Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study)
by Arpita Chakraborty | 2013 | 33,902 words
This page relates 鈥楢tharvashikha on Brahman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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3. 础迟丑补谤惫补艣颈办丑腻 on Brahman
叠谤补丑尘腻, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, Rudra and Indra are creating all beings, all organs and all 办补谤补峁嘺蝉. They are also capable of controlling them. But Lord 艢颈惫补 exists in between them like sky and is permanently stable. It is advised hat the five gods 叠谤补丑尘腻, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, Rudra, 莫艣惫补谤补 and 艢颈惫补 should be worshipped in the form of 辫谤补峁嘺惫补 [Aa+Uu+Ma+sound+Bindu.]
Even if for one second, if one can stay and meditate on these, he gets more results than that of performing one hundred fire sacrifices. With the full understanding and knowledge, one should only meditate on 笔补谤补尘补艣颈惫补, which would give rise to all benefits. It is definite that, by sacrificing all other things, the twice born, should learn and understand this and he would get rid of the suffering of living in the womb and attain salvation.[1]