Re: Which Upanishada has these stotras?

Posted By Mani Varadarajan (mani@be.com)
29 Jan 1997 12:23:18 -0800

Ranju Kapadia <ranju@neosoft.com> writes:
>
> I need to know which Upansishads have these 2 stotras?
> - Tvameva Mata Cha Pita Tvameva
> - Asto Maa ....
>

The first sloka became well known after Ramanujacharya
incorporated it into his poetic prayer of surrender,
the SaraNAgati gadya. I believe it is originally from
a minor Purana.

The second vAkya is from the bRhadAraNyaka upanishad.
(asato mA sad gamaya, tamaso mA jyotir gamaya...)

Mani

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