Upanis.ad-s

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Yoga Upa-nis.ad-s

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Atharvan-s`ikha Upa-nis.ad

Om-kara = veda-deva-yoni to be grasped in:

1st

red Brahman

2nd

bright Rudra

3rd

black Vis.n.u

4th

lightninglike multicolored Purus.a

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Atharvan-s`iras Upa-nis.ad

5

1st

red Brahman

2nd

black Vis.n.u

3rd

brown Is`ana

4th

mountain-crystal-colored a-vyakta ("unmanifest") muni-s ("silent ones")

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As`rama Upa-nis.ad

1 -- Brahma-carin-s

Gayatra

3 nights

Brahman.a

48 years

Praja-patya

time of r.tu

Br.han

Nais.t.hika

2 -- Gr.hastha-s

Varttaka-vr.tti

trade without ill repute

S`alina-vr.tti

study & give

Yayavara

 

Ghor-samnyasika

filter their water; pick ears of grain daily

3 -- Vana-prastha-s

Vaikhanasa

with creepers on uncultivated land

Udumbara

 

Vala-khilya

 

Phena-pa

subsist on fallen leaves & fruit

4 -- Pari-vrajaka-s

Kut.i-cara

hut-visitors, in houses of their children

Bahu-udaka

with shoen & reddish-brown garments

Hamsa

1 night only in village, 5 nights in tirtha

Parama-hamsa

patient: aequally among all 4 castes

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Nr.-simha-Uttara-Tapaniya Upa-nis.ad

khan.d.a 1 -- states of consciousness

1st

wakeful

Vais`va-nara

2nd

dream

Hiran.ya-garbha

3rd

deep sleep

Is`vara

4th

Turiya

devoureth Is`vara

khan.d.a 2 -- Turiya devoureth Is`vara, 4-substanced as:

1st

ota "woven into"

kalagni-surya-usra ("timefire-sun-rays")

2nd

anu-jn~at.r "affirmer"

self-luminous as sun in darkness

3rd

anu-jn~a "affirmation"

fire after it hath consumed fuel

4th

a-vikalpa "indifference"

 

khan.d.a 8 -- significances of the substances

1st

ota "woven"

the speech, a name

2nd

anu-jn~at.r "assenter"

thinking maketh unsustained world substantial

3rd

anu-jn~a "assenting"

the only taste

4th

a-vikalpa "indifference"

no split (contradiction)

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Nr.-simha-Purva-tapaniya Upa-nis.ad

2:2

hr.daya "heart"

namas

s`iras "head"

svaha

s`ikha "hairtuft"

vas.at.

kavaca "armor"

hum

astra "missile"

phat.

4:3

god

god's wife

Brahman

Saras-vati

Vis.n.u

S`ri

Maha-is`vara

Gauri

Purus.a

Prakr.ti

Is`vara

A-vidya

5:

wheel

spokes

deity

Su-dars`ana

6

seasons

Gayatri

8

Nara-ayana

Jagati

12

Vasu-deva

Purus.a

16

vowels

Anus.t.ubh

32

Nara-simha

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Maha Upa-nis.ad

1 -- the 14 Purus.a-s (men) + a girl

10

indriya-s (senses, with sense-organs)

11th

Manas

12th

Tejas

13th

Aham-kara

14th

Pran.a (Atman)

15th

Buddhi [the girl]

3

direction

exclamation

meter

Veda

east

bhus

Gayatri

R.c

west

bhuvas

Tris.t.ubh

Yajus

north

svas

Jagati

Saman

south

om

Anus.t.ubh

Atharvan

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Pran.ava Upa-nis.ad

3:27

exclamation

Veda

om

Atharvan

bhus

R.c

bhuvas

Yajus

svas

Saman

3:31-34

3:

Veda

divinity

meter

place

31

R.c

Fire

Gayatri

earth

32

Yajus

Wind

Tris.t.ubh

atmosphaere

33

Saman

Sun

Jagati

heaven

34

Atharvan

Moon

"all"

water

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Para-brahman Upa-nis.ad (= Brahman Upa-nis.ad, Part 1)

similes for states of consciousness

simile

consciousness-state

maks.ika "bee / fly"

dustless Brahman in Brahman-city

maks.ika-destroyer (spider)

Pran.a

falcon

sus.upti (deep sleep)

Deva-datta

the highest light in bliss

caterpillar

dream

bird

?

karkat.aka ("crab")

?

waterlily-flower

?

Purus.a

waking

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Hamsa Upa-nis.ad

5

to deity __

in organ __

by kilaka __

Surya

hr.daya "heart"

namas

Soma

s`iras "head"

svaha

Nis-an~jana ("without stain")

s`ikha "hairtuft"

vas.at.

