The History of Indian Literature c6.33

c6.33

UPANISHADS, 153–171. Number of the Upanishads, 154, 155; Upanishads belonging to the three older Vedas, 155, 156; special division of the Atharvopanishads into three groups: Vedánta, Yoga, and Sectarian Upanishads, 156; Atharvan recension of Upanishads borrowed from the other Vedas, 157. THE ATHARVOPANISHADS PROPER: (1.) *those of the Vedánta class*—the Muṇḍakopanishad, 158, 159; Praśnopanishad, 159, 160; Garbhopanishad, 160; Brahmopanishad, 160, 161; Máṇḍúkyopanishad, 161; remaining Upanishads of the Vedánta class: Práṇágnihotrop., Árshikop., 161, 162; (2) *Atharvopanishads of the Yoga class:* Jábála, Kaṭhaśruti, Áruṇika, Bhállavi, and others, 163; range of ideas and style in this class of Upanishads, 165; (3) *the Sectarian Upanishads,* 165 ff.; *(a)* those in which worship of Vishṇu (under the names Náráyaṇa, &c.) is inculcated, 166; Nṛisiṅhatápaníyopanishad, 167; Rámatápaníyopanishad, 168; Gopálatápaníyopanishad, 169; *(β)* Upanishads of the Śiva sects: Śatarudriya, Kaivalyopanishad, 169; Atharvaśiras, 169, 170; remaining Upanishads of the Śiva sects, 170, 171.