Aruneya Upanishad
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Aruneya Upanishad (Sanskrit : आरुणेय उपनिषद्) is a minor Upanishad in the corpus of the 108 Upanishads of Hinduism. It is written in Sanskrit. It is one of the 16 Upanishads attached to the Samaveda.[1][2] It is classified as a Sannyasa Upanishad.[3]
Aruneya Upanishad | |
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Devanagari | अारुणेय/अरुणी |
IAST | Āruṇeya/Āruṇeyī |
Title means | Name of the Sage Aruni |
Date | 1st millennium BCE |
Type | Sannyasa |
Linked Veda | Samaveda |
Chapters | 1 |
Verses | 5 |
It deals with the cultural phenomenon of a Sannyasi (Hindu monk), a practitioner of Sannyasa or renunciation.[2] The Upanishad also outlines the character and lifestyle of a Paramahamsa, the monk who has achieved the highest state of spirituality.[4] The text is told as a sermon from the god Prajapati (identified with Brahma in some commentaries) to the sage Aruni, who gives his name to this Upanishad.[5]
The text is dated from the 1st-millennium BCE, and is notable for its details on the renunciation tradition in ancient India.[6] The Upanishad recommends the practice of Samadhi as a means to know the Atman (Self), which states Patrick Olivelle, contextually means deep yogic contemplation.[7] It is also notable as one of the earliest text stating that knowledge qualifies one to undertake Sannyasa, a position different from other ancient Upanishads such as the Jabala Upanishad which states that detachment from the world qualifies one to begin the journey of renunciation.[8] The text, states Paul Deussen, is a vivid record of a remarkable cultural phenomenon of ancient India, that has survived into the modern era, and "what gave birth to it lies in Man, lies in all of us".[2]
The text also known as Aruneyi Upanishad, Arunika Upanishad and Aruni Upanishad.