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IshaIsha in Ancient Indian sanskrit terminology stands for "creation".
Literal translation: "all this (idam sarvam) is pervaded by the Lord (Isavasyam), whatsoever, (yat kińcha) the created world (jagatyam jagat). What is given by him (tena tyaktena) do enjoy (bhuńjitha), do not covet (ma grdhah) anyone else's (kasyasvid) wealth (dhanam). [1]
The Isha Upanishad (īśa upaniṣad, in sandhi Ishopanishad īśopaniṣad, also īśāvāsya upaniṣad), is a Sanskrit poem (or sequence of mantras) from the Upanishads and is considered Śruti by followers of a number of diverse traditions within Hinduism. It is one of the smaller texts of the Upanishads (18 verses in total) but also one of the most often quoted. ...more later! |