| Brihadaranyaka | |
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 Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, verses 1.3.1 to 1.3.4 (Sanskrit, Devanagari script) | |
| Devanagari | बृहदारण्यक |
| IAST | Bṛhadāraṇyaka |
| Date | 7th-6th century BCE[1] |
| Author(s) | Yajnavalkya |
| Type | Mukhya Upanishads |
| Linked Veda | Shukla Yajurveda |
| Linked Brahmana | Shatapatha Brahmana |
| Linked Aranyaka | Brihad Aranyaka |
| Chapters | 6 |
| Philosophy | Ātman, Brahman |
| Commented by | Adi Shankara, Madhvacharya |
| Popular verse | "Aham Brahmasmi" |
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The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (Sanskrit: बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद्, IAST: Bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣad) is one of the Principal Upanishads and one of the first Upanishadic scriptures of Hinduism.[2] A key scripture to various schools of Hinduism, the Brihadaranyaka Upanisad is tenth in the Muktikā or "canon of 108 Upanishads".[3]
The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad is estimated to have been composed about 7th–6th century BCE, excluding some parts estimated to have been composed after the Chandogya Upanishad.[4] The Sanskrit language text is contained within the Shatapatha Brahmana, which is itself a part of the Shukla Yajur Veda.[5] The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad is a treatise on Ātman (Self), includes passages on metaphysics, ethics, and a yearning for knowledge that influenced various Indian religions, ancient and medieval scholars, and attracted secondary works such as those by Adi Shankara and Madhvacharya.[6][7]
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- ^ Paul Deussen, Sixty Upanishads of the Veda, Volume 2, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-8120814691, pp. 556–557.
- ^ Upaniṣads. Translated by Patrick Olivelle. Oxford University Press. 1996. pp. 3–4. ISBN 978-0-19-283576-5. OCLC 911287496. OL 7384151M. Wikidata Q108771870.
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- ^ Brihadaranyaka Upanishad with Adi Shankara's commentary – Swami Madhavananada (Translator)
- ^ Brihadaranyaka Upanisad with the commentary of Madhvacharya, Translated by Rai Bahadur Sriśa Chandra Vasu (1933); OCLC 222634127.