Mantrika Upanishad
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The Mantrika Upanishad (Sanskrit: मन्त्रिक उपनिषत्, IAST:Māntrika Upaniṣad) is a minor Upanishad of Hinduism. The Sanskrit text is one of the 22 Samanya Upanishads, is part of the Vedanta and Yoga schools of Hindu philosophy literature, and is one of 19 Upanishads attached to the Shukla Yajurveda.[1][2] In the Muktika canon, narrated by Rama to Hanuman, it is listed at number 32 in the anthology of 108 Upanishads.[3]
Mantrika Upanishad | |
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Devanagari | मन्त्रिक |
IAST | Māntrika |
Type | Samanya |
Linked Veda | Shukla Yajurveda |
Chapters | 1 |
Verses | 21 |
Philosophy | Samkhya, Yoga, Vedanta, Bhakti |
The Upanishad comprises 21 verses. It attempts a syncretic but unsystematic formulation of ideas from Samkhya, Yoga, Vedanta and Bhakti.[2][4] It is therefore treated as a theistic Yoga text.[2][4] Mantrika suggests the theory, according to Paul Deussen's interpretation, that the universe was created by Purusha and Prakriti together, and various active soul-infants drink from inactive Ishvara soul (God) who treats this as a form of Vedic sacrifice.[4] Dalal interprets the text as giving an exposition on Brahman (changeless reality) and Maya (changing reality, metaphysical illusion).[5] According to the Mantrika Upanishad, "the Brahman dwells in body as soul, and this soul as God changes dwelling thousands of time".[6]
The Mantrika Upanishad is also called Culika Upanishad (Sanskrit: चूलिका उपनिषत्).[7]