The Upanishads (Sanskrit: ???????, Upani?ad IAST) are ancient Indian treatises of a religious and philosophical nature. They are part of the Vedas and belong to the sacred scriptures of Hinduism in the category of shruti. They mainly discuss philosophy, meditation and the nature of God. It is believed that the Upanishads set out the main essence of the Vedas - therefore they are also called “Vedanta” (the end, completion of the Vedas) and they are the basis of Vedantic Hinduism. The Upanishads mainly describe the impersonal Brahman.

CONTENTS: Preface 14 AITAREA UPANISHAD 37First part 39First chapter 39Second chapter 40Third chapter 40Second part 42Third part 43KAUSHITAKA UPANISHAD 45First part 47Second part 50Third part 58Fourth part 63KENA UPANISHADA 69First chapter 71Second chapter 72Third chapter 72Fourth chapter 73TAITTIRIYA UPANISHADA 75Section of Instruction 77First Chapter 77Second Chapter 77Third Chapter 77Fourth Chapter 78Fifth Chapter 79Sixth Chapter 80Seventh Chapter 80Eighth Chapter 81Ninth Chapter 81Tenth Chapter 82Eleventh Chapter 82Twelfth Chapter 83Section of the Bliss of Brahman 83First Chapter 83Second Chapter 84Third Chapter 85Fourth Chapter 85Fifth Chapter 86Sixth Chapter 86Seventh Chapter 87Eighth Chapter 87Ninth Chapter 89Section of Bhrigu 89First Chapter 89Second Chapter 90Third Chapter 90Fourth Chapter 90Fifth Chapter 91Sixth Chapter 91Seventh Chapter 91Eighth Chapter 92Ninth Chapter 92Tenth Chapter 92KATHA UPANISHADA 95First Part 97First Section 97Second Section 101Third Section 104Second part 106First section 106Second section 108Third section 110SHVETASHVATARA UPANISHADA 113First part 115Second part 117Third part 119 The fourth part 122 The fifth part 125 The sixth part 127 MAITRI UPANISHADA 131 The first part 133 The second part 134 The third part 137 The fourth part 139 The fifth part 141 The sixth part 142 The seventh part 164 ISHA UPANISHAD 169 MUNDAKA UPANISHAD 1 75First part 177First chapter 177Second chapter 178Second part 180First chapter 180Second chapter 181Third part 183First chapter 183Second chapter 184PRASHNA UPANISHAD 187First question 189Second question 191Third question 192Fourth question 194Fifth question 195Sixth question 196MANDUKYA UPANISHADA 199APPENDIX 203Vajrasuchika Upanishad 205From the Mahanarayana Upanishad 207From the Chhagaleya Upanishad 215From the Subala Upanishad 217First chapter 217 Second Chapter 218Thirteenth Chapter 219Sixteenth Chapter 220From Paingala Upanishad 220Third Chapter 220Fourth Chapter 221Atma Upanishad 224Brahmabindu Upanishad 225From Yogatattva Upanishad 228From Kanthashruti Upanishad 228From Jabala Upanishad 229Kaivalya Upanishad 229From Nilarudra Upanishad 233From Ramapurvatapanya Upanishad 234COMMENTS 237Aitareya Upanishad 239Kaushitaki Upanishad ada 243Kena Upanishad 255Taittiriya Upanishad 257Katha Upanishad 266Svetashvatara Upanishad 276Maitri Upanishad 285Isha Upanishad 300Mundaka Upanishad 302Prashna Upanishad 306Mandukya Upanishad 309Vajrasuchika Upanishad 311From Mahanar Ayana Upanishads 312From Chhagaleya Upanishads 315From Subala Upanishads 316 From Paingala Upanishads 317 Atma Upanishads 318 Brahmabindu Upanishads 318 From Yogatattva Upanishads 319 From Kanthashruti Upanishads 320 From Jabala Upanishads 320 Kaivalya Upanishads 320 From Nilarudra Upanishads 322 From Rama purvatapanya upanishads 322BIBLIOGRAPHY AND INDEX 323Bibliography (texts and translations of the Upanishads) 323List of abbreviations 326Index 327Summary 333