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The first verse of the Ishavaasya Upanishad... - The Great Upanishads | Facebook

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The first verse of the Ishavaasya Upanishad is praised by Mahatma Gandhi as being the most important in all the Upanishads.
"If all the Upanishads and all the other Scriptures happened all of a sudden to be reduced to ashes, and if only the first verse in the Ishopanishad were left in the memory of the Hindu Dharmis, Sanatan Dharma would live forever" -- Mahatma Gandhi
ॐ ईशा वास्यमिदँ सर्वं यत्किञ्च जगत्यां जगत् ।
तेन त्यक्तेन भुञ्जीथा मा गृधः कस्यस्विद्धनम् ।। १ ।।
The Lord is enshrined in the hearts of all.
The Lord is the supreme Reality.
Rejoice in him through renunciation.
Covet not the wealth/possessions of others.
îsHâ vâsyamidaM sarvaM yat kiñca jagatyâM jagat,
tena tyaktena bhuñjîthâ mâ gRidhaH kasya sviddhanam. 1.
This Upanishad starts with the phrase: ‘Ishavaasyam idam sarvam’. Hence it is also known as *Ishavaasya Upanishad*. It is called the ‘*Ishopanishad*’. This forms the fortieth chapter in the vajaneya samhita of *Sukla-Yajur Veda*. Because of this reason, it is also called as the ‘*Sukla Yajur vediya samhita Upanishad*’ and as the ‘*vajasaneyi samhita Upanishad'
The rishi or the sage of this Upanishad is ‘*Datyang aadarvanar*’. His son, who is leading a normal worldly life (and not a monastic one) approaches the sage for advices on knowledge of the self. The sage, observing that his son has complete control over all the desires and that he is following all the duties and dharmas cast on him by the religious doctrines and also that he is a true aspirant of liberation and dedicated to the cause by complete surrender, teaches his son about the knowledge of the Self.
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Rajan Chalil Veettil
Ishavaasyamidam Sarvam-
From this I realise that actually what is god. It simultaneously exists within and out side me . In that way it is simultaneously single and infinite, far and near, Each and every cell of mine is a universe, and the energy within me is none but the cosmic energy , The mind of mine is nothing but the cosmic mind and in that way I am the God ahambrahmasmi
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Renganathan Ganesa Iyer
Very useful note. I wish more and more people read this and digest to live accordingly.
Sonu Kuwar
It's beyond comment
Saraswati Ramachandran
Very inspiring post about the teachings of Upanishad.
Subhash Tewari
No doubt He is the supreme reality.The cosmic readiation rather say bounty is continuously benefitting everything.Streamlined disciplined we avail it best.Everything in the universe happens because He is there,and not because He does it.The nutshell co… 
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Appu Narayanan Kutty
it is correctly said. and the explanation of the first verse is apt and enlightening. .no doubt easavasya upanishad is important among dasopsnishads. pranam to rishivaryas who gave this vedanta to us many thousand years back.
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Ramashish Pandey
I like Upanishad and like this post.
Dipakbhai Vyas
I love Ishopanishad.
Anish Kumar
Ancient knowledge and the modern science complements each other... Both help us to deepen our root and broaden our vision...
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Karunamay Thakur
Only Books of actual Knowledge.


Chitta Prasad LN
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Dear Anish Kumar, If you don't mind, a small correction. NOT ancient knowledge BUT ancient science.
Better to be calm if you do not read Upanishaths. As a boy in the Bhaarath, first read Upanishaths. If you don't know Samskrutham, please learn. I learned at the age of 48 years.
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