Nis-abhasa ("without lustre")

kavaca "armor"

hum

Tanu-suks.ma ("body subtle")

netra "netra"

vaus.at.

Pracodayat

astra "missile"

phat.

10 -- concommitants of psychic sounds

#

reverberation as of __

the body __

1st

cin.i

imitateth cin~cin.i

2nd

cin~cin.i

crumpleth

3rd

ghan.t.a (bell)

is very tired

4th

s`ankha (conch)

head shaketh

5th

string-music

palate runneth

6th

clapping

drinketh A-mr.ta-m

7th

flute-note

hath esoteric knowledge

8th

drum-beating

skill in speeech

9th

kettledrum

power to disappear

10th

thunder

becometh the Brahman

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Dhyana-bindu Upa-nis.ad

stanza

11

12

13

respiration

Puraka

Kumbhaka

Recaka

repraesentation as flower

flax-flower

waterlily-flower

downward-blooming banana-flower

place

navel

heart

forehead

deity

Vis.n.u

Brahman

[quartz]

characteristic of deity

4-armed

4-headed

3-eyed

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Nada-bindu Upa-nis.ad

#

st.

meditation

st.

re-incarnation

1st

9

ghosini "noise"

12

sovereign king

2nd

 

vidyut-mali "lightning-wreathed"

13

Yaks.a

3rd

 

pat-angi "flight-enjoyer"

 

Vidya-dhara

4th

 

vayu-vegini "wind-swift"

 

Gandharva

5th

10

nama-dheya "nameable"

14

god in Soma-loka

6th

 

aindri

15

Indra

7th

 

vais.n.avi

 

Vis.n.u

8th

 

s`ankari

 

Rudra Pas`u-pati

9th

11

mahati

16

in Mahas-olka

10th

 

dhruva "firm"

 

in "firm place"

11th

 

mauni "silent"

 

in Tapas-loka

12th

 

brahmni

17

Brahman

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THE ADYAR LIBRARY SERIES, Vol. 20 = T. R. Srinivasa Ayyanagar (tr.): The Yoga Upanis.ads. 1938.

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S`akta Upa-nis.ad-s

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Tri-pura-Tapini Upa-nis.ad

vidya-s (incantations)

p.

chapter : stanza

vidya #

mantra

state

sage or sagess

   

1st

sa ka

waking

S`akti-S`iva

8

1:27

2nd

sa ka la hrim

dream

Lopa-mudra

 

1:28

3rd

sa ka la hri

collective sleep

Dus-vasas

9

1:30

4th

klim ha ka sa

vis`va

Manu

 

1:31

5th

ha V ha sa

taijasa

Candra

 

1:32

6th

ha V ha sa ha

prajn~a

Kubera

 

1:33

7th

ha sa ka e la la hrim ha sa

viraj

Agastya

 

1:34

8th

7th ha ha sa ka

sutra-atman

Nandi

9-10

1:35

9th

V ka 7th S`

causal

Prabhakara

10

1:36

10th

7th V hrim klim kli la S`

otr. caitanya

S.at.-mukha

 

1:37

11th

10th 7th

anu-jn~atr. caitanya

Parama-s`iva

10-11

1:38

12th

7th V 6th ka

anu-jn~a

Vis.n.u

wheels of the S`ri-cakra

p.

chapter : stanza

wheel #

forces

its nature

"__ Tri-pura"

force: "All-__"

19

2:23

1st

10

manifest

--

agitating

 

2:24

2nd

16

well-protected

sovereign

scattering

 

2:25

3rd

8

well-secured

beautiful

fascinating

 

2:26

4th

14

tradition

dweller

subduing

 

2:27

5th

10

Kaula

Maha-laks.mi

greatly-exciting

19-20

2:28

6th

10

devoid of interspaces

garlanded

great-goad

20

2:29

7th

8

mysteries

?

khecari

 

2:30

8th

4

weapons

mother

bija (seed)

 

2:31

9th

3

exceedingly mysterious

great

tri-kon.a (triangle)

p. 23 -- 3:13 hearths (fire-places) for oblations with the mantra

hrim klim aim blum straum

shape of hearth

for gaining __

triangle

women

rod or circle

wealth

square

rain

p. 28 -- 4:21 goddesses of the 3 times of day

time of day

goddess

morn

Gayatri

midday

Savitri

dusk

Saras-vati

p. 11, n. 1 syllable-groups of the adi-vidya

1st

ka e i la hrim

Vac-bhava-kut.a

2nd

ha sa ka ha la hrim

Kama-kut.a

3rd

sa ka la hrim

S`akti-kut.a

deities of mantra-s

p.

mantra

deity

1

hrim

Hara (= S`iva, p. 5)

