Paramahamsa Upanishad
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The Paramahansa Upanishad (Sanskrit: परमहंस उपनिषद), is one of the 108 Upanishadic Hindu scriptures, written in Sanskrit and is one of the 31 Upanishads attached to the Atharvaveda.[1] It is classified as one of the Sannyasa Upanishads.[2] According to Ramanujacharya, Paramhansa is one of the forms of Lord Vishnu who imparted vedas to Lord Brahma in the form of Divine Swan as per Vishnu-Sahasranama.
Paramahansa | |
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Devanagari | परमहंस उपनिषद |
IAST | Paramahaṃsa |
Title means | highest monk, illumined soul |
Type | Sannyasa |
Linked Veda | Atharvaveda |
Chapters | 1 |
Verses | 4 |
The Upanishad is a discourse between the Hindu god Brahma and sage Narada. Their conversation is centered on the characteristics of Paramahansa (highest soul) Yogi. The text describes the monk as a Jivanmukta, a liberated soul while alive, and Videhamukta is liberation in afterlife.[3]
The text was likely composed in the centuries preceding the start of common era.[4] It is notable for the use of words Yogin and calling renouncers by that epithet.[5][6]