Kaushitaki

Kaushitaki Upanishad, also known as Kausitaki Upanishad, is a minor Upanishad in Hindu philosophy. Traditionally attached to the Rig Veda, though some recensions link it to the Atharva Veda, it is part of the corpus of Vedanta literature. The text is structured as a dialogue between a student and a teacher and presents inquiries into the nature of Brahman, the Atman, and the cosmos.

The Kaushitaki Upanishad discusses the relationship between the individual self and ultimate reality, the creation and dissolution of the worlds, and paths to liberation. It emphasizes the importance of self-knowledge, virtue, and discipline, and it presents metaphysical analyses in both narrative and doctrinal form.

Historical context and influence: Likely composed during the late Vedic era, with growth through the early centuries CE. It is enumerated among the 108 Upanishads in the traditional Muktika canon, and has been studied by Vedanta scholars and philosophers across centuries; it has been translated into English and other languages.