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Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study)

by Arpita Chakraborty | 2013 | 33,902 words

This page relates ‘Shiva Pancakshara� of the study on the Shaiva Upanishads in English, comparing them with other texts dealing with the Shiva cult (besides the Agamas and Puranas). The Upaniṣads are ancient philosophical and theological treatises. Out of the 108 Upanishads mentioned in the Muktikopanishad, 15 are classified as Saiva-Upanisads.

[...] Śi.pa. verse 1-5 See appendix-IV.

Ś is the destroyer among the trinity and is worshipped as their main deity by millions of Hindus. The holy word-chant to worship him is made of five letters and is popularly called ʲñṣa- “Na Ma Śi Vā ya�.

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