7

la

Brahman

9

ka

Kama-kala

10

klim

Kama

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Sarasvati-Rahasya Upa-nis.ad

mantra-s to the goddess Saras-vati

p.

stanza

r.s.i (seer)

chandas (meter)

bija

41

4

As`vala-ayana

Anus.t.ubh

 

42

6

Bhara-dva-ja

Gayatri

om

 

9

Atri

Tris.t.ubh

hrim

43

12

Madhu-cchandas

Gayatri

s`rim

 

15

Madhu-cchandas

Gayatri

blum

44

18

Madhu-cchandas

Gayatri

saus

 

21

Ucathya-putra

Tris.t.ubh

aim

45

24

Bhargava

Tris.t.ubh

klim

 

27

Bhargava

Tris.t.ubh

saus

46

30

Br.has-pati

Tris.t.ubh

sam

 

33

Gr.tsamada

Anus.t.ubh

aim

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Sau-bhagya-Laks.mi Upa-nis.ad

cakra-s (wheels)

p.

chapter : stanza

wheel #

locus

wheel name

appearance

64

3:1

1st

base [of spine]

Brahman

3-fold circle of waves

 

3:2

2nd

phallos

Svadhis.t.hana

sprout of coral

 

3:3

3rd

navel

Man.ipuraka

wide whirlpool

 

3:4

4th

heart

 

downward-facing 8-petalled waterlily

65

3:5

5th

throat

Anahata

Sus.umna

 

3:6

6th

palate

 

tiny bell

 

3:7

7th

brow

Ajn~a

flame of knowledge

65-6

3:8

8th

Brahma-orifice

 

seat of meshes

 

3:9

9th

between eyebrows

Akas`a (space)

upward-facing 16-petalled waterlily

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Tri-pura Tapini U.

the 12 vidya-s

page

cap. 1 :v.

#

abode

("-kut.a") incantation

letters

           

8

:27

1st

wakeful

S`akti

s k l hrim

     

S`iva

s k

 

2nd

dream

Lopa-mudra (of Si`va-s`akti & of Kama)

h s k h l hrim

 

:28

3rd

collective sleep

Hr.llekha (& of Dus-vasas)

s k l hri

 

:29

   

Candra, Manu, Ku-vera

k e i l hrim

9

:30

4th

vis`va

Manu

klim V. V. S`a.

 

:31

5th

taijasa

Candra

L. V. L. H.

 

:32

6th

prajn~a

Ku-vera

Si`. C.

 

:33

7th

viraj

Agastya

h s ...

 

:34

8th

sutra-atman

Nandi

A. h h s k

9-10

:35

9th

(causal)

Prabha-kara

V. A. S`a.

 

:36

10th

(otr. caitanya)

S.at.-mukha

A. V. hrim klim kli l hri h &c. so'ham kli ham sa m so'ham

 

:37

11th

(anu-jn~atr. caitanya)

Para-s`iva?

S. A.

10-11

:38

12th

(anu-jn~a caitanya)

Vis.n.u

A. V. K. V. L.

s`ri-cakra

page

cap. 2 :v.

wheel

counted characteristics

mystic mark of the __

19

:23

1st

9 selves

8 powers

8 mothers

all-agitating force

 

:24

2nd

16 attractive powers

all-scattering force

 

:25

3rd

8 flowers of Kama

all-fascinating force

 

:26

4th

14 forces

all-subduing force

 

:27

5th

10 forces

greatly-exciting force

19-20

:28

6th

10 traits

great goad

20

:29

7th

8 forces

khecari

 

:30

8th

4 weapons

seed

 

:31

9th

triad

triangle

p. 23 -- 3:13 gains from shapes of fire-altars for kama-kala

shape

what is gained

triangular

woman

rod or circle

wealth

square

rain

triangular [again!]

"movements are immobilized" [paralysis]

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Tri-pura U.

numerics

page

verse

quantity

36

3

1

 

9

 

19

 

29

 

40

39

10

16

 

11

"three cavernous homes" {Daoist?}

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Saras-vati Rahasya U.

the 10 mantra-s on Saras-vati

page

verse

mantra

r.s.i (seer)

meter

seed, power, linchpin

41

4

all 10

As`vala-ayana

Anu-s.tubh

(Vac-is`vari)

42

6

1st

Bara-dva-ja

Gaya-tri

OM

 

9

2nd

Atri

Tri-s.t.ubh

HRIM

43

12

3rd

Madhu-cchandas

Gaya-tri

S`RIM

 

15

4th

"

"

BLUM

44

18

5th

"

"

SAUS

 

21

6th

Ucathya-putra

Tri-s.t.ubh

AIM

45

24

7th

Bhargava

"

KLIM

 

27

8th

"

"

SAUS

46

30

9th

Br.has-pati

"

SAM

 

33

10th

Gr.tsamada

Anu-s.t.ubh

AIM

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Sau-bhagya Laks.mi U.

the 3 granthi-s (knots) at pit.ha-s (seats) [according to the Commentary on cap. 2]

p.

fn.

