The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad is one of Hindu Dharma’s oldest and most important of the Upanishads. It is a vast text comprising six chapters and discussions on various topics related to spirituality, philosophy, and the nature of reality. It is a part of the Shatapatha Brahmana of the Yajurveda and is believed to have been composed…
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In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, one of the main characters, Arjuna, faces a moral dilemma on the battlefield. He is a warrior prince and a member of the Pandavas. He is fighting against their cousins, the Kauravas, for control of the kingdom. However, as the two armies prepare for battle, Arjuna realizes that many of…
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The word Veda in Sanskrit means knowledge. It is derived from ‘vid,’ which in Sanskrit means to know. The sacred Vedic knowledge is said to have been revealed to the Rishis. There is no human author of the Vedic knowledge. Instead, they transferred this divine knowledge to their disciples and descendants by oral instruction. ‘Veda’…
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The Rishis in ancient India were the enlightened beings who understood the inner world and its relationship with the external world. Therefore, all ancient Indian knowledge came from the Rishis. Normally, the Rishis were also the Gurus who imparted knowledge to their disciples. The word Veda means knowledge. It is derived from the Sanskrit word…
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Upanishads are like the gist of the Vedas. They are also referred to as Vedanta, which means the final part of the Vedas. Most of them are very short documents containing a few verses. Most of which came from the Upanishads, Vedantic knowledge was taught only to the “Adhikari” or to the qualified one to…
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