Significance of the Legends of the Bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣad

This article presents the significance of the legends of our Upanishad. The Sanskrit word„Ākhyāna" is called a legend in English. From the etymological point of view, the word „legend" comes from the Medieval Latin word „legenda" or „legere" which primarily means „things to be read". It was originally used for the history or life story of a saint extended sense of a „historical or mythical story".1. In the spoken Sanskrit dictionary the word „legend" means - Vivaraṇ (वििरण), Kathā(कथा), Rāma (राम), Ākhāna (आख्यान), Itihāsa/History (इविहास) etc. So, it can be surmised that legends mean traditional stories or tales popularly regarded as true, without any historical foundation. There are so many legends found in the Bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣad. We try to show the significance of these legends