Talk:Śāṇḍilya Upanisad
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By Swami Harshananda
Śāṇḍilya Upanisad is though considered as a minor Upaniṣad and assigned to the Atharvaveda group, it is a fairly large work dealing exhaustively with a complicated subject, yoga. There are three adhyāyas or chapters. Each chapter is divided into khaṇḍas[1] containing mantras, both in prose and in verses. There are 14 khaṇḍas and 147 mantras in all.
The first adhyāya contains 11 khaṇḍas and 120 mantras. It is not only the biggest but also occupies almost the whole book. The second is the smallest. It has only one khaṇḍa and 6 mantras. The third has 2 khaṇḍas and 21 mantras.
References[edit]
- ↑ Khaṇḍas means small sections.
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore