Pranagnihotra Upanishad
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The Pranagnihotra Upanishad (Sanskrit: प्राणाग्निहोत्र उपनिषत्, IAST:Pranagnihotra Upaniṣad) is a minor Upanishad of Hinduism. In the anthology of 108 Upanishads of the Muktika canon, narrated by Rama to Hanuman, it is listed at number 94.[2] The Sanskrit text is one of the 22 Samanya Upanishads,[3] part of the Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy literature and is attached to the Atharva Veda.[4] The Upanishad comprises 23 verses.[5]
Pranagnihotra Upanishad | |
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Devanagari | प्राणाग्निहोत्र |
Title means | The fire offering made to the Prana |
Linked Veda | Atharvaveda |
Verses | 23 |
Philosophy | Vedanta |
The Pranagnihotra Upanishad's title literally means Hotra (sacrifice) offered to the Agni (fire) of Prana (breath, life force)."[6][7] The text asserts that universal soul (God) is within one self, all Vedic gods are embodied in the human body giving one various abilities, eating is allegorically a sacrifice to the gastric fire, and life is a ceremony to the God within.[8]
The Upanishad suggests that even if one does not perform external rituals such as the Vedic Agnihotra and one lacks the knowledge of Samkhya or Yoga philosophy, one can nevertheless achieve moksha (liberation, freedom) by realizing that the God is within one's body, and the universal soul in the individual self represents the all pervading Brahman.[8] This realization makes a person sail through all suffering and vicissitudes of life.[9] The Upanishad in its final passages states that virtuous duty of non-violence, compassion, patience and memory unto others is an act of worship to the God within.[10] It concludes by re-asserting that "all the gods are enclosed in this body here".[11]
The text is also known as Pranagnihotropanishad (Sanskrit: प्राणाग्निहोत्रोपनिषत्).