
The Brahmin of the Samaveda is called Chhandogya, which consists of 10 chapters. This Upanishad is related to the Samaveda. In this, the importance of the Supreme God is stated, and He is considered the all-powerful. For this reason, it was named Taittiriya Upanishad. It belongs to the Taittiriya Aranyaka of the Taittiriya branch of the Yajurveda. It was composed by Maharshi Aitareya hence it was named Aitareya Upanishad. This Upanishad talks about the Holy syllable Aum in particular. It describes tasks related to God and the soul. Therefore, this council of the Krishna Yajurveda branch is considered to be extremely important. In this scripture, Yama teaches Nachiketa about God and the soul. It was named Kathopanishad because of its writing by Maharishi Kath. The 40th chapter of the Yajurveda is the Isophanishad. It has 64 mantras.Īngira taught Shaunak the Brahmavidya, in which he has given the distinction between Vidya’s Para and Apara and named Ved Vedang as Apara and that knowledge as Paravidya. In this Upanishad, there is a description of the dialogue between the sage Shaunak and his guru, the seer Angira. It falls under the mantra parts of the Atharvaveda. It has three sections, Shikshavalli, Brahmanandavalli, and Bhriguvalli. It is very important and comes in 10 ancient texts. Now speaking of Taittiriya Upanishad, it belongs to the Krishna Yajurvedic branch. The first section describes the birth of the universe, the second section describes the origin of the human body, and the third section describes the production of food for the devas. Talking about the chapters of Aitareya Upanishad, there are three sections in its first chapter. The fourth, fifth, and sixth chapters of the second Rigvedic Aranyaka mainly mention the theology of Brahmavidya. Aitareya UpanishadĪitareya Upanishad is a Shukla Rigvedic Upanishad. There is also a description of the living universe and God in this Upanishad. It has 6 chapters, 47 Brahmins, and 435 verses of peace recitation. One of the important and popular Upanishads is the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. The Upanishads are considered the essence of the Vedic philosophy. Talking about the four parts of Vedas, they are Samhita, Brahmin, Aranyaka, and Upanishads. Vedas have four parts, and the Upanishads are one of them. Upanishads are only one of the four parts of the Vedas. There are 10 Upanishads on which Shankaracharya has written his commentary. The Upanishads were composed from 1000 BC to 300 BC. The Upanishads are the fundamental source of all Indian philosophies. The primary purpose of the Upanishads is to gain knowledge of Brahma, Jiva, and the world. The Upanishads are considered to be important Shruti texts in Hinduism. Karmakandi Upanishad The Special Attributes Associated With Various Upanishads Prosaic Upanishads – Ish, Kath, Shvetashvatar, and NarayanaĪvantar Prosaic Upanishad – Questions, Maitri (Maitrayani), and MandukyaĪtharvan i.e. Prosaic Upanishads – Aitareya, Kane, Chhandogya, Taittiriya, Brihadaranyaka, and Kaushitaki The Types Of Upanishads As Per Their Style Other Upanishads are Isha, Aitareya, Kath, Kane, Chandogya, Sankhya, Taittiriya, Brihadaranyak, Mandukya, and Mundak. There are 108 Upanishads, the principal Upanishads are Narayana, Narsingh, Ramtapani, and Gopal. Now, let us see which of the Upanishads are linked to which of the Vedas: All three types of texts are directly linked to the Vedas. According to the Indian tradition, there are three types of texts in the Vedas: Brahmanas, Aranyakas, and Upanishads. We already know that every Upanishad has an association with one or the other Veda, and hence it holds a lot of importance.
