Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study)
by Arpita Chakraborty | 2013 | 33,902 words
This page relates ‘28b. Kalagnirudra Upanishad on Three fires’ of the study on the Shaiva Upanishads in English, comparing them with other texts dealing with the Shiva cult (besides the Agamas and Puranas). The Upaniṣads are ancient philosophical and theological treatises. Out of the 108 Upanishads mentioned in the Muktikopanishad, 15 are classified as Saiva-Upanisads.
28b. Kālāgnirudra Upaniṣad on Three fires
Kālāgnirudra says one desirous of liberation should practise wearing of bhasma according to rules, so that he is not born again.
And this O! Sanatkumāra, is its (of the mark) extent; it stretches threefold from the forehead down to the eyes and goes from the center of one eyebrow to the other.
[...] Kālagnirudra Upaniṣad verse 6.
Its first line is the Gaṛhaspatya fire, the a-sound (of AUM), the Rajas (forceful characteristic), the terrestrial world, the external Ātman, the acting power, the Ṛg Veda, the morning pressing (of the Soma Juice), and Maheśvara is its divinity.
[...] Kālagnirudra Upaniṣad verse 7.
Its second line is the Dakṣiṇa fire, the u-sound, the Sattvam (peaceful characteristic), the atmosphere, the inner Ātman, the willing power, the Yajur Veda, the midday pressing of the Soma and Śadāśiva is its divinity.
[...] Kālagnirudra Upaniṣad verse 8.
Its third line is the Āhavanīya fire, the m-sound, the Tamas (lazy characteristic), the heaven, the highest Ātman, the perceiving power, the SāmaVeda, the evening pressing of the Soma and Śiva is its divinity. Therefore he makes the Tripuṇḍram from the ashes.[1]
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[1]:
Ibid 6 -8.