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16:4116:41, 7 January 2026 diff hist +22,535‎ N Talk:Commentary on Īśāvāsya Upaniṣad: Spiritual Wisdom and Karm ‎ Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal '''Context''' The following triad of mantras, numbered 9 to 11, clarifies the relative significance and the mutual necessity of Action, designated here as avidyā, and Spiritual Wisdom, designated as vidyā. After the exposition of the nature of Brahman and the characteristics of the Jīvanmukta in the earlier mantras, a possible confusion may arise regarding the role of action and knowledge in spiritual life. These verses address that..." current
14:4714:47, 7 January 2026 diff hist +6‎ Talk:Commentary on Īśāvāsya Upaniṣad: Nature of the Divine ‎No edit summary current
14:4614:46, 7 January 2026 diff hist +4,803‎ N Talk:Commentary on Īśāvāsya Upaniṣad: Nature of the Divine ‎ Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal '''Context''' When the Jīvanmukta ātmā finally sheds its mortal body, it transcends all limitations of space, time, knowledge, happiness, and moral conditioning. It attains a divine state identical with Brahman, except for the absence of control over cosmic functions such as creation and dissolution. The following mantra describes the nature of Brahman in which the liberated ātmā abides after the attainment of mokṣa. '''Mantra 8..."
11:5011:50, 7 January 2026 diff hist +16,817‎ N Talk:Commentary on Īśāvāsya Upaniṣad: Characteristics of a Jīvanmukta ‎ Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal '''Context''' How is one to recognise a person who has understood the nature of Brahman and has assimilated spiritual wisdom while still living in a mortal body? Later Vedāntic literature employs the term Jīvanmukta, meaning one who is liberated even while embodied. The following two mantras describe the characteristics of such a Jīvanmukta. '''Mantra 6''' '''यस्तु सर्वाणि भूतानि आत्मन..." current
09:4209:42, 7 January 2026 diff hist +6‎ Talk:Commentary on Īśāvāsya Upaniṣad: Mysterious Nature of the Divine ‎No edit summary current
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08:3708:37, 7 January 2026 diff hist +16,180‎ N Talk:Commentary on Īśāvāsya Upaniṣad: Mysterious Nature of the Divine ‎ Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal '''Context''' The following two mantras of the Īśāvāsya Upaniṣad describe the profoundly mysterious and paradoxical nature of Brahman, who transcends the reach of the senses, the mind, and even the cognitive powers of the Devas. Brahman is presented as immanent yet unreachable, motionless yet surpassing all movement, forming a central Upaniṣadic meditation on transcendence and immanence. '''Mantra 4''' '''**अनेजदे..."
06:5706:57, 7 January 2026 diff hist +19,470‎ N Talk:Commentary on Īśāvāsya Upaniṣad: Fate of Materialistic People ‎ Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal '''Context:''' This verse reinforces the ideas discussed in the first two verses. It emphatically declares that there is indeed a reality beyond the perceptible world, which alone is the source of true happiness. '''Mantra 3''' '''Kāṇva version''' ''असुर्या नाम ते लोका अन्धेन तमसा आवृताः ।'' ''तांस्ते प्रेत्याभिगच्छन..." current

13:1813:18, 6 January 2026 diff hist +290‎ Talk:Commentary on Īśāvāsya Upaniṣad: Karmyog ‎No edit summary current
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17:0217:02, 5 January 2026 diff hist +18,376‎ N Talk:Commentary on Īśāvāsya Upaniṣad: Karmyog ‎ Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal Context: With the spiritual frame of mind taught in the preceding verse, we should all perform our duties ceaselessly- This is the central idea of this verse. Mantra 2 क ु व नेवेह कमािण िजजीिवषे छतं समाः । एवं विय ना यथेतोऽि त न कम िल यते नरे ॥ २ ॥ [Same in the two Shākhās] Translation: Performing Karma in this..."

09:0509:05, 26 December 2025 diff hist +3,422‎ Talk:Commentary on Īśāvāsya Upaniṣad:Spirituality over Materialism ‎No edit summary current
08:3908:39, 26 December 2025 diff hist +16,611‎ N Talk:Commentary on Īśāvāsya Upaniṣad:Spirituality over Materialism ‎ Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal '''Context''' The first verse of the Īśāvāsya Upaniṣad gives the essence of the spiritual teaching of Hinduism: that God is the ruler and the immanent controller of the universe and the ultimate reality, while the world is subject to change and destruction according to His will. Material objects are to be used with a sense of detachment and gratitude. '''Mantra 1''' Devanāgarī (standardized text) ॐ ईशा वास्..."

