Brihadaranyaka
(Sk.)
Also: • Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad IAST •
The name of a Upanishad. One of the sacred and secret books of the Brahmins; an Aranyaka is a treatise appended to the Vedas, and considered a subject of special study by those who have retired to the jungle (forest) for purposes of religious meditation (TG).
Listed editions include Sris Chandra Vasu’s translation with Madhvacharya’s commentary (Allahabad, 1916; Sacred Books of the Hindus XIV) and Böhtlingk’s edition and translation (Leipzig, 1889). (BCW 2:523).
Zirkoff cites the text and translation by Sris Chandra Vasu, with Madhvacharya’s commentary (Allahabad: Panini Office, 1916), volume 14 of Sacred Books of the Hindus. (BCW 5:363).
Some links:
- Quotes: H. P. Blavatsky, Zirkoff, Boris
- CTD article in Russian: Брихадараньяка-упанишада
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