Atma Upanishad
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The Atma Upanishad (Sanskrit: आत्मा उपनिषत्), is one of the minor Upanishadic texts of Hinduism, written in Sanskrit language. It is one of the 31 Upanishads, associated with the Atharvaveda.[4] It is classified as a Samanya (general) and Vedantic Upanishad.[3][5]
Atma | |
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Devanagari | आत्मा |
IAST | Ātma |
Title means | Atman (self, soul) |
Author(s) | Angiras |
Type | Samanya |
Linked Veda | Atharvaveda |
Chapters | 3[2] |
Verses | 31 |
Philosophy | Vedanta[3] |
The Upanishad describes three types of Self (atman): the Bahya-atma or external self (body), the Antar-atma or inner self (individual soul) and the Param-atma or highest self (the Brahman, Purusha).[2][6] The text asserts that one must meditate, during Yoga, on the highest self as one's self that is partless, spotless, changeless, desireless, indescribable, all-penetrating.[7]
The text has also been referred to as Atmopanishad.[8] In the Telugu language anthology of 108 Upanishads of the Muktika canon, narrated by Rama to Hanuman, it is listed at number 76.[9]