Wednesday, 15 August 2012

The Isa basya Upanishad: Part -I

The Isa basya Upanishad:

ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात् पूर्णमुदच्यते ।
पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते ॥
ॐ शांतिः शांतिः शांतिः ॥

om purnamadah purnamidam purnat purnamudachyate |
purnasya purnamadaya purname vavasisyate ॥
om shantih shantih shantih ॥

ॐ ईशा वास्यमिदँ सर्वं यत्किञ्च जगत्यां जगत् ।
तेन त्यक्तेन भुञ्जीथा मा गृधः कस्यस्विद्धनम् ॥१॥
om isa vasyamidam sarvam yatkincha jagatyam jagat ।
tena tyaktena bhunjitha ma grdhah kasyasviddhanam ॥ 1॥

कुर्वन्नेवेह कर्माणि जिजीविषेच्छतँ समाः ।
एवं त्वयि नान्यथेतोऽस्ति न कर्म लिप्यते नरे ॥२॥

kurvanneveha karmani jijivisecchhataD samah ।
evam tvayi nanyatheto'sti na karma lipyate nare ॥ 2॥

असुर्या नाम ते लोका अन्धेन तमसाऽऽवृताः ।
ताँस्ते प्रेत्याभिगच्छन्ति ये के चात्महनो जनाः ॥३॥

asurya nama te loka andhena tamasa''vrtah ।
taste pretyabhigacchhanti ye ke chatmahano janah ॥ 3॥

अनेजदेकं मनसो जवीयो नैनद्देवा आप्नुवन्पूर्वमर्षत् ।
तद्धावतोऽन्यानत्येति तिष्ठत्तस्मिन्नपो मातरिश्वा दधाति ॥४॥

anejadekam manaso javiyo 
nainaddeva apnuvanpurvamarsat ।
taddhavato'nyanatyeti 
tisthattasminnapo matarisva dadhati ॥ 4॥

तदेजति तन्नैजति तद्दूरे तद्वन्तिके ।
तदन्तरस्य सर्वस्य तदु सर्वस्यास्य बाह्यतः ॥५॥

tadejati tannaijati taddure tadvantike ।
tadantarasya sarvasya tadu sarvasyasya bahyatah ॥ 5॥

यस्तु सर्वाणि भूतान्यात्मन्येवानुपश्यति ।
सर्वभूतेषु चात्मानं ततो न विजुगुप्सते ॥६॥

yastu sarvani bhutanyatmanyevanupasyati ।
sarvabhutesu chatmanam tato na vijugupsate ॥ 6॥

यस्मिन्सर्वाणि भूतान्यात्मैवाभूद्विजानतः ।
तत्र को मोहः कः शोक एकत्वमनुपश्यतः ॥७॥

yasminsarvani bhutanyatmaivabhudvijanatah ।
tatra ko mohah kah soka ekatvamanupasyatah ॥ 7॥

स पर्यगाच्छुक्रमकायमव्रण- मस्नाविरँ शुद्धमपापविद्धम् ।
कविर्मनीषी परिभूः स्वयम्भू-र्याथातथ्यतोऽर्थान् व्यदधाच्छाश्वतीभ्यः समाभ्यः॥८॥

sa paryagacchhukramakayamavrana-
masnavira suddhamapapaviddham ।
kavirmanisi paribhuh svayambhu-
ryathatathyato'rthan vyadadhacchhasvatibhyah samabhyah ॥ 8॥

अन्धं तमः प्रविशन्ति येऽविद्यामुपासते ।
ततो भूय इव ते तमो य उ विद्यायाँ रताः ॥९॥

andham tamah pravisanti ye'vidyamupasate ।
tato bhuya iva te tamo ya u vidyayaD ratah ॥ 9॥

अन्यदेवाहुर्विद्ययाऽन्यदाहुरविद्यया ।
इति शुश्रुम धीराणां ये नस्तद्विचचक्षिरे ॥१०॥

anyadevahurvidyaya'nyadahuravidyaya ।
iti susruma dhiranam ye nastadvichachaksire ॥ 10॥

विद्यां चाविद्यां च यस्तद्वेदोभयँ सह ।
अविद्यया मृत्युं तीर्त्वा विद्ययाऽमृतमश्नुते ॥११॥

vidyam chavidyam cha yastadvedobhayaD saha ।
avidyaya mrtyum tirtva vidyaya'mrtamasnute ॥ 11॥

अन्धं तमः प्रविशन्ति येऽसम्भूतिमुपासते ।
ततो भूय इव ते तमो य उ सम्भूत्याँ रताः ॥१२॥

andham tamah pravisanti ye'sambhutimupasate ।
tato bhuya iva te tamo ya u sambhutyaD ratah ॥ 12॥

अन्यदेवाहुः सम्भवादन्यदाहुरसम्भवात् ।
इति शुश्रुम धीराणां ये नस्तद्विचचक्षिरे ॥१३॥

anyadevahuh sambhavadanyadahurasambhavat ।
iti susruma dhiranam ye nastadvichachaksire ॥ 13॥

