[1][3] In the Telugu language anthology of 108 Upanishads of the Muktika canon, narrated by Rama to Hanuman, it is listed by Paul Deussen – a German Indologist and professor of philosophy, at number 77.

[4] The opening verses are in the form of questions addressed to Hindu creator god Brahma by his son Vaishravana.

The text discusses soul as Hamsa, yoga, meditation, the uselessness of external rituals and the need for inner reflection with the help of Om, and how a man of true wisdom should behave.

[11][12] One must abandon all external ritual sacrifices and worship, instead meditate within, asserts the text in verses 27–30.

[12][24] And yet, the liberated person moderates, caring for everything, seeing the world of his perception always, translates Ayyangar, but never in any way apart from his own soul.