Aitareya Upanishad: From Rig Veda

The Aitareya Upanishad is one of the Main Upanishad, associated with Rigveda. It comprises 4th, 5th and 6th chapters of the 2nd book of Aitareya Aranyaka.

Aitareya Upanishad discusses three philosophical themes:

1. The world and man is the creation of the Atma (Soul, Universal Self);

2. The Atma undergoes threefold birth;

3. Consciousness is the essence of Atma.