सम्भूतिं च विनाशं च यस्तद्वेदोभयँ सह ।
विनाशेन मृत्युं तीर्त्वा सम्भूत्याऽमृतमश्नुते ॥१४॥

sambhutim cha vinasam cha yastadvedobhaya saha ।
vinasena mrtyum tirtva sambhutya'mrtamasnute ॥ 14॥

हिरण्मयेन पात्रेण सत्यस्यापिहितं मुखम् ।
तत्त्वं पूषन्नपावृणु सत्यधर्माय दृष्टये ॥१५॥

hiranmayena patrena satyasyapihitam mukham ।
tattvam pusannapavrnu satyadharmaya drstaye ॥ 15॥

पूषन्नेकर्षे यम सूर्य प्राजापत्य व्यूह रश्मीन् समूह तेजः ।
यत्ते रूपं कल्याणतमं तत्ते पश्यामि योऽसावसौ पुरुषः सोऽहमस्मि ॥१६॥

pusannekarse yama surya prajapatya
vyuha rasmin samuha tejah ।
yatte rupam kalyanatamam tatte pasyami
yo'savasau purusah so'hamasmi ॥ 16॥

वायुरनिलममृतमथेदं भस्मांतँ शरीरम् ।
ॐ क्रतो स्मर कृतँ स्मर क्रतो स्मर कृतँ स्मर ॥१७॥

vayur anilamamrtamathedam bhasmanta sariram ।
om krato smara kruta smara krato smara kruta smara ॥ 17॥

अग्ने नय सुपथा राये अस्मान् विश्वानि देव वयुनानि विद्वान् ।
युयोध्यस्मज्जुहुराणमेनो भूयिष्ठां ते नमउक्तिं विधेम ॥१८॥

agne naya supatha raye asman
visvani deva vayunani vidvan ।
yuyodhyasmajjuhuranameno
bhuyistham te namauktim vidhema ॥ 18॥

ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात् पूर्णमुदच्यते ।
पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते ॥
ॐ शांतिः शांतिः शांतिः ॥

om purnamadah purnamidam purnat purnamudachyate |
purnasya purnamadaya purname vavasisyate ॥
om shantih shantih shantih ॥





The Isa or Isavasya upanishad got its name from the commencing words of this Upanishad- 'Isavasyamidam' This upanishad is a very eminent one among the upanishads.It is also known as Samhitopanishad, as it is an integral part of Vajasaneyisamhita. It forms the last chapter of Sukla-Yajurveda-samhita.
पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात् पूर्णमुदच्यते
पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते
शांतिः शांतिः शांतिः

“That is total, this is total, this total has been projected from that total. When this total merges with that total all that remains is - Total.”

 ‎'Acceptance' is a word which introduces us 

with the culture of love, where one does not 

tolerate another nor does refute anyone by any 

means instead accepts everything. When one 

becomes total, he becomes .There always has 

been a conflict about the greatness between the 

path of karma(action) and  the path of   

naishkarma(renunciation)or knowledge, in 

achieving the ultimate supreme peace and bliss. 

This doubt arose in the mind of Arjuna as well 

when he asked Bhagavan Krisna: “O 

Janardana,if it be your opinion that wisdom is 

superior to action why then do you urge me to 

action? Also you bewilder my understanding as 

it were by a seemingly conflicting statement! 

Tell me for certain one of these by which I may 

attain the highest Good." (Bhagavat Gita:2 1-2)


The action creates some sort of vibration which 

a wise enlightened person shall call –the 

apparent world that we witness. Unless one 

reveals the quiet calmness of the Self one 

remains unable in realising the true nature of 

the Self. The Instrument with which we seek to 

search out and hold fast the Truth has some 

element viz. doubt or confusion in it and 

definitely this is a quality of mind to create a 

second thought with every thought we assume 

to contemplate. The capability of performing a 

task does vary with every individual, and in 

pursuing an Ideal which is so famous and yet 

very hard to be attained, requires not only 

attention and perspiration but surely Sincerity, 

Patience, Perseverance and Purity.


The Upanishads serve to reveal the true, real 

nature of the Self, where as the Bhagavat Gita 

or the other scriptures deals with the 

emancipation of the Individual. The Vedic 

verses here in this Upanishad are the revealer 

of the true nature of the Self and has no 

appendage with (Karma) action. The real nature 

of the Self being in Its purity, sinlessness, 

shapelessness, omniscient, transcendence, 

eternity etc which in turn being the opposite to 

the qualities for the Self as agentship, 

enjoiership etc. and impurity, sinfulness 

enjoining with karma or action. So the real 

nature of the Self shall be in conflict with those 

qualities that are in appendage with karma, is 

obvious.


Therefore the verses in this Upanishad destroy 

all the ignorance about the true nature of the 

Self. The Upanishad acquaints us about the true 

nature of the Self. And thereby produce 

Knowledge of the oneness of the individual Self 

with the Absolute Self; uprooting all the sorrow 

and delusion that are incidental with this 

mundane existence.


The anubhandya chatustaya for the upanishad 

is as following: one who wants emancipation is 

the competent student, the unity with the 

individual self with the Absolute Self is the 

subject matter; the relation of the upanishadic- text and 

the subject matter consists in the former being 

the revealer of the of the later, and the purpose 

is eradication of ignorance and attainment of 

Bliss Absolute



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