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10 September 2026 · Taittirīya Upaniṣad 1.11.1 (opening injunctions)
सत्यं वद । धर्मं चर । स्वाध्यायान्मा प्रमदः ॥
satyaṃ vada | dharmaṃ cara | svādhyāyān mā pramadaḥ ||
“Speak truth. Practise dharma. Do not be negligent regarding self-study.”
Vedika literal rendering of the opening injunctions of Taittirīya Upaniṣad 1.11.1; svādhyāya retains its Vedic sense of disciplined recitation and study.
“Integrity needs truthful speech, responsible conduct and continued learning.”
Taittirīya Upaniṣad 1.11.1 (opening injunctions)
Vedika commentary
Truth without conduct can become performance; conduct without study can harden into habit; study without truth can become display. The three disciplines keep correcting one another.
Vedika distinguishes the original Sanskrit, a literal rendering, and an interpretive paraphrase so that the words of the text are never confused with explanation.
Source
Taittirīya Upaniṣad 1.11.1 (opening injunctions)
Traditional commentary
Taittirīya Upaniṣad, Śikṣāvallī 1.11; Śaṅkara-bhāṣya and Vedic educational context
Explanation
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