Upanishads
Upanishads
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Original
इसावास्य उपनिषद् । ओं ईशा वास्यَمिदँ सर्वं यत्किञ्च जगत्सर्वं दृश्यं जगद् यद्किञ्च ।
Transliteration
Isa vasyam idam sarvam, yat kinca jagatsarvam, drsyam jagad yad kinca
Meaning / Translation
All this, whatever exists in this universe, is to be covered by the Lord.
Mantra 2
Original
ओं तत्सद् ब्रह्म । ओं तद् ब्रह्म । ओं तद् अर्थ । ओं तद् अनन्त । ओं तद् शान्त । ओं तत् शिवम् । ओं तत् शान्ति ।
Transliteration
Om tat sad brahma, Om tad brahma, Om tad arth, Om tad anant, Om tad shant, Om tat shivam, Om tat shanti
Meaning / Translation
Om, That is the truth, That is Brahman, That is the essence, That is infinite, That is peace, That is auspicious, That is peace.
Mantra 3
Original
ओं पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात् पूर्णमुदच्यते । पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते ।
Transliteration
Om poornamadah poornamidam, poornaat poornamudachyate, poornasya poornamaadaaya poornamevaavashishyate
Meaning / Translation
Om, That is full, this is full, from fullness comes fullness, if fullness is taken away from fullness, fullness remains.
Mantra 4
Original
ओं अथ खल्वैवं प्रववदन्ति देवा असुराश्च । को ऽद्धा वेद यो वेद तत्सद् यो न वेद मार्गम् ।
Transliteration
Om atha khalvaivam pravadanti deva asuraashcha, ko 'dhaa veda yo veda tat sad yo na veda margam
Meaning / Translation
Om, The gods and demons both say: 'Who knows that which is the path, who knows that which is the truth?'
Mantra 5
Original
ओं योनि सर्वदेवानाम् । येन सर्वदेवा उपसर्पन्ति ।
Transliteration
Om yoni sarvadevaanam, yena sarvadeva upasarpanti
Meaning / Translation
Om, The source of all the gods, by which all the gods approach.
Mantra 6
Original
ओं प्रजापतिश्चरति गर्भे अन्तः । आजायतानः ।
Transliteration
Om prajaapatishcharati garbhe antah, aajaayataanah
Meaning / Translation
Om, The Lord of creation moves in the womb, unborn.
Mantra 7
Original
ओं यः प्राणतः प्राणितः प्राणः । यः प्राणस्य प्राणिताहम् ।
Transliteration
Om yah praanaatah praaneetaah praanaah, yah praanaasya praaneetaaham
Meaning / Translation
Om, Who is the life of the life, who is the breath of the breath.
Mantra 8
Original
ओं यः सर्वज्ञः सर्वविद् यस्य ज्ञानं विज्ञानं ।
Transliteration
Om yah sarvajnah sarvavid yasya jnaanam vijnaanam
Meaning / Translation
Om, Who is all-knowing, all-wise, whose knowledge is realization.
Mantra 9
Original
ओं यत्तदद्रेश्यमग्राह्यमगोत्रम् ।
Transliteration
Om yattadadreshyamagraahyamagotram
Meaning / Translation
Om, That which is unseen, ungraspable, without a family.
Mantra 10
Original
ओं अव्ययं केवलो ऽनन्तः ।
Transliteration
Om avyayam kevalo 'nantaah
Meaning / Translation
Om, Imperishable, alone, infinite.
Mantra 11
Original
ओं विज्ञातारमारेष्यामि ।
Transliteration
Om vijnaataaramareshyaami
Meaning / Translation
Om, I shall attain the knower.
Mantra 12
Original
ओं यस्य देवे परा भक्तिः ।
Transliteration
Om yasya deve paraa bhaktih
Meaning / Translation
Om, Who has supreme devotion to God.
Mantra 13
Original
ओं यस्य देवे परा श्रद्धा ।
Transliteration
Om yasya deve paraa shraddhaa
Meaning / Translation
Om, Who has supreme faith in God.
Mantra 14
Original
ओं असुर्य नाम ते लोका अन्धेन तमसा ।
Transliteration
Om asurya naama te lokaa andhena tamasaa
Meaning / Translation
Om, They enter the worlds of the asuras, covered in blind darkness.
Mantra 15
Original
ओं अन्धं तमः प्रविशन्ति ये ऽसंभूतिं उपासते ।
Transliteration
Om andham tamah pravishanti ye 'sambhutim upaasate
Meaning / Translation
Om, They enter into blind darkness, who worship the uncreated.
Mantra 16
Original
ओं तद् विज्ञानं मृत्युमेति ।
Transliteration
Om tad vijnaanam mrtyumeti
Meaning / Translation
Om, That knowledge leads to death.
Mantra 17
Original
ओं न तद् विज्ञानं मृत्युमेति ।
Transliteration
Om na tad vijnaanam mrtyumeti
Meaning / Translation
Om, That knowledge does not lead to death.