Upanishads

Aitareya Upanishad | Shankara's Commentaries

Here you can read Aitareya Upanishad with commentaries of the famous Hindu Advaita Vedanta Swāmī Shankara-Ācārya (788-820) online. Aitareya Upanishad is contained in the Ṛig Veda and forms a part of the Aitareya Āraṇyaka. The Aitareya Upanishad is a short prose text, divided into 3 chapters, containing 33 verses. It comprises the 4-5 th and 6 th chapters of the Aitareya Āraṇyaka. It is one

Kena Upanishad | Shankara's Commentaries

Here you can read Kena Upanishad with commentaries of the famous Hindu Advaita Vedanta Swāmī Shankara-Ācārya (788-820) online. The Kena Upanishad belongs to the Talavakāra Brāhmaṇa of Sama Veda, giving the etymological roots of an alternate name of Talavakāra Upanishad for it, in ancient and medieval era Indian texts. The Kena Upanishad is also referred to as the Kenopanishad.

Isha Upanishad | Shankara's Commentaries

Isha Upanishad (Īśā Upaniṣad) with commentaries of the famous Hindu Advaita Swāmī Shankara-Āchārya: The (Vedic) mantras (verses) beginning with Īśāvāsyam have not been utilised in karma (rituals etc.), for they serve to reveal the true nature of the Self, which is not an appendage to karma. The real nature of the Ātman consists in Its purity, sinlessness, oneness, eternity, incorporeity, omnipresence, etc.

Īśāvāsyā Upanishad by Shankara Ācārya parts 7-12. He who perceives all beings as the Self’ for him how can there be delusion or grief, when he sees this oneness (everywhere)? Sorrow and delusion happen to the ignorant man who does not perceive the seed of desire and actions, but not to the man who realises the oneness, of the Self which is pure like space.

Īśāvāsyā Upanishad by Shankara Ācārya parts 13-18. By the worship of the Unmanifested one end is attained; by the worship of the manifested, another. Thus we have heard from the wise men who taught us this. Since this is so, and since both are meant for the same human goal, it is proper to combine the worship of the Manifested and the Unmanifested.

Kena Upanishad by Shankara Ācārya parts I 2-3. It is the ear of the ear, the mind of the mind, the speech of the speech, the life of the life, the eye of the eye. The wise, freed (from the senses and from mortal desires), after leaving this world, become immortal. Who is the effulgent being who directs the eyes and the ears?

Kena Upanishad by Shankara Ācārya parts I 4-9. It (Brahman) is distinct from the known and also It is beyond the unknown. Thus we have heard from the ancient (teachers) who told us about It. Whatever is known is limited, mortal, and full of misery; and hence it is to be rejected. Brahman is different from the known - It is not to be rejected.

Kena Upanishad by Shankara Ācārya parts II 1-2. If thou think “I know It well,” then it is certain that thou know but little of the Brahman (Absolute Truth), or in what form He (resides) in the Devas (minor aspects of Deity). Therefore I think that what thou think to be known is still to be sought after. You are the Self.

Kena Upanishad by Shankara Ācārya parts II 3-5. He who thinks he knows It not, knows It. He who thinks he knows It, knows It not. The true knowers think they can never know It (because of Its infinitude), while the ignorant think they know It. The 2 views of the man of knowledge and the man of ignorance are being distinctly affirmed

Kena Upanishad by Shankara Ācārya parts III. The Brahman once won a victory for the Devas. Through that victory of the Brahman, the Devas became elated. Brahman, after conquering the devils, the enemies of the world and transgressors of divine rules, gave to the gods the victory and its results for ensuring the stability of the world. this victory and this glory belonged to God

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