11:3411:34, 23 December 2025 diff hist +1,883‎ N Talk:Commentary on Īśāvāsya Upaniṣad: Śānti Mantra ‎ Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal Traditionally, the study of the Īśāvāsya Upaniṣad is commenced with this mantra from the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad 5.1.1 (= Mādhyandina Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa 14.8.1). '''ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात् पूर्णमुदच्यते ।''' '''पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते ॥''' '''ॐ श..." current
11:2111:21, 23 December 2025 diff hist +5,256‎ N Talk:Traditional Commentaries and Modern Translations ‎ Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal In a broad sense, the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa, in both its Mādhyandina and Kāṇva recensions<ref>The Īśāvāsya Upaniṣad occurs in Kāṇḍa 14 of the Mādhyandina recension and Kāṇḍa 17 of the Kāṇva recension of the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa. The Mādhyandina version consists of fourteen kāṇḍas divided into exactly one hundred chapters, while the Kāṇva version has seventeen kāṇḍas comprising one hundred and fou..." current
09:4409:44, 23 December 2025 diff hist +1,190‎ N Talk:Devatā (Subject Matter or Addressee) of the Mantras ‎ Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal The Devatā of a mantra is that to whom the mantra is addressed, or alternatively, the principal subject matter that the mantra seeks to reveal. In the case of the Īśāvāsya Upaniṣad, the Devatā of the mantras is generally understood to be the Ātmā, indicating that the text is fundamentally Vedāntic in orientation rather than ritualistic in purpose. As noted by Śaṅkarācārya and other traditional commentators, the precedin..." current
09:2209:22, 23 December 2025 diff hist +705‎ Talk:R̥ṣi of the Īśāvāsya Upaniṣad ‎No edit summary current

05:1905:19, 11 December 2025 diff hist +1,076‎ Talk:R̥ṣi of the Īśāvāsya Upaniṣad ‎No edit summary
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16:1316:13, 10 December 2025 diff hist +9,051‎ N Talk:R̥ṣi of the Īśāvāsya Upaniṣad ‎ Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal All the sections of the Vedic Saṃhitās have a ‘Rishi’ to whom they were revealed and who experienced them and taught them to others. This Upaniṣhad, being a part of the Saṃhitā, also has a Rishi named ‘Dadhyanc Ātharvaṇa’. In the Vedic tradition, it is imperative to know the name of the Rishi associated with the mantras and something about him because this knowledge sheds light on the meaning of the mantras revealed..."
15:1515:15, 10 December 2025 diff hist +1,066‎ N Talk:The Names of Īshāvāsya Upaniṣhad ‎ Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal Īshāvāsya Upaniṣhad is so called because Īshāvāsya is the first word of this text<ref>Similarly, ‘Kena’ is the first word of the Kena Upaniṣhad.</ref>. The text is known by a few alternative names- #Īshopaniṣhad – This is just a short version of the name Īshāvāsya Upaniṣhad. #Vājasneyi Upaniṣhad – the Shukla Yajurveda recensions are also known as Vājasneyī Shākhā because it is believed that they were r..." current
15:1315:13, 10 December 2025 diff hist +3,246‎ N Talk:Importance, Position, Versions of Īshāvāsya Upaniṣhad ‎ Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal In most lists of Upaniṣhads, Īshāvāsya Upaniṣhad is mentioned first. Several reasons could be conjectured for this: #Of all the major Upaniṣhads, it is the only one occurring in the Saṃhitā portion of the Vedas. All others are embedded in Brāhmaṇa and Āraṇyaka portions of the Vedas or survive as independent texts. The Vedic Saṃhitās are considered the most authoritative portion of the Vedas and are accepted as div..." current
14:1014:10, 10 December 2025 diff hist +2,427‎ Talk:General Introduction to Upaniṣhads ‎No edit summary current
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13:1413:14, 10 December 2025 diff hist +2,080‎ N Talk:General Introduction to Upaniṣhads ‎ Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal This work is a brief commentary on the short but extremely significant Īshāvāsya Upaniṣhad for students who are new to the study of Vedānta. If Nārāyaṇa wills, I will write a longer commentary in the future on this scripture with extracts from traditional commentaries, grammatical notes and parallel passages from other texts. In the first reading, one can skip sections 1.0 and 6.0 and also the ‘Notes’ sub-sections in the C..."
13:1213:12, 10 December 2025 diff hist −610‎ Talk:Īshāvāsya Upaniṣhad ‎No edit summary current
10:1010:10, 10 December 2025 diff hist +2,089‎ N Talk:Īshāvāsya Upaniṣhad ‎ Created page with "By Vishal Agarwal This work is a brief commentary on the short but extremely significant Īshāvāsya Upaniṣhad for students who are new to the study of Vedānta. If Nārāyaṇa wills, I will write a longer commentary in the future on this scripture with extracts from traditional commentaries, grammatical notes and parallel passages from other texts. In the first reading, one can skip sections 1.0 and 6.0 and also the ‘Notes’ sub-sections in the C..."

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16:4216:42, 24 October 2025 diff hist +790‎ N Talk:Abul Basar ‎ Created page with "{{Author|Sachi Anjunkar}} Abul Basar is a Professor at the Department of Natural and Applied Sciences, Glocal University, Mirzapur, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, as of July 2023<ref>* [https://hist.uic.edu/profiles/mantena-rama-sundari/ Rama Mantena page on University of Illinois, Chicago] accessed July 2023</ref>. According to her university profile, her research interests include colonial archives and the production of knowledge, historiography and the practices of histo..."

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