[Advaita-l] Kaalaagni rudropanishat cited / commented by Narayanashrama 13 CE

[V Subrahmanian]

In continuation of the above post, we have now the Dipika, a gloss, on the
Kalagni Rudropanishat by Narayana who has written dipika-s for some 40 plus
Upanishads.  The Dipika on this Kalagnirudra is available here for viewing:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IJ0y4jbjeCNH1NnJgRJp6D-oo5GJs_A1_6tgL_jQ2U8/edit?usp=sharing

In the collection of '11 Atharvana Upanishads', we have the 'Vasudeva
Upanishad' and 'Gopichandana Upanishad'.  For both these Narayana's
Dipika-s are available.  Thus, we see the Vedanta Acharya of the 13th
Century commenting on Upanishads that speak about both Bhasma Dharana
Tripundra and the Gopichandana Urdhvapundra.  Surely, a sectarian will not
do this.

Om Tat Sat

On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 12:26 AM V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Kaalaagni rudropanishat cited by Narayanashrama 13 CE
>
> Sri Narayanashrama, an Advaita Acharya of the 13 CE who has penned
> 'Deepika-s' for several Upanishads, in his commentary to the Atharva Shikha
> Upanishad, in the context of Pranava dhyana, names the Kaalaagni
> Rudropanishat:
>
> अत एव कालाग्निरुद्रोपनिषदि महेश्वरसदाशिवशिवाः शैवं प्रति
> प्रणववर्णत्रयदेवाः उक्ताः |
>
> The  Kalagnirudropanishat
> https://sanskritdocuments.org/doc_upanishhat/kaalaagni.html?lang=sa
>  contains the names 'maheshvara and sadashiva and mahadeva'.  It does
> mention a,u and ma (of the Pranava).  The  Upanishat deals  with bhasma
> dharana vidhi and the fruit of practicing it as even moksha. In the means
> to the vedic donning of the tripundra, the upanishad also introduces the a,
> u, ma contemplation. We have Upanishad Brahma Yogin's commentary to this
> Upanishad, which is a part of the 108 named in the Muktikopanishat.
>
> Thus, we have a very ancient Acharya, of the 13 CE, mentioning the
> Kalagnirudropanishat.
>
> Om Tat Sat
>
>
>