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% Text title            : Atharvashikha Upanishad
% Author                : Vedic Tradition
% Language              : Sanskrit
% Subject               : philosophy/religion/hinduism
% Description/comments  : #23/108; Atharva Veda, Shaiva Upanishad
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\engtitle{.. Atharvashikha Upanishad ..}##
\itxtitle{.. atharvashikhopanishhat.h ..     23 ..}##\endtitles##
o~Nkaaraarthatayaa bhaata.n turyo~Nkaaraagrabhaasuram.h .
turyaturya.ntripaadraama.n svamaatra.n kalaye.anvaham.h ..
AUM bhadra.n karNebhiH shR^iNuyaama devaaH . bhadraM pashyemaakshabhiryajatraaH .
sthiraira~NgaistushhTuvaa{\m+}sastanuubhirvyashema devahita.n yadaayuH .
svasti na indro vR^iddhashravaaH . svasti naH puushhaa vishvavedaaH .
svasti nastaarkshyo arishhTanemiH . svasti no bR^ihaspatirdadhaatu ..
AUM   shaantiH   shaantiH   shaantiH ..
AUM atha hainaM paippalaado.a~NgiraaH sanatkumaarashchaatharvaNamuvaacha bhagavankimaadau prayukta.n dhyaana.n dhyaayitavya.n ki.n taddhyaana.n ko vaa dhyaataa kashcha dhyeyaH .
sa ebhyotharvaa pratyuvaacha .
omityetadaksharamaadau prayukta.n dhyaana.n dhyaayitavyamityetadaksharaM paraM brahmaasya paadaashchatvaaro vedaashchatushhpaadidamaksharaM paraM brahma . 
puurvaasya maatraa pR^ithivyakaaraH R^igbhirR^igvedo brahmaa vasavo gaayatrii gaarhapatyaH . 
dvitiiyaantariksha.n sa ukaaraH sa yajubhiryajurvedo vishhNurudraastrishhTubdakshiNaagniH . 
tR^itiiyaH dyauH sa makaaraH sa saamabhiH saamavedo rudraa aadityaa jagatyaahavaniiyaH .
yaavasaane.asya chaturthyardhamaatraa saa somaloka o~NkaaraH saatharvaNamantrairatharvavedaH sa.nvartako.agnirmaruto viraaDekarshhirbhaasvatii smR^itaa .
prathamaa raktapiitaa mahadbrahma daivatyaa .
dvitiiyaa vidyumatii kR^ishhNaa vishhNudaivatyaa . 
tR^itiiyaa shubhaashubhaa shuklaa rudradaivatyaa .
yaavaasaane.asya chaturthyardhamaatraa saa vidyumatii sarvavarNaa purushhadaivatyaa .
sa eshha hyo~NkaarashchaturaksharashchatushhpaadashchatuHshirashchaturthamaatraH sthuulametad_hrasvadiirghapluta iti ..
AUM AUM AUM iti triruktvaa chaturthaH shaanta aatmaaplutapraNavaprayogeNa samastamomiti prayukta aatmajyotiH sakR^idaavartate sakR^iduchchaaritamaatraH sa eshha uurdhvamannamayatiityo~NkaaraH .
praaNaansarvaanpraliiyata iti pralayaH .
praaNaansarvaanparamaatmani praNaanayatiityetasmaatpraNavaH .
chaturthaavasthita iti sarvadevavedayoniH sarvavaachyavastu praNavaatmakam.h .. 1..
devaashcheti sa.ndhattaa.n sarvebhyo duHkhabhayebhyaH sa.ntaarayatiiti taaraNaattaaraH . sarve devaaH sa.nvishantiiti vishhNuH . sarvaaNi bR^ihayatiiti brahmaa . sarvebhyo.antasthaanebhyo dhyeyebhyaH pradiipavatprakaashayatiiti prakaashaH . prakaashebhyaH sadomityantaH shariire vidyudvaddyotayati muhurmuhuriti vidyudvatpratiiyaaddisha.n dishaM bhittvaa sarvaa.nllokaanvyaapnoti vyaapayatiiti vyaapanaadvyaapii mahaadevaH .. 2..
puurvaasya maatraa jaagarti jaagarita.n dvitiiyaa svapna.n tR^itiiyaa sushhuptishchaturthii turiiyaM maatraa maatraaH pratimaatraagataaH samyaksamastaanapi paadaa~njayatiiti svayaMprakaashaH svayaM brahma bhavatiityeshha siddhikara etasmaaddhyaanaadau prayujyate . sarva karaNopasa.nhaaratvaaddhaaryadhaaraNaadbrahma turiiyam.h . sarvakaraNaani manasi saMpratishhThaapya dhyaana.n vishhNuH praaNaM manasi saha karaNaiH saMpratishhThaapya dhyaataa rudraH praaNaM manasi sahakaraNairnaadaante paramaatmani saMpratishhThaapya dhyaayiiteshaanaM pradhyaayitavya.n sarvamidaM brahmavishhNurudrendraaste saMprasuuyante sarvaaNi chendriyaaNi saha bhuutairna kaaraNa.n kaaraNaanaa.n dhyaataa kaaraNa.n tu dhyeyaH sarvaishvaryasaMpannaH shaMbhuraakaashamadhye dhruva.n stabdhvaadhika.n kshaNameka.n kratushatasyaapi chatuHsaptatyaa yatphala.n tadavaapnoti kR^itsnamo~Nkaaragati.n cha sarvadhyaanayogaj~naanaanaa.n yatphalamo~Nkaaro veda para iisho vaa shiva eko dhyeyaH shiva.nkaraH sarvamanyatparityajya samastaatharvashikhaitaamadhiitya dvijo garbhavaasaadvimukto vimuchyata etaamadhiitya dvijo garbhavaasaadvimukto vimuchyata ityo{\m+}satyamityupanishhat.h .. 3..
AUM bhadra.n karNebhiriti shaantiH ..
.. iti atharvavediiya atharvashikhopanishhatsamaaptaa .. 
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