Daily Archives: September 16, 2008

The mahAsAvitrI and the mahAnArAyana upaniShad of the atharvan-s.

The mahAnAryAnopaniShad is a text of considerable importance because it provides the shruti pramANa for several basic rituals of dvija-s like the saMdhyopAsana, trisuparNa ritual, shivopAsana using the pa~nchabrahma mantra-s, shaucha rites, kamorkArShIt ityAdi japa, prANAgnihotra, pariseShaNa, the daily vaishvadeva … Continue reading

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