[9][10] In the Telugu language anthology of 108 Upanishads of the Muktika canon, narrated by Rama to Hanuman, it is listed at number 97.

[6] The Yajnavalkya Upanishad describes the state and expected behavior from a sannyasi as he leads the monastic life after renouncing all material and social ties.

The successful Sannyasi, states the Upanishad for example, is one who sees "a portion of the Blessed Lord as soul in every living being", such as a dog, donkey, cow and outcast.

Women, states the text, are like "a brilliant splendor of a pearl necklace" but are a source of sin, both lovely and cruel, they ensnare men into evil tendencies, and they get old, die and their bodies becomes food for other creatures.

[18] The text depicts how boys tend to fall for mischief, go to Gurukul but may not learn, commit adultery and other sins in their youth, become penniless, grow old into sorrow and suffer the vicissitudes of life.

[18] A renouncer, states Yajnavalkya Upanishad, has no desire for sons or married life, and goes past all these vicissitudes.