[Advaita-l] MuktikA Upanishad / MuktikOpanishat cited by srI VidyAraNya svAmI in PanchdaSI

[Nithin Sridhar]

Somehow I am not comfortable in historical analysis of our scriptures! They
have very limited value with regards to Hindu scriptures. We can only date
the manuscript and not the said scripture as such. Some medieval Upanishads
or other tantra Upanishads can be dated even then not reliably.

Especially dating of sruti is faulty. Even dating of Dharmashastras cannot
be said with certainty. We can only date a manuscript and not scripture.
Further only a relative chronology can be speculated with some accuracy.
On Feb 27, 2014 11:39 AM, "Sujal Upadhyay" <sujal.u at gmail.com> wrote:

> I know :), but still some think of Muktika as not an ancient authentic
> upanishad.
>
> OM
>
> Sujal Upadhyay
>
> "To disconnect from the self and to become Aware of anything else is
> nothing but unhappiness" - Bhagawan Ramana Maharshi
>
> He who has faith has all
> He who lacks faith, lacks all
> It is the faith int he name of lord that works wonders
> FAITH IS LIFE, DOUBT IS DEATH - Sri Ramakrishna
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 11:36 AM, Nithin Sridhar
> <sridhar.nithin at gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > Upanishad Brahmendra has commented upon all 108 Upanishads!
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 11:06 AM, Sujal Upadhyay <sujal.u at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Namaste Sunil ji,
> > >
> > > Even Muktika says that Mandukya is enough. If one is not able to
> realize
> > > truth, then read 10. Still if one is not able to become liberated, read
> > 32,
> > > for videha mukti, read 108 :)
> > >
> > > I thought that Shringeri Math and Kanchi Math refer to 108 upanishads,
> > but
> > > study is optional. Emphasis is more on to study principle upanishads
> > > commented by Sri Adi Shankara.
> > >
> > > So now the study of minor upanishads is not at all done?
> > >
> > > Some do not accept Muktika and say it was created in medieval times. I
> > was
> > > referring to someone thing in Panchdasi and was surprised to read that
> > Sri
> > > Vidyaranya Svami has quoted it. There are some who keep asking the
> > > authenticity of Upanishads :)
> > >
> > > Bhaskararaya had revived Atharvaveda and had commented on many
> upanishads
> > > like Bahvarica, etc and some which are not a part of Mukita's 108.
> These
> > > are available in sanskrit and I am not conversant with Sanskrit.
> > >
> > > Hari OM
> > >
> > > OM
> > >
> > > Sujal Upadhyay
> > >
> > > "To disconnect from the self and to become Aware of anything else is
> > > nothing but unhappiness" - Bhagawan Ramana Maharshi
> > >
> > > He who has faith has all
> > > He who lacks faith, lacks all
> > > It is the faith int he name of lord that works wonders
> > > FAITH IS LIFE, DOUBT IS DEATH - Sri Ramakrishna
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 12:38 AM, Sunil Bhattacharjya <
> > > sunil_bhattacharjya at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > There you are Sujalji, Today's scholars unfortunately do not refer to
> > the
> > > > upanishads and generally prefer to refer to what the post-Shankara
> > > scholars
> > > > say to supplement what Shankara said. Muktika exhorts all aspirants
> to
> > > read
> > > > the 108 upanishads, out of the total of the 1008 upanishads.
> > > >
> > > > Sunil KB
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Wednesday, February 26, 2014 8:27 AM, Sujal Upadhyay <
> > > sujal.u at gmail.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Namaste,
> > > >
> > > > Was referring PanchadaSI and found that SrI VidyAraNya svAmI has
> cited
> > > > MuktikA Upanishad in his PanchdaSI. I have a Hindi Translation and
> > > > Commentary by Swami Shankarananda of Chinmaya Mission.
> > > >
> > > > दर्शनादर्शने हित्वा स्वयं केवलरूपतः .
> > > > य आस्ते कपिशार्दूल ब्रह्म स ब्रह्मवित्स्वयम् .. (2.64 Muktika
> > Upanishad,
> > > > 1.4.68 PanchdaSI - dvaita viveka)
> > > >
> > > > O Brahman! The one leaving both darSana (GYAna, knowledge) and
> adarSana
> > > > (aGYAna, ignorance), abides only in Self (svarUpa), he himself is
> > Brahman
> > > > only, not just knower of Brahman. (Translated from Hindi, page 230,
> > Book
> > > 1,
> > > > Part 1)
> > > >
> > > > (In other words, Knower of Brahman is Brahman itself, Brahmavid
> > Brahmaiva
> > > > Bhavati, Mund. Up. 3.2.9). Sri Ramana Maharshi also says the same
> > thing.
> > > > According to Swami Shankarananda of Chinmaya Mission, who has
> > Translated
> > > > PancadaSI in Hindi and have commented on it says that this verse
> occurs
> > > in
> > > > Yog VAsisTa too.
> > > >
> > > > ​SrI VidyAraNya svAmI has also cited Amrit Bindu Upanishad 1 and 18
> in
> > > > PanchdaSI 1.4.45-46.
> > > >
> > > > P. 1.4.45 = Amrit. B. Up. 1
> > > > P. 1.4.46 = Amrit. B. Up. 18
> > > >
> > > > Swami ji (translator) says that P 1.4.45 this is the first verse of
> > Amrit
> > > > B. Up, but I am not I am not able to find same verse in Amrit Bindu
> > > > Upanishad.
> > > >
> > > > Please can someone help me
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Note: PancadaSI in English (html
> > > > <http://www.swamij.com/panchadasi.htm>,
> > > > pdf<
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.shiningworld.com/top/images/stories/pub-pdfs/Books/Panchadasi.pdf
> > > > >),
> > > > Hindi (archive.org<
> > > > https://archive.org/details/Panchadasi.by.Vidyaranya.Swami.Hindi>,
> > > > scribd<
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.scribd.com/doc/79331270/Hindi-Book-Panchadasi-by-Vidyaranya-swami
> > > > >by
> > > > Pt. RAmAvatAra vidyAbhAskara)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ​Hari ​
> > > > OM
> > > >
> > > > Sujal
> > > > ​​
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