Prashna Upanishad

प्रश्नोपनिषत् · പ്രശ്നോപനിഷത്ത്

Also known as Prashnopanishad, Praśnopaniṣad

Six questions put to Pippalada on creation, prana and the self.

Attributed to Anonymous; part of the Atharvaveda tradition. Period c. 600–400 BCE 67 verses

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Details

Structure: Question → Mantra
Text type: shruti
Counting convention: 67 mantras in six questions in the standard edition.
Counts: Traditional attribution, not yet independently verified
Rights: Sanskrit source text is in the public domain; the imported edition and translator credits are recorded per text.
Dating source: Approximate scholarly range; traditional chronology differs.
Languages online: Sanskrit

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Introduction

Six seekers approach Pippalada and ask about the origin of beings, prana, the self, sleep, meditation and the syllable Om. The answers form six sections.

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