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Pippalada (Sanskrit: पिप्पलाद, romanized: Pippalāda) was a sage and philosopher in Hindu tradition. He is best known for being attributed the authorship of the Prashna Upanishad, which is among the ten Mukhya Upanishads. He is believed to have founded the Pippalada school of thought, which taught the Atharvaveda. [1]
The case of Svetaketu appears in three principal Upanishads, namely, the Brhadaranyaka Upanishad S. 6.2.1 to 6.2.8, Chandogya Upanishad S.5.3 and in the Kausitaki S.1. Svetaketu is the recipient of the knowledge enshrined in the mahavakya which appears in the sixteen chapters of the 6th section (Prapathaka) of the Chandogya Upanishad.
It is a short Upanishad, and structured as a discourse between sage Jabali to sage Pippalada, and is notable for presenting the Pashupata theology. [1] It explains what Pashu and Pata means, and the Vibhuti (ash) on one's forehead as a reminder of transitory nature of life, the unchanging universality of Shiva , and as a means of one's salvation.
Satyakāma Jābāla (सत्यकाम जाबाल) also known as Satyakāma Jābāli was a Vedic sage, who first appears in the fourth prapāṭhaka/chapter of the ancient Vedic text, the Chāndogya Upanishad. [1] As a boy, in order to become brahmachārī, Satyakāma enquires about his father and his family from his mother Jabālā ...
The Brihajjabala Upanishad is divided into 8 chapters called Brahmanas. It is presented as a conversation between Sage Bhusunda, a descendant of Sage Jabali (thus called Jabala) - identified with Sage Sanatkumara in the text, and Kalagni Rudra, a destructive form of the god Shiva who is identified with Bhairava. [6] [7]
Mudgal Upanishad is of a very special type and unique amongst all Upanishads ever written. It is the foundation of Vaishnavism , asserting that Vishnu is the Purusha , or primordial entity. [ 2 ] The great sage strongly believed in simple living high thinking and had a high-level patience amongst other Rishis.
The sage of the Chandogya Upanishad regarded the creation of the universe as a huge chest/egg from a Primeval Being existing as the undifferentiated whole, who alone existed without a second prior to the commencement of the process of creation which was the beginning of the differentiation of the undifferentiated.
Vamadeva (Sanskrit: वामदेव, romanized: Vāmadeva) is a rishi (sage) in Hindu literature.He is credited as the author of Mandala 4 of the Rigveda.He is mentioned prominently in the Upanishads as well, particularly the Brihadaranyaka and the Aitareya.