Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study)
by Arpita Chakraborty | 2013 | 33,902 words
This page relates ‘Dakshinamurti Upanishad on Bhasma Dharana’ of the study on the Shaiva Upanishads in English, comparing them with other texts dealing with the Shiva cult (besides the Agamas and Puranas). The Upaniṣads are ancient philosophical and theological treatises. Out of the 108 Upanishads mentioned in the Muktikopanishad, 15 are classified as Saiva-Upanisads.
27. Dakṣiṇāmūrti Upaniṣad on Bhasma Dhāraṇa
[...] Dakṣiṇāmūrti Upaniṣad verse 13
‘Dakṣiṇāmūrti’ always protect us whose entire body has become white owing to smearing the ash, who has held the moon on his head, whose hands are equipped with the garland of Rudrākṣa, lyre, holy book and who is in the posture of knowledge. Further whose complexion is fascinating by the decent towel (which is found with the yogis) and who is enthroned on the chair of Vyāsa.[1]
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[1]:
Dakṣiṇāmūrti Upaniṣad V. 13. [...]