Contents: 1. Shri Anirvan by Ram Swarup. 2. General introduction. 3. Introduction. 4. Preface. 5. Epilogue. Index. Aitareya upanisad the second volume of Shri Anirvan Upanisad series. It is the English translation of the Bangla edition of Upanisad Prasanga Series published by the Burdwan University in 1969. Talks on Upanisads were delivered by Shri Anirvan in Calcutta in 1956-57. Shri Anirvan prepared its manuscript in Bangla with the help of transcription taken at the talks. Aitareya Upanisad belongs to Rgveda. Aitareya Brahmana is one of the Brahmana of Rgveda and Aitareya Aranyaka is at the end of the Brahmana. It has five Aranyakas. The last four chapters the second Aranyaka is Aitareya Upanisad. Therefore, the relation between Aranyaka and Upanishad is very close.