Varaha Upanishad

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Varaha Upanishad</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> composed between the 13</span><sup style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>th</sup><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> and 16</span><sup style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>th</sup><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> centuries CE is one of the thirty-two K???a Yajurveda Upani?ads. Its 249 verses include the topics of </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>samkhya advaita-vedanta tantra bhakti</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> and yoga practices. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Upanishad begins with the sage Ribhu asking Lord Vishnu to explain the supreme knowledge of Brahman the Infinite. He then beseeches Vishnu to reveal to him the transcendent Brahma Vidya knowledge of the Atman which is our true nature. The nature of the formless One Reality is described as the indivisible </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>sat-cit-ananda</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> (being-consciousness-bliss) not limited in space time and object. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Living in the world as an enlightened being</span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> jivanmukta</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is defined as having attained the seven stages of wisdom by either the instant or gradual path to liberation. Reference is made to verses on the Ultimate Reality and</span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> pranava </em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>in the </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Mandukyopanishad</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The final chapter includes a discussion between Ribhu and his student Nidagha on the yogic practices of </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>ashtanga laya hatha mantra and kundalini yoga</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> all of which calm the mind.</span></p>