Maha nArAyaNa Upanishad is the tenth chapter of Taitiriya Aranyaka of Krishna-Yajurveda.
Listed in the extant SAkhA of veda-s e.g. Anyway, we will try to understand this only for educational purpose, as it is good to understand reason behind their claims.Īuthentic Upanishads are the ones which areĬommented by pUrvAcArya-s (AcArya-s of earlier generations)Ĭited as references in commentaries, refutations, objections against rival sampradAya by pUrvAcArya-s While some fact finders are genuine, some do it for not so good purpose. In this context, let us understand what parameters they consider while judging the authenticity of any upanishad. However tracing back to MahAbhArata (often called as 'BhArata') is very difficult as our shastra-s were penned down much later in KAlI yUga. Since Bhagavad Gita is the essence of Upanishads, Upanishads have to be older than the MahAbhArata period. Hence one should not blindly accept anything that contains the word 'Upanishad' as authentic and genuine Upanishad. They claim that they may be created in some medieval times or even about some 300-400 years ago. Unlike some upanishads, not-so-old upanishads do not belong to any extant shAkhA of 5 veda-s (with Krishna and Shukla as the two). They claim that some so-called upanishads were created much later and then word upanishad was attached to them to alleviate their status and they were attached to a veda. However some fact finders and scholars, based on historical evidences claim that not all religious texts containing the word 'upanishad' are actually apaurusheya (unauthored). Hence Upanishads are revered by all vedantins. Vedanta or Upanishads form a part of shruti and are often called as jnana kAnDa.
In shastra-s, shruti is said to be supreme authority. For study purpose, one can refer to any shastra or grantha if it is given by your Guru or in general it complements your own path or sect. I could not find any list of authentic Upanishads on internet.
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