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Śaṅkara’s commentaries on the Prayer at the hour of death in the Īśā- Upaniṣad 16–18 and Bṛhadāraṇyaka-Upaniṣad 5, 15.1

This article examines commentaries on the Prayer at the hour of death traditionally attributed to Śaṅkara, which appear in the same form as Īśā-Upaniṣad 15–18 and Bṛhadāraṇyaka- Upaniṣad 5, 15.1 in the Kāṇva recension. A comparison of these two commentaries reveals their striking resemblance on (a) the broader level of the interpretation of the meaning of the Upaniṣadic passage in question, and (b) on the more specific level, where remarkably similar expressions and wording appear. These commentaries show no real differences, except that the commentary on the Īśā-Upaniṣad version of the Prayer is more extensive than the Bṛhadāraṇyaka-Upaniṣad version, and thus contains some additional information. Although the similarities cannot be used as a valid means to prove they were written by the same author, they still may support this thesis.

advaita ; vedānta ; Śaṅkara ; authenticity ; commentary

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