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== परिचयः ॥ Introduction ==
== परिचयः ॥ Introduction ==
Discussion of Brahman-Atman and Jnana develops in the Upanishads as the means to drawn the mind of a man inwards towards the mysteries of the Universe and ultimate goal of man -Moksha or Mukti (loosely translated but not equal to liberation, freedom in this life or after-life). Worship which was primarily of the nature and natural elements (like fire, clouds and rains, air) in the Vedas was followed by worship of deities having a form and qualities (Saguna Brahma). Brahman in Vedanta and Upanishads is, however, both personal (Saguna) with form and name and impersonal (Nirguna) addressed as "Tat (तत्)" (That) which is a nameless, formless Supreme Entity without attributes and qualities.
Discussion of Brahman-Atman and Jnana develops in the Upanishads as the means to drawn the mind of a man inwards towards the mysteries of the Universe and ultimate goal of man -Moksha or Mukti (loosely translated but not equal to liberation, freedom in this life or after-life). Worship which was primarily of the nature and natural elements (like fire, clouds and rains, air) in the Vedas was followed by worship of deities having a form and qualities (Saguna Brahma). Brahman in Vedanta and Upanishads is, however, both personal (Saguna) with form and name and impersonal (Nirguna) addressed as "Tat (तत्)" (That) which is a nameless, formless Supreme Entity without attributes and qualities.
==एकं सत् ॥ The One Existence==
== Saguna Ishvara Vs Nirguna Brahma ==
Worship of the nature and devatas such as the ''Agni'', ''Aditya'', ''Indra'', ''Rudra'', ''Visnu'', ''Brahma'' and others becomes internalized in the Upanishads to the meditation on the supreme, immortal and formless Brahman-Atman. The many names of devatas with forms and weapons gradually merged into defining a One Existence, a supreme being called now as Paramatma, Brahman etc.<blockquote>एकं सद्विप्रा बहुधा वदन्ति (Rig. Veda. 1.164.46)<ref>Rig Veda ([http://vedicheritage.gov.in/samhitas/rigveda/shakala-samhita/rigveda-shakala-samhitas-mandal-01-sukta-164/ Mandala 1 Sukta 164])</ref></blockquote>Devatas who held positions in the outer worlds are now declared to be everywhere, even as the innermost being of each human being and within every other living creature.<blockquote>एकमेवाद्वितीयम्। (Chand. Upan. 6.2.1)<ref>Chandogya Upanishad ([https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9B%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%AC Adhyaya 6])</ref></blockquote>What was One reality or ''ekam'' sat of the Vedas now transformed to the ekam eva advitiyam brahma'' or "the one and'' ''only one, sans a second''" in the Upanishads.
Isvara is like a supreme devata (Godhead) in relation to the universe and viewed through human perspective, whereas Brahman is Supreme or Absolute, as He is in Himself, viewed independently. In later Vedantic literature the two are often spoken of as Saguna Brahman and Nirguna Brahman. That is, the same Brahman is viewed from two different standpoints--the relative standpoint and the independent standpoint.
== Saguna Vs Nirguna Brahma ==
Isvara is like a supreme devata (Godhead) in relation to the universe and viewed through human perspective, whereas Brahman is Supreme or Absolute, as He is in Himself, viewed independently. In later Vedantic literature the two are often spoken of as Saguna Brahman and Nirguna Brahman. That is, the same Brahman is viewed from two different standpoints--the relative standpoint and the independent standpoint.<ref>Swami Madhavananda author of A Bird's-Eye View of the Upanishads (1958) ''The Cultural Heritage of India, Volume 1 : The Early Phases (Prehistoric, Vedic and Upanishadic, Jaina and Buddhist).'' Calcutta : The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture. (Pages 345-365)</ref>
Saguna Brahma having form and other attributes is termed as
Saguna Brahma having form and other attributes is termed as