Today let us recite the verses of Heramba Upanishad  Heramba Upanishad is an Upanishad text which establishes that Ganesha is  the supreme absolute god (para brahman) and explains the atma vidya  (wisdom of the nature of real self) through Ganesha. Goal of any Upanishad is to teach the wisdom of self-realisation through which final liberation (mukti) is experienced. This Upanishad is a conversation between Shiva and Gauri where Shiva teaches the sacred wisdom upon Gauri’s request. These  kinds of Upanishads which talk about worshiping certain forms of god as  supreme absolute godhood forms a bridge between upasana (the way of  worshiping a deity) and Vedanta (the realisation of oneness with  absolute god)  In this text the form of god worshiped as the supreme  reality is Ganesha, specifically, The Herambha – the form of Ganesha who  appeared before lord Shiva and blessed him with the power to conquer  Tripura (three demon cities and destroy them)  We may see that  particular episode of destroying three cities has a great significance  in Upanishads because those three cities are symbols of three gunas ,  (satva, rajas, tamas) three states of body and mind ( jagrat – awaken,  svapna – dream, and susupti – deep sleep) and hence is deeply connected  or related to the subject of self-realisation, realising the nature of  one’s true self atman  which is beyond this three states. In avadhoota gita also it is described that “eeshwara anugrahadeva pumsam advaita vasana” Only  by the grace of supreme god, a soul gets interest in the philosophy of  non-duality that is how we should understand the connection between  worship of supreme god and attaining the wisdom of self-realization. The experience of the self-realized soul and the benefits of reciting this Upanishad is also described well in this text. to know the deeper meaning of the text get your copy of Heramba Upanishad from the below link  https://bit.ly/heramba-upanishad Follow me on  https://facebook.com/authorkoushik https://instagram.com/authorkoushik https://authorkoushik.tumblr.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/authorkoushik/message