About the Book
The satpraśnopanişat or praśnopanişat belongs to the atharvaveda. It is a part of the pippalāda-śākhā and is one of the major principal upanisads. The entire upanişat is in the form of an anecdote and dialogue between sage pippalāda and six pupils. Sage pippalāda realises that it is indeed prudent to answer the questions posed by the six pupils who are eligible for the inculcation of divine knowledge. Sage pippalāda answers that it is Lord nārāyaņa who is primarily known as the prajāpati who is the first prime independent cause of all the beings. Lord nārāyaņa is known as prajāpati since he is the creator of all beings by his divine will.
About the Author
Dr. P. Vinay (respectfully addressed as Vinayacharya as per the tradition), M.A, Vidwat (Dvaita Vedanta), Ph.D, D.litt., is an authority on the Dvaita School of Vedanta of Śrī Madhvācārya. He has authored many original works in Sanskrit and English on Vedanta and other philosophical subjects. He is currently the Dean of Vedic Studies and Head of the Department of Vedanta in Karnataka Samskrit University, Bangalore.
Preface
The foundational writings of the Dvaita School of Vedanta, which signalled the advent of strict realism in Indian philosophy, are the sarvamüla-granthas of Śrī Madhvācārya. It signalled a break from the traditional tendency of idealism in Vedantic thought and opened the door for a new school of thought in Indian philosophy. In addition to being extensive, Śrī Madhvācārya's writings are also concise and intricate. I want to reiterate what was mentioned in the ācārya's biography.
Introduction
The satpraśnopanișat or prašnopanisat belongs to the atharvaveda. It is a part of
the pippaläda-śākhā and is one of the major principal upanişads. The entire upanişat is
in the form of an anecdote and dialogue between sage pippalāda and six pupils. The
upanișat begins with six pupils who had practiced steadfast austerities, celibacy and study of scriptures, approaching sage pippalada to impart them the divine esoteric knowledge. It is implicitly noted in the upanişat that all the six pupils had several questions already in their mind only to be answered by a sage of pippalāda's calibre. The six pupils were kabandhi-kātyāyana, bhārgava-vaidarbhi, kausalya-āśvalāyana, gärgya-sauryāyaņi, śaibya-satyakāma and sukeśā-bhāradvāja.
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