Mandukya Upanishad With Gaudapada’s Karika and Shankara’s Commentary

This edition of the Mandukya Upanishad includes Gaudapada?s Karika (a detailed philosophical exposition) and Adi Shankaracharya?s commentary, translated by Swami Nikhilananda.

The Mandukya Upanishad is one of the most profound and shortest Upanishads, consisting of only 12 mantras, yet it encapsulates the essence of Advaita Vedanta.
It explores the nature of consciousness (Atman) through the analysis of the three states of experience ? waking, dreaming, and deep sleep ? and the fourth transcendent state (Turiya), which represents pure awareness and ultimate reality (Brahman).

The commentary provides a lucid interpretation of these mystical teachings, helping readers understand the non-dual nature of the Self and the realization that Atman and Brahman are one.