Upanisads of Atharvaveda (Set of 6 Volumes) One Hundred Eight (108) Vedic Upanisads- (Sanskrit Text with Transliteration and Detailed Commentary in English)

The eternal Upanishads represent the profound essence, the succulent juice and the perennial spiritual philosophy of the Vedas, expounded and elucidated to make them practical and accessible for spiritual aspirants. They are magnificent, stupendous, forceful and powerful instruments in the hands of true seekers that provide spiritual foresight and vision of the ultimate truth and reality. The Upanishads are integral part of the vedas; each Veda has a number of Upanishads in it. The present series classifies these upanishads in true vedic tradition. i.e. they are listed and separated into different volumes strictly according to the Vedic sequence and the Vedas they appear in.

Each verse of each Upanishad has been extensively explained using simple language supplemented by elaborate notes so that these profound meta- physical treaties can be made accessible to even a lay man. Towards this end, extensive appendices have been added to elucidate the different concepts in simple words. Concepts such as OM, Naad, Naadis, Chakras, Yoga, Atma, Viraat, Moksha etc. are all elaborately explained in these separate appendices, a mantra index in roman is also included.

The present volume contains 32 principal Upanishad of the Krsna Yajurveda. The sequence of their listing in this volume strictly follows the sanction of the upanishads themselves, as is clear in Muktikopanishad, Canto 1, vers no. 55.

Ajai Kumar Chhawchharia born on 8th August 1955 in Burdwan district of West Bengal, is a humble and unpretentious bachelor residing in the holy pilgrim city of Ayodhya who has dedicated his entire life in the service of his Lord Ram.

'Come! Step forward and move ahead of those who are standing with you. Come! Try and attempt to reach those who have moved ahead of you, have excelled you. (Atharva Veda, 2/11/4).

'Peace be on earth; peace be in the sky; peace be in the heaven; peace be in the waters; peace be upon the plants; peace be upon the trees. May all the Gods grant me peace. May peace be generated by these all-encompassing invocations. I humbly pray to all that is evil, all that is terrible, all that is cruel, to be peaceful, and grant us tranquility'. (Atharva Veda, 19/9/14).

'Vedanta (Upanisad) teaches the basic philosophy of all religions; this philosophy is no monopoly of any particular religion. This is why Vedanta will become the universal religion; convert it into universal treasure. Vedanta must not remain as the closed preserve of a group of narrow-minded people." (Swami Vivekanand, complete works, 2/109).

"That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father. And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all' (The Holy Bible, New Testament, 1John 1/3-5).

Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep my covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people, for all the earth is mine' (the Book of Exodus, 19/5, the Old Testament, Holy Bible); then "I will certainly be with you' (the Book of Exodus, 3/12, the Old Testament, Holy Bible).

The Atharva Veda's eight Kandikäs (sub-sections), from 31 to 38, of the Gopatha Brahmana are collectively known as the Gayatri Upanisad. These eight Kandikäs have been numbered 1-8 for the sake of convenience here. It is conversation between sages Maudgalya (who belonged to the lineage of sage Mudgala) and Gläva Maitreya (who belonged to the lineage of sage Maitrayu). It reveals the great knowledge pertaining to the Supreme Being, called the Savita, whose visible manifestation is the celestial Sun and other primary units upon which the entire edifice of creation and its auspicious survival is based, such as the fire, wind, moon, day, heat and warmth, clouds, electric, Prāna (life consciousness factors), the Vedas and the fire sacrifice. The dynamic aspect of this Supreme Being is known as Savitri much like the rays of the Sun which help to spread the heat, energy and light of the latter even to the farthest corners of the world.

A famous Mantra dedicated to the Sun God is also called Gayatri Mantra because of the fact that it was the first such Mantra revealed by the creator Brahma in the composition style called Gayatri and became synonymous with it.

There are other Upanisads with a similar line of exposition, such as the Savitri Upanisad of the Sama Veda tradition, and Brhada Aranyaka Upanisad (Canto 5, Brahmana 14) of the Sukla Yajur Veda tradition.