Śvetāśvatara Upanishad

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The Śvetāśvatara Upanishad is a classical Hindu philosophical text that explores the nature of ultimate reality, the self, and the personal god (often identified with Rudra-Śiva), synthesizing early Vedantic and theistic ideas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu scripture
Sanskrit text
Upanishad
Vedic text
philosophical text
associatedDeity Rudra
Śiva
linked to: Shiva
canonicalStatus important text in Vedanta curriculum
category Mukhya Upanishads
Principal Upanishads
commentaryBy Madhva tradition
linked to: Madhva Sampradaya

Rāmānuja tradition
Śaṅkara
linked to: Adi Shankaracharya
contains doctrine of māyā
monistic teachings
theistic teachings
yogic teachings
discusses meditation
nature of the self
nature of ultimate reality
relationship between Brahman and Ātman
role of God in creation
yoga
emphasizes inner realization over ritual
estimatedCentury 1st millennium BCE
focusesOn Brahman
personal god
ultimate reality
Ātman
genre mystical poetry
religious philosophy
influenced classical Vedanta
later Hindu theism
Śaivism
linked to: Shaivism
language Sanskrit
partOf Krishna Yajurveda
period late Vedic period
philosophicalSchool Vedanta
regionOfOrigin Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia
religion Hinduism
script Devanagari (in most modern editions)
scripturalStatus revealed text
structure six chapters
synthesizes early Vedantic ideas
theistic ideas
teaches devotion to a personal God
liberation through knowledge of Brahman
tradition Śruti
linked to: Vedas
verseForm metrical

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Upanishads hasPart Śvetāśvatara Upanishad