Isavasya Upanishad : ( 26/12/2012. )

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, February 23, 2021. 10 : 34. AM.  ISAVASYA UPANISHAD 18 Mantra-s on “The All-Pervading Reality” ISHAVASYA UPANISHAD, Wave 1: Sloka 1-3 (3 No.),  THE THREE PATHS, 1.1 THE ULTIMATE PATH,  Mantram - 2: The Path of Renunciation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.2 THE PATH OF KARMA YOGA Mantram - 2 : Dedicated Loving Service -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mantram-2. "Kurvan eva iha karmaani, jijeevishet shatagm samaah; evam tvayi na anyathaa itah asti, na karma lipyate nare." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation. Kurvan eva iha karmaani,            ...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, February 13, 2021. 07:21. AM.  ISAVASYA UPANISHAD 18 Mantra-s on “The All-Pervading Reality” ISHAVASYA UPANISHAD, Wave 1: Sloka 1-3 (3 No.),  THE THREE PATHS, 1.1 THE ULTIMATE PATH,  Mantram - 1: The Path of Renunciation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mantram - 1: The Path of Renunciation "Om, Isa vasyam-idam sarvam or Isa vasyam-idam sarvam yat kim cha jagatyaam jagat; tena tyaktena bhunjitha ma gridhah kasya svit dhanam." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : Om, Isa vasyam-idam sarvam or Isa vasyam-idam sarvam = A dwelling of the Lord is all this, or  clothing (covering) of the Lord is all this, yat kim cha jagatyam jagat; = whatsoever that moves ...

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, January 31, 2021. 03:52. PM.  ISAVASYA UPANISHAD 18 Mantra-s on “The All-Pervading Reality” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTRODUCTION TO THE UPANISHAD : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There will always be people who will strive for the Truth. They are not interested in worldly enjoyments. Perhaps they have seen the hollowness in them. The numerous commentaries are useful for all seekers of Truth. The greatness of the scriptures is seen in the type of person it produces, not how much money it enables one to earn. A saint has said: “Even if all the Upanishads are destroyed, if just the first verse of Ishavasya Upanishad is saved, we can have the whole Vedas written again.” --------------------------...

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, January 19, 2021. 09:34. AM.  ISAVASYA UPANISHAD 18 Mantra-s on “The All-Pervading Reality” -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION TO THE UPANISHAD : 1. THIS UPANISHAD IS IN the Shukla Yajur Veda. It is part of the Samhitas. It takes its name from the first word of the first Mantra which means “the dwelling or clothing of the Lord”. There are only 18 Mantras in this text, but it has attracted the most number of commentaries, which suggests the importance of this Upanishad. 2. It is usually the first Upanishad taken up in a course of study of Vedanta. The text is plit into five chapters, which we have called “Waves”; each one is a ‘wave’ of Truth.  3. The target reader for this Upanishad could be of two types. The first is the serious  student who seeks to be fre...

  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, September 10,  2020. 9:47. AM. ISA VASYA UPANISHADS -  “The VISION of TRUTH” Wave 5: - “The ASPIRATION of Devotees” - Mantram - 18 (1 No.)  Mantram - 18: A Prayer World Peace Post-18. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mantram-18 : "1 Agne naya supathaa raaye asmaan  2 vishwaani deva vayunaani vidwaan;   3 yuyodhi asmat juhuraanam enah  4 bhooyishthaam te nama-uktim vidhema." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : 1 Agne naya supathaa raaye asmaan          = O Agni, lead us to “Wealth” by good means. 2 vishwaani deva vayunaani vidwaan;        = O Lord of the world, you know all the good ways. 3 yuyodhi asmat juhuraanam enah            ...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, September 10,  2020. 9:47. AM. ISA VASYA UPANISHADS -  “The VISION of TRUTH” Wave 4: Mantra-s 15-17 (3 No.) Mantram-17 :  The Face of Truth Post-17. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ,Mantram 17: The Approach of Death 1"Vaayuh anilam amritam atha idam, 2 bhasmaantam shareeram; 3 om, krato smara kritam smara, 4 krato smara kritam smara." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Translation : 1 Vaayuh anilam amritam atha idam   =  Let my Pranas merge into all-pervading air. 2 bhasmaantam shareeram;               =  Let this body be burnt to ashes. 3 om, krato smara kritam smara,       =  Om, O my mind, remember what you did! 4 krato smara kritam smara.      ...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, September 01,  2020. 10:22.. AM. ISA VASYA UPANISHADS -  “The VISION of TRUTH” Wave 4: Mantra-s 15-17 (3 No.) Mantram-16 :  The Face of Truth Post-16. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mantram : 16. Mantram 16: The Vision of Truth, "1. Pooshan ekarshe yamas oorya praajaapatya, 2. vyooha rashmeen samooha tejah; 3 yat te roopam kalyaanatamam tat te pashyaami , 4 yah asau asau purushah sah aham asmi." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Translation : 1 Pooshan ekarshe yama soorya praajaapatya        =  O Sun the Nourisher, O sole Seer, O controller of all, O Soorya, the son of Prajapati! 2 vyooha rashmeen samooha tejah;                  ...