Isopanishad

[Jedi]

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īśāvāsyam idam (http://vedabase.net/i/idam)sarvaḿ (http://vedabase.net/s/sarvam)
yat (http://vedabase.net/y/yat)kiñca (http://vedabase.net/k/kinca)jagatyāḿ (http://vedabase.net/j/jagatyam)jagat (http://vedabase.net/j/jagat)
tena (http://vedabase.net/t/tena)tyaktena (http://vedabase.net/t/tyaktena) bhuñjīthā
mā (http://vedabase.net/m/ma)gṛdhaḥ (http://vedabase.net/g/grdhah)kasya (http://vedabase.net/k/kasya) svid dhanam (http://vedabase.net/d/dhanam)

Everything animate or inanimate that is within the universe is controlled and owned by the Lord. One should therefore accept only those things necessary for himself, which are set aside as his quota, and one should not accept other things, knowing well to whom they belong.

kurvann eveha karmāṇi (http://vedabase.net/k/karmani)
jijīviṣec chataḿ samāḥ (http://vedabase.net/s/samah)
evaḿ (http://vedabase.net/e/evam)tvayi (http://vedabase.net/t/tvayi) nānyatheto 'sti
na (http://vedabase.net/n/na)karma (http://vedabase.net/k/karma)lipyate (http://vedabase.net/l/lipyate)nare (http://vedabase.net/n/nare)

One may aspire to live for hundreds of years if he continuously goes on working in that way, for that sort of work will not bind him to the law of karma (http://vedabase.net/k/karma). There is no alternative to this way for man.

asuryā (http://vedabase.net/a/asurya)nāma (http://vedabase.net/n/nama)te (http://vedabase.net/t/te)lokā (http://vedabase.net/l/loka)
andhena (http://vedabase.net/a/andhena) tamasāvṛtāḥ
tāḿs te (http://vedabase.net/t/te) pretyābhigacchanti
ye (http://vedabase.net/y/ye)ke (http://vedabase.net/k/ke) cātma-hano janāḥ (http://vedabase.net/j/janah)

The killer of the soul, whoever he may be, must enter into the planets known as the worlds of the faithless, full of darkness and ignorance.

anejad ekaḿ (http://vedabase.net/e/ekam) manaso javīyo
nainad devā (http://vedabase.net/d/deva)āpnuvan (http://vedabase.net/a/apnuvan)pūrvam (http://vedabase.net/p/purvam)arṣat (http://vedabase.net/a/arsat)
tad (http://vedabase.net/t/tad) dhāvato 'nyān atyeti (http://vedabase.net/a/atyeti)tiṣṭhat (http://vedabase.net/t/tisthat)
tasminn apo mātariśvā (http://vedabase.net/m/matarisva)dadhāti (http://vedabase.net/d/dadhati)
Although fixed in His abode, the Personality of Godhead is swifter than the mind and can overcome all others running. The powerful demigods cannot approach Him. Although in one place, He controls those who supply the air and rain. He surpasses all in excellence.

tad (http://vedabase.net/t/tad)ejati (http://vedabase.net/e/ejati)tan (http://vedabase.net/t/tan) naijati
tad (http://vedabase.net/t/tad)dūre (http://vedabase.net/d/dure)tad (http://vedabase.net/t/tad) v antike (http://vedabase.net/a/antike)
tad (http://vedabase.net/t/tad)antar (http://vedabase.net/a/antar)asya (http://vedabase.net/a/asya)sarvasya (http://vedabase.net/s/sarvasya)
tad (http://vedabase.net/t/tad)u (http://vedabase.net/u/u) sarvasyāsya bāhyataḥ (http://vedabase.net/b/bahyatah)

The Supreme Lord walks and does not walk. He is far away, but He is very near as well. He is within everything, and yet He is outside of everything.


yas tu (http://vedabase.net/t/tu)sarvāṇi (http://vedabase.net/s/sarvani) bhūtāny
ātmany evānupaśyati
sarva (http://vedabase.net/s/sarva)-bhūteṣu (http://vedabase.net/b/bhutesu) cātmānaḿ
tato na (http://vedabase.net/n/na)vijugupsate (http://vedabase.net/v/vijugupsate)
He who sees everything in relation to the Supreme Lord, who sees all living entities as His parts and parcels, and who sees the Supreme Lord within everything never hates anything or any being.

yasmin (http://vedabase.net/y/yasmin)sarvāṇi (http://vedabase.net/s/sarvani) bhūtāny
ātmaivābhūd vijānataḥ (http://vedabase.net/v/vijanatah)
tatra (http://vedabase.net/t/tatra)ko (http://vedabase.net/k/ko)mohaḥ (http://vedabase.net/m/mohah)kaḥ (http://vedabase.net/k/kah)śoka (http://vedabase.net/s/soka)
ekatvam (http://vedabase.net/e/ekatvam)anupaśyataḥ (http://vedabase.net/a/anupasyatah)
One who always sees all living entities as spiritual sparks, in quality one with the Lord, becomes a true knower of things. What, then, can be illusion or anxiety for him?

