Mukthikopanishad
– Part I
This occupies a very prominent
position among the 108 Indian Upanishads. It tells the story of Hanuman
encountering Sri Rama with the most important question of moksha or salvation..
He states the following:
“Hey Raghu sreshta, I bow down before you
again. I would like to know about your real nature for the sake of my
deliverance. I want to know about the easiest method of freeing myself from
this worldly bondage. Kindly advise me.”
In the following stanza, Sri Rama
advises him about the attainment of moksha:
“Saadhu
Prashtam mahaabaho vadaami srino tatwatha:
Vedante
supratishtoham vedaantam samupaasraya”.
[Hey
Mahabaho, this is the most important question that you have asked. I will
divulge you the ultimate secret. I am immerged in Vedanta. You have to depend
fully on Vedanta.]
Hanuman then asked about the intricasies
of Vedanta and Sri Rama explains to him about the importance of Vedanta thus:
“Vedantas
are so vast. They have originated from my breath. It is just like the oil in
sesame seed. “
Then Hanuman
asked about the number of Vedas and its ramifications. Sri Rama says that there
are four vedas and several branches for the same, which include so many of the
Upanishads. Rigveda has 21 chapters and Yajurveda contains 109 subsections.
Saamaveda has 1000 divisions and Atharvaveda has 50 branches. Each of these
branches has one Upanishad. One who studies any of these will attain sayugya
(moksha) which is even beyond the reach of great Sages.
Dr. Karickam
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