User talk:Nvvchar/Narayana Upanishad

Naming, Content
Mahanarayana Upanishad: As per my research, I found that there are two texts named Mahanarayana Upanishad.


 * Mahanarayana Upanishad, Narayana Upanishad, Brihan-narayana Upanishad): prefixes Maha or Brihat are added to differentiate from the other text. The 10th chapter of Aranyaka, Yajurveda (Paul Deussen pp. 247 onwards)


 * Narayana Upanishad (Tripādvibhuti-Mahānārāyaṇa Upanishad): a later shorter text related to Atharvaveda. (Paul Deussen pp. 803 onwards)

Problems:


 * Narayana Upanishad Translated by P. R. Ramachander which claims to be of Yajurveda, seems similar to the Atharvaveda version.


 * Other sources referring to the "Narayana Upanishad" or "Mahanarayana Upanishad" may not refer to either texts. It is impossible to differentiate except when the Veda is noted.


 * Naming: In Muktika (also followed in ), Yajurveda one is also Narayana and Atharvaveda is called Mahanarayana, converse to Paul Deussen's naming. Which text should be named Narayana and which one Mahanarayana.

Nvvchar, We should HOLD the article till these can be resolved. Also, your thoughts about the same? -- Redtigerxyz Talk 12:47, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

Though I created the Narayana Upanishad on the user page, I got doubts when some texts also referred to it as Mahanarayana Upanishad. As I mentioned earlier, the Mahanarayana Upanishad's text, as available in web sources, is too long, repetitive and confusing. Probably, we should create only one Upanishad translated by P. R. Ramachander. Let us hold it for the time being till we become more clear as we read more texts while progressing toward creating other articles. By the way are you attending the Wikiworkshop in Bangalore on 27th Feb. Tito must have contacted you in this regard.-- Nvvchar . 13:25, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
 * , OK. we will hold for now. I am not attending the Wikiworkshop, due to time constraints., possibly we need to change to the more reliable Paul Deussen from P. R. Ramachander. I will do it if you are okay with it.-- Redtigerxyz Talk 15:14, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

Your above suggestion is Ok with me. However I found this source A History of Sanskrit Literature by Arthur Anthony Macdonell Chaper Brahmanas says:"There is also a Taittirīya Āraṇyaka, which in its turn forms a supplement to the Brāhmaṇa. The last four of its ten sections constitute the two Upanishads of this school, vii.-ix. forming the Taittirīya Upanishad, and x. the Mahā-Nārāyaṇa Upanishad, also called the Yājnikī Upanishad." -- Nvvchar . 11:41, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Macdonell concurs with "The 10th chapter of Aranyaka" as Deussen says. Redtigerxyz Talk 12:04, 30 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Yes, in this Atharva recension from page 257 may be relevant to Narayana Upansihad which comes under Atharva Veda but the earlier recensions from page 247 to 257 would be relevant to Mahanarayana Upanishad, under Krishna Yajurveda. As this reference is more authentic, the text given by P. R. Ramachander will have to be rejected.-- Nvvchar . 12:10, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

Ready?
Any comments on the collaborative additions and updated format? Please feel free to revise it further, then move this draft to a live wiki article. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 03:15, 26 October 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the quick action. Yes, it is ready to be moved and nominated. I will make a request for its move. Can you nominate it on DYK after it is moved.  Nvvchar . 04:24, 26 October 2015 (UTC)
 * It is moved here Narayana Upanishad.-- Nvvchar . 06:20, 26 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Duesen's book is avaialble in this url -- Nvvchar . 07:52, 26 October 2015 (UTC)