Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study)
by Arpita Chakraborty | 2013 | 33,902 words
This page relates ‘Pancabrahma Upanishad (Introduction)’ 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.
1. Pañcabrahma Upaniṣad (Introduction)
Pañcabrahma Upaniṣad forms part of the Kṛṣṇa yajur veda deals with the forms, colours, powers, deities and other concomitants of the five Brahmans[1], Sadyojāta, Aghora, Vāmadeva, Tatpuruṣa and Īśāna, their dissolution in the Parabrahman, the manner of acquisition of the knowledge of the Parabrahman, the non dual, sentinent character of Śiva, and the attainment of Śiva in the Daharākāśa in the form of a discourse between Śākala and Paippalāda.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Pa.br.up.verse 1,2.