Ishavasya Upanishad with Shankara’s Commentary

by M. Hiriyanna | 1911 | 8,153 words

Summary: The Ishavasya Upanishad (or simply Isha) is one of the shortest of its kind, and basically represents a brief philosophical poem discussing the soul/self (Atman). This edition contains the Kanva recension, consisting of 18 verses.

The words “Isha vasyam” literally translates to “enveloped by the Lord” and refers to the theory of soul (Atman); a concept used in both dualism and non-dualism. This book however, including the commentary of Shankara, focuses on non-dualism (advaita).

The title in IAST is: Īśāvāsya Upaniṣad, Śaṅkara Bhāṣya.
In Devanagari: ईशावास्य उपनिषद्, शङ्कर भाष्य

This English translation includes original Sanskrit text and the transliterated roman text in IAST format.

Source 1: motilalbanarsidass.com
Source 2: archive.org

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The full text of the Ishavasya Upanishad with Shankara’s Commentary in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book’s content by visiting the pages in the below index:

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