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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद्
— Shukla Yajurveda
The "Great Forest" Upanishad — longest of the principal Upanishads. Yajnavalkya's teachings: "neti, neti", "asato mā sad gamaya", "ahaṁ brahmāsmi".
6 chapters · 488 verses
Chapters · अध्याय
- 1
Adhyaya 1
प्रथमोऽध्यायः
The Madhu Khanda begins — the horse-sacrifice meditation.
80 verses
- 2
Adhyaya 2
द्वितीयोऽध्यायः
The two forms of Brahman; Yajnavalkya & Maitreyi.
68 verses
- 3
Adhyaya 3
तृतीयोऽध्यायः
Yajnavalkya defeats the assembled sages in debate.
97 verses
- 4
Adhyaya 4
चतुर्थोऽध्यायः
Yajnavalkya and King Janaka — the Self of dream and sleep; "neti, neti".
93 verses
- 5
Adhyaya 5
पञ्चमोऽध्यायः
The Khila Khanda — secret teachings.
38 verses
- 6
Adhyaya 6
षष्ठोऽध्यायः
The five fires meditation again, and the lineage of teachers.
112 verses
Sanskrit text in public domain