📑Katha Upanishad Part 1 of 5📚
"The Katha Upanishad is widely read both in the East and in the West. The Knowledge of the Self is here described in a lucid style almost unparalleled in the philosophical writings of the world. Max Miller has said that the French, German, and English translators of the Upanishads regard this treatise as “one of the most perfect specimens of the mystic philosophy and poetry of the ancient Hindus.”
The Upanishads form, for the most part, the concluding portions of the Brahmana section of the Vedas. But the exact relationship of the Katha Upanishad to the Vedas is a controversial subject, some associating it with the Sama-Veda, some with the Yajur-Veda, and others with the Atharva-Veda. The Brahmana of the Taittiriya Yajur-Veda contains a story of Nachiketa very similar to the one found in the Katha Upanishad.
Like all the Upanishads, the Katha Upanishad aims at inculcating the Knowledge of Brahman, which alone, according to Vedanta, enables a man to attain Immortality and Freedom. As the subject is profound and difficult to grasp, the Upanishad, following an ancient Hindu method, begins with an illustrative tale."
- Swami Nikhilananda
The Story of Nachiketa - Pravrajika Divyanandaprana | Katha Upanishad
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