Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study)
by Arpita Chakraborty | 2013 | 33,902 words
This page relates 鈥楾he form of Tatpurusha鈥� 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 鲍辫补苍颈峁诲s are ancient philosophical and theological treatises. Out of the 108 Upanishads mentioned in the Muktikopanishad, 15 are classified as Saiva-Upanisads.
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5. The form of 罢补迟辫耻谤耻峁
[...] 笔补帽肠补产谤补丑尘补 鲍辫补苍颈峁诲 verse 15
What is said to be the 罢补迟辫耻谤耻峁 (the face of 厂补诲腻艣颈惫补 facing the north), that is sorrounded by the region of air (痴腻测耻), that is conjoint with the five fires, that controls the potency of the seven crores of Mantras, that is known to be of the character of the Svaras (vowels) and 痴补谤峁嘺蝉 (consonants) making up the fifty letters of the alphabet, that is of the form of the Atharavaveda, that is the leader of the crores after crores of 笔谤补尘补迟丑补驳补峁嘺 (hordes), whose body is as vast and indivisible as the macrocosm, that is of the blood red colour, that grants all desires, that is of the character of medicine for all kinds of diseases of the mind as well as of the body, that is the prime cause of all created beings, their sustenence and dissolution, that wields all kinds of powers, transcends
[...] 笔补帽肠补产谤补丑尘补 鲍辫补苍颈峁诲 verse 18
the three states of waking, dreaming and sleeping, and is of the 罢耻谤墨测补 state, nay that transcends even that, as the 罢耻谤墨测腻迟墨迟补, that is designated the 罢耻谤墨测补-brahman, worthy of being adored by 叠谤补丑尘腻, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 and others, that is the generator of all and is verily the transcendent Brahman alone.[1]
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Ibid verse 15-18 [...]