Nrisimha Tapaniya Upanishad
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The Nrisimha Tapaniya Upanishad (नृसिंह तापनीय उपनिषद्) is a minor Upanishadic text written in Sanskrit. It is one of the 31 Upanishads attached the Atharvaveda,[1] and classified as one of the Vaishnava Upanishads.[2] It is presented in two parts, the Purva Tapaniya Upanishad and the Uttara Tapaniya Upanishad, which formed the main scriptures of Narasimha sect of the Vaishnavas dated prior to the 7th century.[3][4][5]
Nrisimha Tapaniya | |
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Devanagari | नृसिंह तापनीय |
IAST | Nṛsiṁha-Tāpanīya |
Title means | Asceticism for the Man-Lion |
Date | before 7th-century CE |
Type | Vaishnava |
Linked Veda | Atharvaveda |
Chapters | Two Upanishads - Purva Tapaniya and Uttara Tapaniya |
Verses | Five divisions in the first, and nine chapters in the second Upanishad |
Philosophy | Vaishnava |
The text is notable for asserting a fourfold identity, that Atman (soul, self) is same as Om, Brahman (Absolute Reality) and Vishnu Man-Lion avatar, Nrisimha.[4][6] The Upanishad opens with verses of the Rigveda.[4] Its foundation of monism philosophy, as well its style is also found in other Vaishnava Upanishads such as those dedicated to Rama.[4][7]
The Nrisimha Mantra, with its four supplementary mantras, is enunciated with the epithet "mantraraja" (king of hymns). It has "Om" as the foremost hymn which is repeatedly emphasized throughout this Upanishad. The text discusses Nrisimha Mantra and related hymns.[4]
The text is also referred to as Narasimha-tapani Upanishad and Nrisimhatapanopanishad (Sanskrit: नृसिंहोत्तरतापनीयोपनिषत्).