Pippalada

Pippalada
AffiliationBrihaspati, Shaivism
TextsPrashna Upanishad, Puranas
Genealogy
ParentsDadhichi (father), Suvarcas (mother)
SpousePadma

Pippalada (Sanskrit: पिप्पलाद, romanized: Pippalāda) is a sage and philosopher in Hindu tradition. He is best known for being attributed the authorship of the Prashna Upanishad, which is among the ten Mukhya Upanishads. He is believed to have founded the Pippalada school of thought, which taught the Atharvaveda.[1] He is regarded to be an incarnation (āṃśa) of Shiva in some Puranas.[2]

  1. ^ Dalal, Roshen (2014-04-15). The Vedas: An Introduction to Hinduism's Sacred Texts. Penguin UK. ISBN 978-81-8475-763-7.
  2. ^ Bhatt, G. P.; Shastri, J. L.; Deshpande, N. A. (1992). The Skanda Purana Part 1: Ancient Indian Tradition And Mythology Volume 49. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 127. ISBN 978-81-208-0966-6.