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Madhu-vidya is described in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad II.v.1-19, and in the Chandogya Upanishad III 1-5. ''Madhu-vidya'' or 'Honey-knowledge' is that of the supreme Bliss of the Self; it is an important Vedic teaching. This knowledge is meant to be communicated by the teacher to the disciple, by father to the son – who is worthy and inwardly ready. Indra taught ''Madhu-vidya'' to Rishi Dadhichi with a warning that it should not be communicated to anyone else. ==Vedic background== In the Rig Veda, Soma, the Vedic symbol for deep spiritual truth, is addressed as ''Madhu'', the nector or ambrosia, the drink of Immortality sought by both gods and men. Rishi Vamadeva has described how the saving of the knowledge of ''Madhu'' or ''Soma'' Doctrine came to him through a hawk in a sudden flash in his darkest hour. It is believed that Rishi Dadhichi had his ''ashrama'' in Dudheshwara on the banks of Sabarmati River near present day Ahmedabad. His name appears in the Rig Veda. Dadhichi was a sage of Vedic repute (Rig Veda I.84.13: इन्द्रो दधीचो अस्थ भिर्वृत्राण्यप्रतिष्कुतः| जघान नवतीर्नव ||). He was the son of Rishi Atharvan of the Atharvaveda, and the father of Pippalada of the Prasna Upanishad. His name is seen to occur in the first Mandala of the Rig Veda, and in the Bhagavata Purana. Rishi Kakshivana,the sage of the Rig Veda Sukta 119 which is addressed to the Ashvins, in Mantra 9 tells us : :उत स्या वां मधुमन्मक्षिकारपन्मदे सोमरयौशिजा हुवन्यति | :युवं दधीचो मन आ विवास्थोऽथा शिरः प्रति वामश्व्यं वदत् || :"The bee desirous of honey sang praise-song for you. Aushij in delight of Soma tells how Dadhichi, told you the secret of his mind after the head of his horse was cured." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Madhu-vidya」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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