Yogashikha Upanishad
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The Yogashikha Upanishad (Sanskrit: योगशिखा उपनिषत्, IAST: Yogaśikhā Upaniṣad) is a Sanskrit text and one of the minor Upanishads of Hinduism.[4] It is one of twenty Yoga Upanishads in the four Vedas.[5]
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Yogashikha | |
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Devanagari | योगशिखा |
IAST | Yogaśikhā |
Title means | Peak of Yogic meditation[1] |
Type | Yoga[2] |
Linked Veda | Krishna Yajurveda or Atharvaveda |
Chapters | varies by manuscript (1 to 6) |
Verses | varies by manuscript (~10 to 390) |
Philosophy | Yoga, Vedanta[3] |
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Two versions of the Yogashikha Upanishad exist, one short that is attached to the Atharvaveda in some anthologies,[6] and a long version which is often found attached to the Krishna Yajurveda in Telugu language anthologies.[7] The long version consists of six chapters,[8] and is about forty times longer than the short version.[1] The short version appears interspersed within the first chapter of the long version.[1]