A STUDY OF BRAHMAN BY WHICH AVIDHYA[IGNORANCE] IS REMOVED ALONG WITH PAST IMPRESSION[SAMSKARA] IS POSSIBLE. THERE ARE TWO PORTIONS OF VEDAS. KARMAKANDA AND JNYANA KANDA. THE LATTER PART OF THE VEDAS DEALS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF BRAHMAN AND THIS CALLED UPANISHAD.THIS UPANISHADIC KNOWLEDGE IS PASSED ON FROM TEACHER TO HIS DISCIPLES, AND STUDENT HAS TO SIT VERY CLOSE TO HIS GURU.THERE ARE MANY UPANISHADS RELATED TO DIFFERENT BRANCHES OF VEDAS.. SOME OF THE BRANCHES ARE NOT AVAILABLE..ADI SHANKARA COMMENTED UPON ELEVEN UPANISHADS[ISA,KENA,KATHA,PRASNA,MUNDAKA,MANDUKYA,TAITTIRIYA,AITAREYA,CHANDOGYA,SVEASVATARA, AND BRIHADARANYAKA]. UPA MEANS TO SIT NEAR. NI INDICATES NISCHAYARTAM [DEFINITE] KNOWLEDGE. SADH STANDS FOR BRAHMAN OR CONSCIOUSNESS. HENCE THE WORD UPANISHAD.
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