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Taittiriya Upanishad · Siksavalli

Taittiriya Upanishad 1.11.1 meaning

satyam vada dharmam chara svadhyayan ma pramadah
सत्यं वद । धर्मं चर । स्वाध्यायान्मा प्रमदः ॥

Speak the truth. Live by dharma, doing what is right. Never neglect your own study and learning.

What it means
These are a teacher's parting words to students leaving school — the original graduation speech. Three short rules: be honest, do the right thing, and keep learning. Most of a good life fits inside them.

हिंदी में अर्थ

सच बोलो। धर्म के रास्ते पर चलो। अपनी पढ़ाई और आत्म-अध्ययन में कभी लापरवाही मत करो।

यह गुरु का अपने विदा होते शिष्यों को दिया संदेश है — सबसे पुराना दीक्षांत भाषण। तीन छोटे नियम: सच बोलो, सही करो, और सीखते रहो।

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