8. Īśā Upaniṣad - A lét titka

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anyadevāhurvidyayā'nyadāhuravidyayā
iti śuśruma dhīrāṇāṁ ye nastadvicacakṣire
vidyāṁ cāvidyāṁ ca yastadvedobhayaɱ saha
avidyayā mṛtyuṁ tīrtvā vidyayā'mṛtamaśnute
andhaṁ tamaḥ praviśanti ye'sambhūtimupāsate
tato bhūya iva te tamo ya u sambhūtyāɱ ratāḥ
anyadevāhuḥ sambhavādanyadāhurasambhavāt
iti śuśruma dhīrāṇāṁ ye nastadvicacakṣire
The Isha Upanishad (ईशोपनिषद्, 'īśopaniṣad') is one of the shortest of the Upanishads, in form more like a brief poem than a philosophical treatise, consisting of 17 or 18 verses in total. The Upanishad constitutes the final chapter (adhyāya) of the Shukla Yajurveda and survives in two versions, called Kanva and Madhyandina.
The Isha Upanishad is significant for its description of the nature of the "Supreme Being", exhibiting monism or a form of monotheism, referred to as Isha "Lord". It describes this being as "unembodied, omniscient, beyond reproach, without veins, pure and uncontaminated" (verse 8), one who "moves and does not move', who is 'far away, but very near as well'" and who "although fixed in His abode is swifter than the mind".