Atharvashikha Upanishad
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The Atharvashikha Upanishad (IAST: Atharvaśikhā) is a Sanskrit text that is one of the minor Upanishads of Hinduism. It is among the 31 Upanishads associated with the Atharvaveda.[2] It is classified as a Shaiva Upanishad, focussing on the destroyer god, Shiva.[3][4]
Atharvashikha Upanishad | |
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Devanagari | अथर्वशिखा उपनिषद् |
IAST | Atharvaśikhā Upaniṣad |
Title means | Tip of the Atharvan[1] |
Date | 1st millennium BCE |
Type | Shaiva |
Linked Veda | Atharvaveda |
Chapters | 2 |
The text is composed through the voice of the Sage Atharvan, to whom the Atharvaveda is eponymously attributed. The text discusses and equates Om symbol to Shiva as the Supreme Being and Brahman, explaining the spirituality behind its chanting and meditation.[1][5] It declares Shiva to be higher than Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra, and Ishvara.[1]
The text is also called Atharvashikhopanishad, and is listed at 23 in the Telugu language anthology of 108 Upanishads in Muktika canon.[6]