The Five Manifestations of the Absolute in the Pancha Brahma Upanishad The existence in five shapes is called Brahma Karya (activity). After understanding Brahma Karya, Ishana is appreciated. After putting the fact all that is originating from Para Brahman in ones soul, the wise man experiences and understands that "It is me" and becomes Brahman as well as deathless. The Pancha Brahma Upanishad, one of 14 Shaiva Upanishads attached to the Krishna Yajurveda, elucidates the concept of the fivefold manifestations of the Absolute Reality, known as Pancha Brahma, and for its recommendation of meditation on "So ham" or "I am he, He am I" to achieve moksha, the union with Brahman. The origins and dating of this Upanishad are uncertain but it is believed to have been composed between 800-200 BC. The text opens with sage Paippalada asking Shiva, "what is that which came to exist first?" Shiva's reply is structured as the verses of this Upanishad....
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