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Sakayanya
Sakayanya, also known as ''Jata Sakayanya'', a descendant of ''Saka'', was a ritual authority and contemporary of ''Sankha'' in the ''Kathaka Samhita'' (xxii.70) also known as ''Charaka Samhita'' belonging to Krishna Yajurveda, and which was compiled by ''Katha'', a disciple of Vaisampayana. Sakayanya was a disciple of Rishi Maitri. And, Shubhra Sharma in his treatise titled - 'Life in the Upanishads' writes that Sakayanya "burns with all the splendor and the grandeur of an incarnation of the Puranic literature, who appears out of the blue and even has the capacity of granting boons". The ideas which Sakayanya expresses were already formed and developed in the earlier Upanishads. Sakayanya speaks about the 'pure noumenal Self' who arising from the body shines in his own splendour, and of the 'phenomenal Self' called the ''Bhutatman'' who is subject to the influence of actions and therefore undergoes transmigration as was taught to him by Rishi Maitri. In the Maitri Upanishad S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brihadratha Ikshvaku
Brihadratha, belonging to the Ikshvaku race, was a king of the Vedic era (there are several kings of this name in Hindu tradition). This name Brihadratha of a warrior king who was a Maharatha is found in the Rig Veda. The word, Brihadratha, means the Mighty Warrior. He appears at the beginning of the Maitri Upanishad after he had renounced his kingdom in favour of his son, seeking for himself relief from the endless cycle of birth and rebirth. No other information about him or his period is available in this text or in any other text. Maitri Upanishad belongs to the Maitrayaniya branch of Krishna Yajur Veda, which upanishad was taught to Sakayana by Maitri or Maitreya, the son of Mitra. Brihadratha chose the knowledge of the Self when he was offered a boon. He gave up his home and possessions and thereafter assisted by Sakayanya even renounced the “I-ness” of his body. Anti-Hedonism, evident in the Katha Upanishad in the refusal of Nachiketa Nachiketa (), also rendered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |