskrit verse
सत्यं वद। धर्मं चर। स्वाध्यायान्मा प्रमदः। मातृदेवो भव। पितृदेवो भव। आचार्यदेवो भव। अतिथिदेवो भव। यान्यनवद्यानि कर्माणि तानि सेवितव्यानि नो इतराणि॥
Transliteration
Satyam Vada. Dharmam Chara. Swadhyayanma Pramadah. Matri Devo Bhava. Pitri Devo Bhava. Acharya Devo Bhava. Atithi Devo Bhava. Yanyanavadyani Karmani Tani Sevitavyani No Itarani.
Meaning
Speak the truth. Practise righteousness. Never neglect your own study. Look upon your mother as a god, your father as a god, your teacher as a god, your guest as a god. Follow only those actions that are blameless, none other.
Common questions
What is Taittiriya Upanishad Convocation Verse and why is it chanted? +
This Taittiriya Upanishad teaching lays out truthfulness, right conduct, and reverence for parents, teacher and guest.
When should Taittiriya Upanishad Convocation Verse be chanted? +
At the completion of formal study, at a convocation, or when teaching children life's first principles.
What does Taittiriya Upanishad Convocation Verse mean? +
Speak the truth. Practise righteousness. Never neglect your own study. Look upon your mother as a god, your father as a god, your teacher as a god, your guest as a god. Follow only those actions that are blameless, none other.
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