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Upanishad

Upanishad: The Sacred Texts of Vedantic Wisdom

ॐ सह नाववतु । सह नौ भुनक्तु । सह वीर्यं करवावहै । तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु । मा विद्विषावहै ॥ ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥ Om saha nāvavatu, saha nau bhunaktu, saha vīryam karavāvahai, tejasvi nāvadhītamastu, mā vidviṣāvahai. Om śāntiḥ śāntiḥ…

What does “Upanishad” mean?

The word Upanishad (Upaniṣad ) is derived from the Sanskrit verb "sad", preceded by the preverbs upa- and ni-. The most common meaning of sad is “to sit.” The preverb upa- may express proximity (“near”), and the preverb ni- a downward…