namaste, >Thanks for this clarification. Just in case you know which >upanishad refers to it, it would be helpful. I remember >reading about it in Vivekachudamani. I think that would be the Bhriguvalli from the Taittiriya Upanishad of the Krishna Yajur Veda. Aniruddhan Sruti smRti purANAnAm Alayam karuNAlayam namAmi bhagavatpAdaM Sam.karam lokaSam.karam