sa (http://vedabase.net/s/sa) paryagāc chukram akāyam (http://vedabase.net/a/akayam)avraṇam (http://vedabase.net/a/avranam)
asnāviram (http://vedabase.net/a/asnaviram)śuddham (http://vedabase.net/s/suddham)apāpa (http://vedabase.net/a/apapa)-viddham (http://vedabase.net/v/viddham)
kavir manīṣī (http://vedabase.net/m/manisi)paribhūḥ (http://vedabase.net/p/paribhuh) svayambhūr
yāthātathyato 'rthān vyadadhāc chāśvatībhyaḥ samābhyaḥ (http://vedabase.net/s/samabhyah)
Such a person must factually know the greatest of all, the Personality of Godhead, who is unembodied, omniscient, beyond reproach, without veins, pure and uncontaminated, the self-sufficient philosopher who has been fulfilling everyone's desire since time immemorial.


andhaḿ (http://vedabase.net/a/andham)tamaḥ (http://vedabase.net/t/tamah)praviśanti (http://vedabase.net/p/pravisanti)
ye (http://vedabase.net/y/ye) 'vidyām (http://vedabase.net/v/vidyam)upāsate (http://vedabase.net/u/upasate)
tato bhūya (http://vedabase.net/b/bhuya)iva (http://vedabase.net/i/iva)te (http://vedabase.net/t/te) tamo
ya (http://vedabase.net/y/ya)u (http://vedabase.net/u/u)vidyāyām (http://vedabase.net/v/vidyayam)ratāḥ (http://vedabase.net/r/ratah)
Those who engage in the culture of nescient activities shall enter into the darkest region of ignorance. Worse still are those engaged in the culture of so-called knowledge.

[Jedi]

anyad evāhur vidyayā (http://vedabase.net/v/vidyaya)-
nyad āhur avidyayā (http://vedabase.net/a/avidyaya)
iti (http://vedabase.net/i/iti)śuśruma (http://vedabase.net/s/susruma)dhīrāṇāḿ (http://vedabase.net/d/dhiranam)
ye (http://vedabase.net/y/ye) nas tad (http://vedabase.net/t/tad)vicacakṣire (http://vedabase.net/v/vicacaksire)

The wise have explained that one result is derived from the culture of knowledge and that a different result is obtained from the culture of nescience.

vidyāḿ (http://vedabase.net/v/vidyam) cāvidyāḿ ca (http://vedabase.net/c/ca) yas
tad (http://vedabase.net/t/tad) vedobhayaḿ saha (http://vedabase.net/s/saha)
avidyayā (http://vedabase.net/a/avidyaya)mṛtyuḿ (http://vedabase.net/m/mrtyum)tīrtvā (http://vedabase.net/t/tirtva)
vidyayāmṛtam aśnute (http://vedabase.net/a/asnute)
Only one who can learn the process of nescience and that of transcendental knowledge side by side can transcend the influence of repeated birth and death and enjoy the full blessings of immortality.

andhaḿ (http://vedabase.net/a/andham)tamaḥ (http://vedabase.net/t/tamah)praviśanti (http://vedabase.net/p/pravisanti)
ye (http://vedabase.net/y/ye) 'sambhūtim (http://vedabase.net/s/sambhutim)upāsate (http://vedabase.net/u/upasate)
tato bhūya (http://vedabase.net/b/bhuya)iva (http://vedabase.net/i/iva)te (http://vedabase.net/t/te) tamo
ya (http://vedabase.net/y/ya)u (http://vedabase.net/u/u)sambhūtyām (http://vedabase.net/s/sambhutyam)ratāḥ (http://vedabase.net/r/ratah)
Those who are engaged in the worship of demigods enter into the darkest region of ignorance, and still more so do the worshipers of the impersonal Absolute.


anyad evāhuḥ sambhavād
anyad āhur asambhavāt (http://vedabase.net/a/asambhavat)
iti (http://vedabase.net/i/iti)śuśruma (http://vedabase.net/s/susruma)dhīrāṇāḿ (http://vedabase.net/d/dhiranam)
ye (http://vedabase.net/y/ye) nas tad (http://vedabase.net/t/tad)vicacakṣire (http://vedabase.net/v/vicacaksire)
It is said that one result is obtained by worshiping the supreme cause of all causes and that another result is obtained by worshiping what is not supreme. All this is heard from the undisturbed authorities, who clearly explained it.

