KENOPANISAD:-.

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INTRODUCTION:-

Kenopanisad forms the ninth chapter of the Talavakara branch in the Sama Veda. Each veda contains three distinct Books : the mantras, the brahamanas, and the aranyakas. Being an Upanisad Kena falls in the third book.


Kenaopanisad starts as the ninth chapter of the Talavakara branch . The eight preceding chapters deal with the Karma and Upasana processes, constituting in them, the details of rituals and religious formalities. Karmas include special Yjnas and Yogas (sacrifice) to be performed and Upasana, which roughly are the early exercises in higher meditation to be practiced.  

Upasana (worship) has come to mean now-a-days that the Lord is present in an idol, symbol, or picture. Special objects are selected for special Gods : thus, in Siva Linga we superimpose the vision of Lord Siva; in Saligram stone (a kind of nature-polished stone with strange markings upon it and often containing streaks of gold) we develop Sri Narayana idle; in the Cross Jesus Christ; in the Bodhisattava Lord Buddha; in Fire the Lord Zoraster, etc. To the devotee, the stone is not apparent at all: his thoughts are with Lord Siva when he looks at the  Linga. So too, to the devotees who worship other symbols. [to be cont--d]


    


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