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% title    : kaivalya upanishhat.h (kaivalyopanishhat.h)
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% transliterated by: Anshuman Pandey 
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% 16 April 1996
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OM bhadraM karNebhiH shR^iNuyaama devaaH bhadraM pashyemaakshabhiryajatraaH .
sthirairaN^gaistushhTuvaa.nsastanuubhirvyashema devahitaM yadaayuH . 
svasti na indro vR^iddhashravaaH svasti naH puushhaa vishvavedaaH . 
svasti nastaarkshyo.arishhTanemiH svasti no bR^ihaspatirdadhaatu . 

\centerline{OM shaantiH shaantiH shaantiH.}
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athaashvalaayano bhagavantaM parameshhTinamupasametyovaacha

adhiihi bhagavan.h brahmavidyaaM varishhThaaM sadaa sadbhiH sevyamaanaaM niguuDhaam.h .
yayaa.achiraat.h sarvapaapaM vyapohya paraatparaM purushhaM yaati vidvaan.h .. 1..

tasmai sa hovaacha pitaamahashcha shraddhaabhaktidhyaanayogaadavaihi .
na karmaNaa na prajayaa dhanena tyaagenaike amR^itatvamaanashuH .. 2..

pareNa naakaM nihitaM guhaayaaM vibhraajate yadyatayo vishanti .
vedaantaviGYaanasunishritaarthaaH sa.nnyaasayogaadyatayaH shuddhasattvaaH .. 3..

te brahmalokeshhu paraantakaale paraamR^itaatparimuchyanti sarve .
viviktadeshe cha sukhaasanasthaH shuchiH samagriivashiraHsharoraH .. 4..

atyaashramasthaH sakalendriyaaNi nirudhya bhaktyaa svaguruM praNamya .
hR^itpuNDariikaM virajaM vishuddhaM vichintya madhye vishidaM vishokam.h .. 5..

achintyamavyaktamanantaruupaM shivaM prashaantamamR^itaM brahmayonim.h .
tathaa.a.adimadhyaantavihiinamekaM vibhuM chidaanandamaruupamadbhutam.h .. 6..

umaasahaayaM parameshvaraM prabhuM trilochanaM niilakaNThaM prashaantam.h .
dhyaatvaa munirgachchhati bhuutayoniM samastasaakshiM tamasaH parastaat.h .. 7..

sa brahmaa sa shivaH sendraH so.aksharaH paramaH svaraaT .
sa eva vishhNuH sa praaNaH sa kaalo.agniH sa chandramaaH .. 8..

sa eva sarvaM yadbhuutaM yachcha bhavyaM sanaatanam.h .
GYaatvaa taM mR^ityumatyeti naanyaH panthaa vimuktaye .. 9..

sarvabhuutasthamaatmaanaM sarvabhuutaani chaatmani .
sampashyan.h brahma paramaM yaati naanyena hetunaa .. 10..

aatmaanamaraNiM kR^itvaa praNavaM chottaraaraNim.h .
GYaananirmathanaabhyaasaat.h paashaM dahati paNDitaH .. 11..

sa eva maayaaparimohitaatmaa shariiramaasthaaya karoti sarvam.h .
striyannapaanaadivichitrabhogaiH sa eva jaagratparitR^iptimeti .. 12..

svapne sa jiivaH sukhaduHkhabhoktaa svamaayayaa kalpitajiivaloke .
sushhuptikaale sakale viliine tamo.abhibhuutaH sukharuupameti ..
punashcha janmaantarakarmayogaat.h sa eva jiivaH svapiti prabuddhaH .. 13..

puratraye kriiDati yashcha jiivastatastu jaataM sakalaM vichitram.h .
dhaaramaanandamakhaNDabodhaM yasmiMllayaM yaati puratrayaM cha .. 14..

etasmaajjaayate praaNo manaH sarvendriyaaNi cha .
khaM vaayurjyotiraapaH pR^ithivii vishvasya dhaariNii .. 15..

yatparaM brahma sarvaatmaa vishvasyaayatanaM mahat.h .
suukshmaatsuukshmataraM nityaM tattvameva tvameva tat.h .. 16..

jaagnatsvapnasushhuptyaadiprapaJNchaM yatprakaashate .
tad.hbrahmaahamiti GYaatvaa sarvabandhaiH pramuchyate .. 17..

trishhu dhaamasu yadbhogyaM bhoktaa bhogashcha yadbhavet.h .
tebhyo vilakshaNaH saakshii chinmaatro.ahaM sadaashivaH .. 18..

mayyeva sakalaM jaataM mayi sarvaM pratishhThitam.h .
mayi sarvaM layaM yaati tad.hbrahmaadvayamasmyaham.h .. 19..

aNoraNiyaanahameva tadvanmahaanahaM vishvamahaM vichitram.h .
puraatano.ahaM purushho.ahamiisho hiraNmayo.ahaM shivaruupamasmi .. 20..

apaaNipaado.ahamachintyashaktiH pashyaamyachakshuH sa shR^iNomyakarNaH .
ahaM vijaanaami viviktaruupo na chaasti vettaa mama chitsadaa.aham.h .
vedairanekairahameva vedyo vedaantakR^idvedavideva chaaham.h .. 21..

na puNyapaape mama naasti naasho na janma dehendriyabuddhirasti .
na bhuumiraapo na cha vahnirasti na chaanilo me.asti na chaambaraM cha .. 22..

evaM viditvaa paramaatmaruupaM guhaashayaM nishhkalamadvitiiyam.h .
samastasaakshiM sadasadvihiinaM prayaati shuddhaM paramaatmaruupam.h .. 23..

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yaH shataruudriiyamadhiite so.agnipuuto bhavati suraapaanaatpuuto bhavati 
brahmahatyaatpuuto bhavati kR^ityaakR^ityaatpuuto bhavati tasmaadavimuktamaashrito 
bhavati . atyaashramii sarvadaa sakR^idvaa japet.h ..

anena GYaanamaapnoti sa.nsaaraarNavanaashanam.h . tasmaadevaM viditvainaM kaivalyaM 
phalamashnute kaivalyaM phalamashnuta iti .. 1..
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\centerline{iti dvitiiyaH khaNDaH..}
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\centerline{ityatharvavede kaivalyopanishhatsamaaptaa .}
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Kaivalya Upani\d{s}ad\\transliterated by: Anshuman Pandey [\emph{apandey@u.washington.edu}]\\16 April 1996
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