sambhūtiḿ (http://vedabase.net/s/sambhutim)ca (http://vedabase.net/c/ca)vināśaḿ (http://vedabase.net/v/vinasam)ca (http://vedabase.net/c/ca)
yas tad (http://vedabase.net/t/tad) vedobhayaḿ saha (http://vedabase.net/s/saha)
vināśena (http://vedabase.net/v/vinasena)mṛtyuḿ (http://vedabase.net/m/mrtyum)tīrtvā (http://vedabase.net/t/tirtva)
sambhūtyāmṛtam aśnute (http://vedabase.net/a/asnute)
One should know perfectly the Personality of GodheadŚrī (http://vedabase.net/s/sri)Kṛṣṇa (http://vedabase.net/k/krsna) and His transcendental name, form, qualities and pastimes, as well as the temporary material creation with its temporary demigods, men and animals. When one knows these, he surpasses death and the ephemeral cosmic manifestation with it, and in the eternal kingdom of God he enjoys his eternal life of bliss and knowledge.


hiraṇmayena (http://vedabase.net/h/hiranmayena)pātreṇa (http://vedabase.net/p/patrena)
satyasyāpihitaḿ mukham (http://vedabase.net/m/mukham)
tat (http://vedabase.net/t/tat)tvaḿ (http://vedabase.net/t/tvam) pūṣann apāvṛṇu (http://vedabase.net/a/apavrnu)
satya (http://vedabase.net/s/satya)-dharmāya (http://vedabase.net/d/dharmaya)dṛṣṭaye (http://vedabase.net/d/drstaye)
O my Lord, sustainer of all that lives, Your real face is covered by Your dazzling effulgence. Kindly remove that covering and exhibit Yourself to Your pure devotee.

pūṣann ekarṣe yama (http://vedabase.net/y/yama)sūrya (http://vedabase.net/s/surya)prājāpatya (http://vedabase.net/p/prajapatya)
vyūha (http://vedabase.net/v/vyuha)raśmīn (http://vedabase.net/r/rasmin)samūha (http://vedabase.net/s/samuha)
tejo (http://vedabase.net/t/tejo)yat (http://vedabase.net/y/yat)te (http://vedabase.net/t/te)rūpaḿ (http://vedabase.net/r/rupam)kalyāṇa (http://vedabase.net/k/kalyana)-tamaḿ (http://vedabase.net/t/tamam)
tat (http://vedabase.net/t/tat)te (http://vedabase.net/t/te)paśyāmi (http://vedabase.net/p/pasyami) yo 'sāv asau (http://vedabase.net/a/asau)puruṣaḥ (http://vedabase.net/p/purusah) so 'ham (http://vedabase.net/h/ham)asmi (http://vedabase.net/a/asmi)
O my Lord, O primeval philosopher, maintainer of the universe, O regulating principle, destination of the pure devotees, well-wisher of the progenitors of mankind, please remove the effulgence of Your transcendental rays so that I can see Your form of bliss. You are the eternal Supreme Personality of Godhead, like unto the sun, as am I.

[Jedi]

vāyur anilam (http://vedabase.net/a/anilam)amṛtam (http://vedabase.net/a/amrtam)
athedaḿ bhasmāntaḿ (http://vedabase.net/b/bhasmantam)śarīram (http://vedabase.net/s/sariram)
oḿ (http://vedabase.net/o/om)krato (http://vedabase.net/k/krato)smara (http://vedabase.net/s/smara)kṛtaḿ (http://vedabase.net/k/krtam)smara (http://vedabase.net/s/smara)
krato (http://vedabase.net/k/krato)smara (http://vedabase.net/s/smara)kṛtaḿ (http://vedabase.net/k/krtam)smara (http://vedabase.net/s/smara)
Let this temporary body be burnt to ashes, and let the air of life be merged with the totality of air. Now, O my Lord, please remember all my sacrifices, and because You are the ultimate beneficiary, please remember all that I have done for You.

agne (http://vedabase.net/a/agne)naya (http://vedabase.net/n/naya)supathā (http://vedabase.net/s/supatha)rāye (http://vedabase.net/r/raye)asmān (http://vedabase.net/a/asman)
viśvāni (http://vedabase.net/v/visvani)deva (http://vedabase.net/d/deva)vayunāni (http://vedabase.net/v/vayunani)vidvān (http://vedabase.net/v/vidvan)
yuyodhy asmaj juhurāṇam (http://vedabase.net/j/juhuranam) eno
bhūyiṣṭhāḿ (http://vedabase.net/b/bhuyistham)te (http://vedabase.net/t/te)nama (http://vedabase.net/n/nama)-uktiḿ (http://vedabase.net/u/uktim)vidhema (http://vedabase.net/v/vidhema)

O my Lord, as powerful as fire, O omnipotent one, now I offer You all obeisances, falling on the ground at Your feet. O my Lord, please lead me on the right path to reach You, and since You know all that I have done in the past, please free me from the reactions to my past sins so that there will be no hindrance to my progress.