Such method of indicating Brahman is called tatastha lakshanam, ( tatastha means standing apart). Here again, we must understand that this creation is not an attribute of Brahman and Brahman stands independent of creation. It onlytells that there is something called Brahman and That is the cause for this creation. For example, when we say"I do namaskar to That Brahman fromwhich this entire creation is born", this statement does not tell what Brahman is. In the tatastha lakshanam Brahman is indicated not by what It is, but how It is related to the things that we know. They are tatastha lakshanam and svaroopa lakshanam.
The only way knowledge about Brahman can be communicated is through lakshana vritti, by indication through appropriate pointers. Simply trying to use many words to define Brahman does not really help. Therefore, a word defining Brahman is not there. It is not comparable to anything that we know. This word is not available as the meaning of any other known word. There are two types of such pointers: they are tatastha lakshanam and svaroopa lakshanam. In the field of Upanishad knowledge, the mode of communication is through lakshana vritti where communication is accomplished by indication through different pointers. Let us see what we mean by direct and indirect way of explaining. This Upanishad occupies a unique place in Indian Philosophy because it explains the Reality both in direct as well as indirect terms. The Taittiriya Upanishad is a part of the Krishna Yajur Veda and forms a part of the seventh, eighth and ninth chapters of the Taittiriya Aranyaka. Vedas and Upanishads- A Structural Profile.Sri Rudra Prasna or Satarudriya -A Flag Post of Universality and Inclusiveness of Hinduism.Prasna Upanishad (Part-1)- Origin of Created Beings.Prasna Upanishad (Part-3)- How Does Life-Breath Function.Prasna Upanishad (Part-2)- Who Supports the Created Beings.Prasna Upanishad (Part-4)-Who in man sleeps, dreams, and keeps awake.Prasna Upanishad (Part-5)- Why meditate on AUM.Prasna Upanishad (Part-6)-Where to look for the Cosmic Person.Svetasvatara Upanishad - Chap 1Speculation about the First Cause.Svetasvatara Upanishad - Chap 2 Invocation to Savitr (The Sun) and Practice of Yoga.Svetasvatara Upanishad - Chap 3 The Highest Reality.Svetasvatara Upanishad - Chap 4 The One God of the Manifold World.Svetasvatara Upanishad - Chap 5 The One Immanent God.Svetasvatara Upanishad - Chap 6 The One God and the Cosmic Process.Aitareya Upanishad- Origin of the Universe & Man (Part-1).Aitareya Upanishad- Origin of the Universe & Man (Part-2).Taittiriya Upanishad- Petal 1A Bird`s Eye View.
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