This Upanishad is classified as part of the 'black' Yajurveda, with the term 'black' implying 'the un-arranged, motley collection' of verses in Yajurveda, in contrast to the 'white' (well arranged) Yajurveda where Brihadaranyaka Upanishad and Isha Upanishad are embedded. The TaittirД«ya Upanishad is the seventh, eighth and ninth chapters of TaittirД«ya ДЂraб№‡yaka, which are also called, respectively, the Ељikб№ЈДЃvallД«, the ДЂnandavallД« and the Bhб№›guvallД«. It lists as number 7 in the Muktika canon of 108 Upanishads. The TaittirД«ya Upanishad is associated with the TaittirД«ya school of the Yajurveda, attributed to the pupils of sage Vaishampayana. It is a mukhya (primary, principal) Upanishad, and likely composed about 6th century BC. From earth, food is created, and from food, the human body.The TaittirД«ya Upanishad ( Devanagari: а¤¤аҐ€а¤¤аҐЌа¤¤а¤їа¤°аҐЂа¤Ї а¤‰а¤Єа¤Ёа¤їа¤·а¤¦аҐЌ) is a Vedic era Sanskrit text, embedded as three chapters ( adhyДЃya) of the Yajurveda. The Upanishad mentioned the order in which the elements were created, from the most subtle to the least: space > air > fire > water > earth. It goes on to say that Brahman is the Self from which creation (shristi) started. The mantra says that Brahman exists in the supreme space in the heart of all beings. Therefore ' satyam, jnanam, anantambrahma' means: Brahman is Existence, Consciousness, Infinite. Therefore we have to seek a secondary meaning of the word Jnanam that fits the other two adjectives.ДЄwareness/Consciousness is a secondary meaning of jnanam that makes sense in this context. You can have book knowledge, place knowledge, etc, but they are not вЂњanantamвЂќ. Therefore the Universe itself is not Satyam. Similarly, the Universe itself exists (now), but will cease to exist at some point of time. What is common to all objects that exist? Pure Existence! Brahman is something which has to exist without limits. Satyam: Real - That which is real (exists) in all three modes of time: past, present, futureДЄ table exists, but it does not fit the вЂњanantamвЂќ definition. Another way to say this: there is no second object apart from Brahman. Object limitation: If some gold is a ring, it is not a chain or a bangle. Time limitation: Every object has a beginning in time, and end in time. Brahman is all pervading, or omnipresent. Space limitation: Every object has a space limitation. These three words 'Satyam', 'Jnanam', 'Anantam' are inferred to be adjectives that describe Brahman.ДЄnantam = na antam (no limit): Limits of Space, Time, Objects What is included below is by no means comprehensive, but only a brief summary. There has been a *lot* of analysis of these words in literature. Of one this indeed, is the head, this is the southern ( right ) side * this is the northern ( left ) side this is the Self this is the stabilizing tail. That human, such as one is, is a product of the essence of food. ' From that Brahman indeed, which is the Self, was produced space. One who knows that Brahman as existing in the intellect which is lodged in the supreme space in the heart, enjoys, in identification with the all-knowing Brahman, all desirable things simultaneously. Here is a verse uttering that very fact : ' Brahman is truth, knowledge, and infinite. OM ! brahmavidapnoti param | tadesa'bhyukta | satyam jnanamanantam brahma | yo veda nihitam guhayam parame vyoman | so'snute sarvan kaman saha | brahmana vipasciteti || tasmadva etasmadatmana akasah sambhutah | akasadvayuh | vayoragnih | agnerapah | adbhyah prthivi | prthivya osadhayah | osadhibhyo'nnam | annatpurusah | sa va esa puruso'nnnarasamayah | tasyedameva sirah | ayam daksinah paksah | ayamuttarah paksah | ayamatma | idam puccham pratistha | tadapyesa sloko bhavati || 2.1.1 ||Дў.1.1 OM ! The knower of Brahman attains the highest. Taittiriya Upanishad verse 2.1.1 contains what is probably the most famous definition of Brahman in Upanashidic texts.

Taittiriya upanishad meaning