Kshurika Upanishad
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The Kshurika Upanishad (Sanskrit: क्षुरिका उपनिषत्, IAST: Kṣurikā Upaniṣad) is an ancient Sanskrit text and one of the minor Upanishads of Hinduism.[3] It is one of twenty Yoga Upanishads in the four Vedas.[4]
Quick Facts Kshurika, Devanagari ...
Kshurika | |
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Devanagari | क्षुरिका |
IAST | Kṣurikā |
Title means | Mind as a Razor[1] |
Type | Yoga[2] |
Linked Veda | Krishna Yajurveda or Atharvaveda |
Chapters | 1 |
Verses | 25 |
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Its manuscripts are either attached to the Atharvaveda,[5] or to the Krishna Yajurveda.[6][7]
The text includes sections on Yoga postures, breath exercises and withdrawal of senses from outside to inside as a means to cleanse the body and mind.[7] The aim of Yoga, states the Upanishad, is to know and liberate one's soul.[8] The text is also called Kṣurikopanishad.[9]