Sarvasara Upanishad
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The Sarvasara Upanishad (Sanskrit: सर्वसार उपनिषत्, IAST: Sarvasāra Upaniṣad) is a Sanskrit text and is one of the 22 Samanya (general) Upanishads of Hinduism. The text, along with the Niralamba Upanishad, is one of two dedicated glossaries embedded inside the collection of ancient and medieval era 108 Upanishads.[4]
Sarvasara Upanishad | |
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Devanagari | सर्वसार |
IAST | Sarvasāra |
Title means | Essence of the whole |
Date | Late medieval[1] |
Type | Samanya |
Linked Veda | Yajurveda[2] |
Chapters | 1 |
Verses | 23[3] |
Philosophy | Vedanta |
The text exists in two versions, one attached to the Atharvaveda in many Sanskrit anthologies,[5] and another attached to the Krishna Yajurveda in some anthologies such as the Telugu-language version.[6] The two versions have some differences, but are essentially similar in meaning.[7]
Sarvasara Upanishad defines and explains 23 Upanishadic concepts, while Niralamba Upanishad covers 29.[4][8] These two texts overlap in some concepts, both refer to older Principal Upanishads (dated to 1st millennium BCE), but offer independent explanations suggesting that accepting a diversity of views were a part of its tradition.[4][8]