5. Isha Upanishad | Mantras 4 - 5 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

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The Isha Upanishad (Sanskrit: ईशोपनिषद्, IAST: Īśopaniṣad), also known as Shri Ishopanishad, Ishavasya Upanishad, or Vajasaneyi Samhita Upanishad, is one of the shortest Upanishads, embedded as the final chapter (adhyāya) of the Shukla Yajurveda. It is a Mukhya (primary, principal) Upanishad, and is known in two recensions, called Kanva (VSK) and Madhyandina (VSM). The Upanishad is a brief poem, consisting of 17 or 18 verses, depending on the recension.

It is a key scripture of the Vedanta sub-schools, and an influential Śruti to diverse schools of Hinduism. It is the 40th chapter of Yajurveda. The name of the text derives from its incipit, īśā vāsyam, "enveloped by the Lord", or "hidden in the Lord (Self)". The text discusses the Atman (Self) theory of Hinduism, and is referenced by both Dvaita (dualism) and Advaita (non-dualism) sub-schools of Vedanta.

It is classified as a "poetic Upanishad" along with Kena, Katha, Svetasvatara and Mundaka by Paul Deussen (1908).

Reference book:

1. Eight Upanisads Vol. 2 translated by Swami Gambhirananda - https://www.vedanta.com/store/Eight-U...

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0:00.0	Oom, Purnamadav Purnamidam, Purnamidam, Purnat, Purnamudhātā�amudhā�ajati, Purnasya, Purnamah, Vhishi. Ome, shanty, shanty, shanty, shanty.
0:26.6	Ome, that supreme Brahman is infinite, and this condition Brahman is infinite.
0:33.6	The infinite condition Brahman proceeds from the infinite supreme Brahman.
0:39.1	Then through knowledge, realizing the infinitude of the infinite conditioned Brahman,
0:44.1	it remains as the infinite unconditioned Brahman alone.
0:49.0	Ome, peace, peace, peace.
0:53.1	We're studying the Isho Oppenician.
0:56.0	And in the third mantra, we were told about the terrible consequences of ignorance.
1:06.0	It said, the third mantra said,
1:09.0	Asurya namate loka, andhene tamasawritha,
1:12.6	tagramsth, Preeti, Preetihyahachanthi,
1:15.6	Eekhātma, Hano Janah.
1:18.6	The worlds of the demons are covered by blinding darkness.
1:24.6	And they go to these words of darkness.
1:28.3	Who are these who go to the worlds of darkness?
1:33.3	The ignorant ones.
1:35.3	And they are called suicides, the killers of the self.
1:39.3	So those who do not know the secret of the self,
1:42.3	those who do not know who we are, what we are,
1:45.0	they go into these words of darkness, demonic words.
1:49.0	What it means here is they continue in the cycle, in the cycle of birth and death.
1:54.0	So according to the Upanishad, the demons are demons, human beings are also demons.
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