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Skanda Upanishad or Skandopanishad ((サンスクリット:स्कंदोपनिषद्)) is one of 108 Upanishadic Hindu scriptures, written in Sanskrit. It is classified as a Samanya (non-sectarian) Upanishad and is associated with the ''Krishna Yajurveda'', one of the 32 listed Upanishads under it. The Upanishad is told in first person by Kartikeya (Skanda), the Hindu god of war and the son of Shiva. While the primary message of this Upanishad is Skanda as ''Brahman'', the unity of Vishnu and Shiva, gods of the rival Hindu sects of Vaishnavism and Shaivism respectively, conveyed by the text is cited numerous times. ==Contents== The ''Skanda Upanishad'' is written in the voice of Kartikeya (Skanda), the Hindu god of war and the son of Shiva. The Upanishad is narrated in 15 shlokas or verses. Skanda addresses his father Shiva as the Great God (Mahadeva) and says that he is a superior being due to Shiva's grace. He declares himself as ''vijnana'' (knowledge) and Shiva himself. Internal organs conceal the Truth and after their destruction, the god Vishnu emerges from the ''Samvit'' (Consciousness or knowledge). Skanda declares himself as the Unborn one and part of the ''Samvit''. All inert things, except the ''Atman'' (soul), are destroyers. The "imperishable" (Achyuta, a name of Vishnu) who discerns between consciousness and inertness is identified with ''jnana'' (knowledge), Shiva, Vishnu, Parameshvara (the Supreme God), the Light of Lights and Supreme ''Brahman'' (Absolute Reality). Skanda declares he is that Brahman. He says that he is indestructible. Skanda says that ''jiva'' (a living being) is Shiva. Just as before husking, it is paddy and after husking, a grain is rice, similarly bound by karma, it is a ''jiva'' and when liberated from karma, it becomes Shiva. Skanda then pays his respects to Shiva, who is a form of Vishnu and Vishnu, who is a form of Shiva. Further, Vishnu is said to dwell in the heart of Shiva and vice versa. Shiva and Vishnu are the one and the same.〔〔 The ''Skanda Upanishad'' further compares the body to the temple and the ''jiva'' (life-force) to Shiva. Like old flower offerings are cast away from the temple, ''ajnana'' (ignorance, absence of ''jnana'') should be thrown out from the body. God be worshipped by the thought that one is same as Him, which is ''jnana''. ''Dhyana'' (mediation) should be to rid the mind of objects. Bathing is removing the dirt in the mind. Cleanliness is control over the senses. One must consume the drink of Brahman. One must live on alms and in a solitary place alone and realize the non-duality of the Soul and Brahman. Thus, one attains emancipation (moksha).〔〔 A prayer in first person follows. Obeisance is offered to the Supreme Light, wishing for prosperity and longevity. Vishnu as Narasimha and Shiva as Mahadeva are addressed. The hymn declares that by their grace, people realize the incomprehensible Brahman, which transcends thoughts, is unmanifest and infinite and indestructible, but takes the form of the deities, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.〔〔 The ''Skanda Upanishad'' ends with the hymn, which is said to lead to salvation: This hymn originates from the Rig Veda and appears in other Upanishadic texts like Aruneya Upanishad, Nrisimha Tapaniya Upanishad, Vasudeva Upanishad and Muktika Upanishad.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Skanda Upanishad」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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