#

pit.ha

"__-granthi"

comprising __ cakra-s

59

1

1st

fire

rudra

muladhara & svadhis.t.hana

61

1

2nd

sun

vis.n.u

man.ipura & anahata

 

2

3rd

moon

brahman

vis`uddhi & ajn~a

the 9 wheels

page

cap. 3 :v.

#

wheel

semblance

locus

seat / root of __

64

:1

1st

Brahman

     
 

:2

2nd

Svadh-is.t.hana

sprig of coral

 

"girdle"

 

:3

3rd

Man.i-puraka

lightning

navel

"crooked" "whirlpool"

 

:4

4th

heart

swan

heart

 

65

:5

5th

An-ahata

 

throat

 
 

:6

6th

 

bell with tooth as clapper

palate

"the void" (s`unyata)

 

:7

7th

Ajn~a

flame

brow

"skull"

65-6

:8

8th

Brahman-randhra

thread of smoke

 

"meshes"

66

:9

9th

akas`a

3 peaks (tri-kut.i)

centre of eyebrows

"full mount"

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Bhavana U.

page

verse

human quality

mythic signification

67

2-3

9 orifices of body

9 wheels

 

4

paternal

+Varahi

 

maternal

+Kurukulla-bali

68

5

4 ends (purposes)

"oceans" {4 Daoist oceans?}

 

6-7

skin of body

"island of the nine gems"

 

8

resolutions

"wish-granting trees"

 

9

6 seasons

flavors

 

10

jn~eya (object of knowledge)

oblation

 

"meditation on the identity of the three, knowledge, its object, and the knower"

"worship rendered to the holy wheel"

 

11

niyati & sentiments

siddhi-s

68-9

 

lust, anger, greed, delusion, elation, envy, merit, demerit

the 8, viz. +Brahmi, [+Maha-is`vari, +Kaumari, +Vais.n.avi, +Varahi, +Raudri, +Carma-mun.d.a, +Kala-sankars.in.i -- p. 69, fn. 1]

69

12

9 abodes

(mudra-s) "mystic gestures"

 

15

the 14 nad.i-s --

14 "powers such as all-exciting, etc." [12 s`akti-s as goddesses]

 

alambusa

 
 

kuhu

 
 

vis`va-udara

 
 

varan.a

 
 

hasti-jihva

 
 

yas`as-vati

 
 

payas-vini

 
 

gandhari

 
 

pus.a

 
 

s`ankhini

 
 

saras-vati

 
 

id.a

 
 

pingala

 
 

su-s.umna

 
 

16

10 breaths

10 "divinities of the outer spokes, [styled]" +Sarva-siddhi-prada, etc.

70

19

10 aspects of fire

10 "divinities of the inner spokes," [styled] +Sarva-jn~a, etc.

 

20

cold, heat, pleasure, pain, desire, sattva, rajas, tamas

the 8, viz. +Vas`ini, [Kama-is`vari, Madini, Vi-mala, Arun.a, Jayini, Sarva-is`vari, Kaulini -- fn. 2]

 

21

5 sounds {Chinese pentatonic scale?}

"flowery shafts" [the 5 arrows of kama]

 

22

mind

sugar-cane bow [of kama]

 

25

the 3 principles [regions beyond mt.-range Lokaloka] --

[fn. 3 -- "identified in the reverse order, pratilomatah."] "the divinities of the inner triangle"

 

aham-kara ('egotism')

+Kama-is`vari

 

mahat ('greatness')

+Vajra-is`vari

 

a-vyakta ('unmanifest')

+Bhaga-malini

71

27

"one's own blissful self"

+Lalita

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Sita U.

12 (Kama-s`akti) "power of desire" is 3-fold"

page

verse

goddess

forms

88

12

S`ri

auspiciousness

 

Bhumi

power

 

Nila

sun, moon, & fire

 

13

moon = Nila

divine swig of immortality

 

14

sun = Nila

"wheel of time"

89

15

fire = Nila

in fuel

 

16

S`ri

protectress of world

89-90

17

Bhu

pran.ava

90

18

Nila

"festooned with lightnings"

 

19

"consisting of frogs"

"root of all the worlds ... and supporting the worlds."

       

91

24

R.c Veda

in 21 s`akha-s (variants)

 

25

Yajus Veda

in 109 s`akha-s

92

 

Saman Veda

in 1,000 s`akha-s

   

Atharvan Veda

in 5 [but 50 according to commentator] s`akha-s

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