Poetic Style
Normally, Upanishads are sources of serious philosophical thought, but this, the Shvetashvatara Upanishad, differs from other Upanishads by explaining the same principles in a simple, easy-going and poetic way. Wherever the sage Shvetashvatara has his independent hymns, he sees them in a beautiful, heart-catching, poetic way. He is not only a seer of Mantras, but also a poet from his heart. Here are few examples.
While trying to describe the omnipresence of Brahman, hymn 4.2 says,
You are woman; you are man; you are boy and you are girl; you are the shivering old man helped by a stick; you are born in the form of this world.Hymn 4.4 says
You are the blue butterfly, the green-eyed parrot and the lightning cloud. You are the seasons and the seas. You are the one without any beginning; you are omnipresent; all the worlds are born out of you.Read more about this topic: Shvetashvatara Upanishad
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