Hayagriva Upanishad
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Hayagriva Upanishad or Hayagrivopanishad (Sanskrit: हयग्रीव उपनिषद्) is one of 108 Upanishad, written in Sanskrit language. It is a minor Upanishad, dedicated to Hayagriva – the horse-faced avatar of the god Vishnu.[1] It belongs to the Vaishnava sect, which worships Vishnu, and is associated with the Atharvaveda.[2]
Hayagriva Upanishad | |
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Devanagari | हयग्रीव |
IAST | Hayagrīva |
Title means | horse-necked, one of the avatars of Vishnu |
Date | Medieval period |
Type | Vaishnava |
Linked Veda | Atharvaveda |
Chapters | 2 |
Verses | 20 |
Philosophy | Vaishnavism |
In a Telugu language anthology of 108 Upanishads of the Muktika in the modern era, narrated by Rama to Hanuman, it is listed at number 100.[3] The Upanishad is neither part of the anthology of 52 popular Upanishads in north India by Colebrooke, nor is it found in the Bibliotheca Indica anthology of popular Upanishads in south India by Narayana.[4]
The Hayagriva Upanishad presents mantras to know the nature of the supreme reality Brahman.[5][6]