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lekhakaH \- nandapradIptakumAraH

bhAratIyaj~nAnabhANDAre upaniShadAM sthAnaM mahatvapUrNaM varIvarti | iyaM parAvidyA brahmavidyA adhyAtmyavidyA vA parigaNyate vidvadbhiH | mUlato vedAntashAstramupaniShadAkhyAyate | mukhyatayA adhyAtmyavidyApratipAdakA vedabhAgA upaniShadaH kathyante | bhAratIyadarshanashAstreShu prasthAnatrayeShu  brahmasUtraM, shrImadbhagavadgItA, upaniShachcha trINi prasthAnAni vikhyAtAni | bhAratIyA vaidikadharmagranthA darshanAni cha imAmeva prasthAnatrayImavalambanti | upaniShadAM gItAbrahmasUtrayorAshrayapradAyitvAt tAH santi mahanIyatamAH | upa nipUrvakasya visharaNa\-gati\-avasAdanArthakasya dhAtoH (ShadlR^i dhAtoH) kvip pratyayena upaniShat shabdasya niShpattirbhavati | brahmasvarUpapratipAdane sarvasamartheyaM vidyA sarveShAM mumukShUNAM kR^ite paramopAdeyA bhavati | upaniShadAM sa.nkhyAnirdhAraNe muktikopaniShadvAkyaM pradhAnam | tanmate \ldq{}sarvopaniShadAM madhye sAramaShTottaraM shatam\rdq{} | iti | aShTottarashatasa.nkhyakA upaniShadaH Asan | adhunA 120 upaniShadaH samupalabhyante | tAsu aShTottarashatasa.nkhyakAsu prAyeNa dvAdashopaniShadaH prAchInatvAt vishadatayA  prAmANikA bhavanti | teShu 10 upaniShadaH R^igvedasambaddhAH, 19 upaniShadaH shuklayajurvedasambaddhAH, 32 kR^iShNayajurvedasambaddhAH, 16 sAmavedasambaddhAH, 31 atharvavedasambaddhAH cha virAjantetarAm | anyA yogopaniShadaH, sAmAnyavedAntopaniShadaH, vaiShNavopaniShadaH, shaivopaniShadaH, shAktopaniShadashcha dR^iShTipathamArohanti | sarve dArshanikAH tAsu katichanopaniShadaH svamatAnusAriNyayA vyAkhyAtavantaH | anyatra 21 vedAntopaniShadaH, 16 vaiShNavopaniShadaH, 15 shaivopaniShadaH,18 shAktopaniShadaH prakAshitA santi | sarvAsUpaniShatsu dashopaniShadaH prasiddhAH santi | tAsAmupari bhAShyakArAH sva\-svamatAnusAraM bhAShyaM kR^itavantaH | tAsAM sa.nkhyA tu muktikopaniShadi nimnarUpeNa varNitA dR^ishyate | uktaM cha\-
      \ldq{}Isha kena kaTha prashna muNDa mANDUkya tittiriH |
      aitareyaM cha ChAndogyaM bR^ihadAraNyakaM dasha\rdq{} ||
etadatiriktA shvetAshvetopaniShadapi prasiddhA vidyate | sarvAsUpaniShatsu kechana gadyAtmikAH, katichana padyAtmikAH aparAH gadyapadyobhayAtmikAshcha dR^ishyante | AsAM kAlo.api bhinna\-bhinnaH pratIyate | imAH upaniShadaH bhAratIya\-adhyAtmyavidyAkAshe jAjvalyamAnAni nakShatrANIva shobhante | sarvAsUpaniShatsu prAyashaH advaita\-dvaita\-vishiShTAdvaitashrutInAM sadbhAvaH paramAchAryaiH pradhAnatvena svIkR^itaH | sarveShAM darshanAnAM bIjAni upaniShatsu nihitAni dR^ishyante | na kevalamAstikadarshanAnAmapitu nAstikAnAmapi mUlabhUtAH siddhAntAH Asu samupalabhyante |

AtmAsti upaniShadAM pradhAnaviShayaH | kenopAyena jIvaH AtmasAkShAtkArakartuM shakyate tadviShaye upaniShad vakti | sa.nhitAta AraNyakaM yAvat tadbrahmasvarUpaM bhinnaprakAreNa varNitamasti | kintu upaniShad vishadatayA sUkShmarItyA cha tadAtmatattvaM vishinaShTi | tadAha bR^ihadAraNyake\- \ldq{}sa vAyamAtmA brahma vij~nAnamayo manomayaH prANamayashchakShurmayaH shrotramayaH pR^ithivImaya Apomaya vAyumaya AkAshamayastejomayo.atejomayaH kAmamayo.akAmamayaH krodhamayo.akrodhamayo dharmamayo.adharmamayaH sarvamayaH \ldq{} iti sa.nsArasya mUlabhUtaM tattvaM bhavati AtmA nishchitaH |

brahmatattvavishleShaNe upaniShadAM yuktiH baliShThA | upaniShadadhyayanaM vinA AtmavidyAsandhAnaM sarvathA.asambhavamiti  satyam | brahatattvaM yaH ko.api jij~nAsati, j~nAtuM shakyate vA tatsarvamupaniShat mAdhyamena | sAdhakaH yamAtmAnaM vR^iNute tenaiva sa tamavAptumIShTe | yachchoktaM \-
      \ldq{}nAyamAtmA pravachanena labho na medhayA na bahudhA shrutena |
      yamevaiSha vR^iNute tena labhyastasyaiva AtmA vivR^iNute tanUM svAm || \rdq{}
iti | vishAlaM chAsti upaniShadaH kalevaram | na kevalamadhyAtmyaviShayA apitu sarve sAmAjikaviShayA api upaniShatsu darIdR^ishyante | sarveShAM mAnavajAtInAM kR^ite samAdaraNIyAH samAshrayaNIyA upaniShadaH iti dik |

                                       \-\-\- lekhakaH \- nandapradIptakumAraH
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Written by Dr. Pradipta Kumar Nanda, Kendrapara, Orissa pknanda65 at gmail.com

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