The Prashna Upanishad, along with Mundaka and Maaandukya Upanishad, belongs to the Atharvaved.
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The Upanishads are the philosophical and spiritual sermons, forming a part of the Vedas. Isha, Kena, Katha, Prashna, Munda, Mandukya, Taittiriya, Aitareya, Chhandogya and Brihadaranyaka are the ten most famous Upanishads. The Mundaka or Munda Upanishad, along with Prashna and Maandukya, belongs to the Atharvaved. The word “Mundaka” means a shaven head. This Upanishad states the distinction between the higher knowledge of the Supreme Brahman and the lower knowledge of the mundane world. The Mundaka Upanishad is to be followed by persons like Sanyaasins, with mature minds and a disposition free from attachment. Only a Sanyaasin, who has given up…
The Maandukya Upanishad, along with Prashna and Mundaka belongs to the Atharvaved. It is an exposition of the principle
The Kena Upanishad consists of four sections, the first two in verse and the other two in prose.
The Katha or Kaathaka Upanishad of the Yajurved contains the philosophy of life in a dialogical form.
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Name of the Purana itself suggests that it is closely related to Shiva.
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Narada Purana is one of the Upapuranas but is nevertheless regarded as a Mahapurana
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Both Vishnudharma and Vishnudharmottara are Upa Puranas but they are very significant and famous
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One of the salient features of Sanskrit literature is the long tradition of lexicons.