The Hamsa Upanishad (Sanskrit: हंसोपनिषद्) is a Sanskrit text and a minor Upanishad of Hinduism. It is classified as one of the twenty Yoga Upanishads, and...
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Soham (Sanskrit) (section Hamsa)
Upanishad and Satyayaniya Upanishad. Yoga Upanishads such as Dhyanabindu Upanishad and Yogashikha Upanishad Hamsa Upanishad Tantras Gandharva Tantra Kali...
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The haṃsa (Sanskrit: हंस haṃsa or hansa) is an aquatic migratory bird, referred to in ancient Sanskrit texts which various scholars have interpreted as...
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boxes, misplaced vowels or missing conjuncts instead of Indic text. The Upanishads (/ʊˈpʌnɪʃədz/; Sanskrit: उपनिषद्, IAST: Upaniṣad, pronounced [ˈʊpɐnɪʂɐd])...
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behave. The Upanishad repeatedly uses Hamsa for its concepts. The text asserts that the supreme soul (Brahman) is of the nature of Hamsa, it migrates...
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the earliest known explicit use of the name Pārvatī occurs in late Hamsa Upanishad. Weber suggests that just like Shiva is a combination of various Vedic...
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Hinduism. It is one of the oldest Upanishads. It lists as number 9 in the Muktika canon of 108 Upanishads. The Upanishad belongs to the Tandya school of...
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Yoga Upanishads are a group of minor Upanishads of Hinduism related to Yoga. There are twenty Yoga Upanishads in the anthology of 108 Upanishads listed...
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Paramahamsa (section Paramahansa Upanishad)
'through', 'across', or 'beyond', cognate with English far) and Sanskrit हंस hamsa meaning 'swan or wild goose'. The prefix parama is the same element seen...
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Upanishad (Sanskrit: मैत्री उपनिषद्, Maitrī Upaniṣad), and is listed as number 24 in the Muktika canon of 108 Upanishads. The Maitrayaniya Upanishad is...
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Dhyana in Hinduism (section Vedas and Upanishads)
Atharvasiras Upanishad, Maha Upanishad, Pranagnihotra Upanishad, Yogasikha Upanishad, Yogatattva Upanishad, Kathasruti Upanishad, Hamsa Upanishad, Atmaprabodha...
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Bhikshuka Upanishad (Sanskrit: भिक्षुक उपनिषत्, IAST: Bhikṣuka Upaniṣad), also known as Bhikshukopanishad, is one of the minor Upanishads of Hinduism...
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Muktika canon of 108 Upanishads. The Upanishad contains 113 mantras or verses in six chapters. The Upanishad is one of the 33 Upanishads from Taittiriyas...
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The Nadabindu Upanishad (Sanskrit: नादबिन्दु उपनिषत्, IAST: Nādabindu Upaniṣad) is an ancient Sanskrit text and one of the minor Upanishads of Hinduism...
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states Paul Deussen, Hamsa (swan) symbolizes the "migrating soul" or reincarnating soul. these words are prefixed to the Upanishad, connoting knowledge...
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perform rites. —Brihat-Sannyasa Upanishad (Tr: Olivelle) The text identifies six types of renouncers – Kuticaka, Bahudaka, Hamsa, Paramahamsa, Turiyatita and...
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The Surya Upanishad (Sanskrit: सूर्य उपनिषत्), or Suryopanishad, is one of the minor Upanishads of Hinduism, written in Sanskrit language. It is among...
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Sannyasa (section Upanishads)
the equipage and lifestyle varies between groups. For example, Sannyasa Upanishad in verses 2.23 to 2.29, identifies six lifestyles for six types of renunciates...
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Rigveda (section Rigveda Aranyakas and Upanishads)
Kaushitaki-aranyaka), and Upanishads (partly excerpted from the Aranyakas: Bahvrca-brahmana-upanishad, Aitareya-upanishad, Samhita-upanishad, Kaushitaki-upanishad). The horse...
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Dattatreya Upanishad (Sanskrit: दत्तात्रेय उपनिषद्), also called the Dattatreyopanishad, is a Sanskrit text and one of the minor Upanishads of Hinduism...
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The Nirvana Upanishad (Sanskrit: निर्वाण उपनिषत्, IAST: Nirvāṇa Upaniṣad) is an ancient sutra-style Sanskrit text and a minor Upanishad of Hinduism. The...
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scorches ignorance, who cleanses, he is the embodiment of Hamsa (Atman, soul), asserts the Upanishad. Thousand beamed Sun is, a hundred directions does Sun...
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Muktikā (redirect from Muktika Upanishad)
follows: Isha Upanishad Kena Upanishad Katha Upanishad Prashna Upanishad Mundaka Upanishad Mandukya Upanishad Taittiriya Upanishad Aitareya Upanishad Chandogya...
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the fourth prapāṭhaka/chapter of the ancient Vedic text, the Chhāndogya Upanishad. As a boy, in order to become brahmachārī, Satyakāma enquires about his...
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cardinal directions. He is seated on a lotus and his vahana (mount) is a hamsa (swan, goose or crane). According to the scriptures, Brahma created his...
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Om and Hamsa (Atman-Brahman). The first chapter of the Parabrahma Upanishad is identical to the first chapter of more ancient Brahma Upanishad. The text...
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and yogins assert "hamsa-so'ham" (I am he, he is I). Supreme self is satcitananda, or "truth-consciousness-bliss", states the Upanishad. There is no other...
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great. The last chapter of the Upanishad emphasizes the importance of Dhyana (meditation) on the highest self, Hamsa and Om. The variation in the manuscripts...
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Bhagavata Purana (section The Uddhava or Hamsa Gita)
Sixty Upanishads of the Veda, Volume 1, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-8120814684, page 326 Max Muller, Shvetashvatara Upanishad, The Upanishads, Part...
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Turiyatitavadhuta Upanishad (Sanskrit: तुरीयातीत अवधूत उपनिषद्, IAST: Turīyatītāvadhūta Upaniṣad) is a medieval era Sanskrit text and is one of the minor Upanishads of...
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