476 ON THE VEDAS, 



dialogue, Suce's'a, the son of Bharadwa'ja, Sa- 

 tyaca'ma, descended from S'lvi, Saurya'yani, 

 a remote descendant of the Sun, but belonging to 

 the family of Garga, Caus'alya, surnamed AV- 

 wala'yana, or son of As'wala, Vaidarbhi of 

 the race of Bhrigu, together with Caband'hi', 

 surnamed Ca'tya'yana, or descendant of Catya, 

 are introduced as seeking the knowledge of the- 

 ology, and applying to Pippala'da for instruc- 

 tion. They successively interrogate him concern- 

 ing the origin of creatures, the nature of the gods, 

 tiie union of life with body, and the connexion 

 of thoughts with the soul. 



The nine succeeding Upanishads (from the 3d to 

 the 11th) are of inferior importance, and have 

 been left unexplained by the writers on the, Ve- 

 ddnta, because they do not directly relate to the 

 ISdnraca, or theological doctrine respecting the 

 soul *. They are enumerated in the margin f . 



The Manducya follows, and consists of four 

 parts, each constituting a distinct Upanishad. 

 This abstruse treatise, comprising the most mate- 

 rial doctrines of the Vedunta, has been elucidated' 

 by the labours of Gaud'apa'da, and S'ancara. 

 Gaud'apa'da's commentary is assisted by the 

 notes of Anandagiri. 



Among the miscellaneous Upanishads, the first 

 thirteen (from the l6th to the 28th) have been left 



* Tliis reason is assigned by the annotator on S'ancara's 

 "loss, ut the itoRinning of his notes on the Mun'dacn Upanishad- 



+ 3(1 Brahmc-vidya. 4-\\\ Cshuricd. 5th Chulica. 6th and 

 7th AVharva-s'iras. 8th Garbha. 9th Mahd. lOth Brahma. 

 11th VrunU'rnihotra. 



