- •Isopanisad
- •His divine grace a.C.Bhaktivedanta swami prabhupada
- •Purpose
- •Section I
- •Introduction & summary of isopanisad
- •1. Meaning of Isopanishad:
- •2. Isopanisad is part of the Vedas:
- •3. Isopanisad and the other Upanishads:
- •4. Other Upanishads and Isopanisad indicate that God is full in six opulences:
- •5. In each and every Upanisad the Supreme Brahman is first viewed as impersonal, at the end the personal form of the Supreme Lord is accepted:
- •6. The purpose of the Upanisads, Vedanta-sutra and Srimad-Bhagavatam is one and the same:
- •7. Relationship of Isopanisad with Bhagavad-Gita:
- •8. Authorship of Isopanishad:
- •9. Isopanisad should be understood according to its original statements:
- •10. The method of translation and commentary of Isopanisad by Srila Prabhupada makes the book authentic and scholarly and makes the meaning self evident:
- •11. The basic philosophy of Isopanisad:
- •12. Main directions of Isopanisad summarized:
- •Lord is the proprietor of the entire Cosmic creation:
- •One should live by the direction of the Lord:
- •God is present everywhere:
- •Hence one should respect all things as parts and parcels of His Supreme Body
- •One can enjoy a fragment of this material creation under the control of the Lord, but not self-sufficiently.
- •Vidya and avida are very nicely explained in Isopanisad:
- •The Lord is apapa-viddham and suddham:
- •Liberating work is described in the pages of Sri Isopanisad:
- •Killer of the soul to suffer perpetually:
- •God is a person even if we cannot see Him with our eyes:
- •Arca-vigraha descends at the requests of the acaryas:
- •Lord rewards everyone’s desires:
- •Not to make one-sided attempts to win the struggle for existence:
- •Worship Krsna, not demogods:
- •Destination of pseudo religionists:
- •Sri Isopanisad advises us to pour water on the root
- •To know God in full one needs to penetrate His effulgence:
- •Bhakti Yogi is highest:
- •Section II – lectures on isopanisad verses
- •Iti çuçruma dhéräëäà
- •Iti çuçruma dhéräëäà
- •Section III – references to verses of isopanisad by srila prabhupada in his preaching
- •Introduction
- •Invocation Mantra
- •Mantra 1
- •Vairagyam phalgu kathyate
- •Mantra 2
- •In the words of Çré Éçopaniñad (3),
- •Mantra 5
- •Mantra 7
- •Mantra 11
- •Vidyäà cävidyäà ca yas
- •Vidyayämåtam açnute
- •Väsudevaù sarvam iti
- •Mantra 12
- •Mantra 14
- •Mantra 15
- •Section IV – srila prabhupada’s desires and instructions on isopanisad to his disciples
- •Instructions regarding Printing and distribution of Sri Isopanisad:
- •100 © 2009 International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc., New York
Section I
Introduction & summary of isopanisad
1. Meaning of Isopanishad:
Sri Isopanisad-the knowledge that brings one nearer to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna.
(Iso 18 End of the purports)
Isopanisad means "the knowledge that leads nearer to Krsna."
(69-10-15 Letter: Brahmananda)
2. Isopanisad is part of the Vedas:
There are four Vedas--Sama, Rg, Yajur and Atharva, and there are 108 Upanisads, including the Isopanisad, Katha Upanisad and Taittiriya Upanisad, as well as the Vedanta-sutra, Srimad-Bhagavatam and Bhagavad-gita. These literatures are not meant for any particular class of men but for the totality of human society. All societies can take advantage of Vedic knowledge to perfect human life. As pointed out before, human life is not meant for sense gratification, but for understanding God, the universe and our own identity.
(EK 1 Choosing Human and Animal Lives)
This Isopanisad is part of the Yajur Veda, and consequently it contains information concerning the proprietorship of all things existing within the universe.
(Iso 1)
Prabhupada: (correcting pronunciation) Svetasvatara. There are many Upanisads, they are called Vedas. Upanisads are the headlines of the Vedas. Just like in a chapter there is a headline, similarly these Upanisads are the headlines of the Vedas. There are 108 Upanisads, principal. Out of that, nine Upanisads are very important. So out of those nine Upanisads, Svetasvatara Upanisad, Taittireya Upanisad, Aitareya Upanisad, Isopanisad, Isa Upanisad, Mundaka Upanisad, Mandukya Upanisad, Kathopanisad, these Upanisads are very important. And whenever there is argument on some point, one has to give reference from these Upanisads. If one can give reference from the Upanisads, then his argument is very strong.
(681127BG.LA Lectures)
3. Isopanisad and the other Upanishads:
Regarding the Upanisads, the following eleven Upanisads are considered to be the topmost: Isa, Kena, Katha, Prasna, Mundaka, Mandukya, Taittiriya, Aitareya, Chandogya, Brhad-aranyaka and Svetasvatara.
However, in the Muktikopanisad, verses 30-39, there is a description of 108 Upanisads. They are as follows: (1) Isopanisad, (2) Kenopanisad, (3) Kathopanisad, (4) Prasnopanisad, (5) Mundakopanisad, (6) Mandukyopanisad, (7) Taittiriyopanisad, (8) Aitareyopanisad, (9) Chandogyopanisad, (10) Brhad-aranyakopanisad, (11) Brahmopanisad, (12) Kaivalyopanisad, (13) Jabalopanisad, (14) Svetasvataropanisad, (15) Hamsopanisad, (16) Aruneyopanisad, (17) Garbhopanisad, (18) Narayanopanisad, (19) Paramahamsopanisad, (20) Amrta-bindupanisad, (21) Nada-bindupanisad, (22) Siropanisad, (23) Atharva-sikhopanisad, (24) Maitrayany-upanisad, (25) Kausitaky-upanisad, (26) Brhaj-jabalopanisad, (27) Nrsimha-tapaniyopanisad, (28) Kalagni-rudropanisad, (29) Maitreyy-upanisad, (30) Subalopanisad, (31) Ksurikopanisad, (32) Mantrikopanisad, (33) Sarva-saropanisad, (34) Niralambopanisad, (35) Suka-rahasyopanisad, (36) Vajra-sucikopanisad, (37) Tejo-bindupanisad, (38) Nada-bindupanisad, (39) Dhyana-bindupanisad, (40) Brahma-vidyopanisad, (41) Yoga-tattvopanisad, (42), Atma-bodhopanisad, (43) Narada-parivrajakopanisad, (44) Trisikhy-upanisad, (45) Sitopanisad, (46) Yoga-cudamany-upanisad, (47) Nirvanopanisad, (48) Mandala-brahmanopanisad, (49) Daksina-murty-upanisad, (50) Sarabhopanisad, (51) Skandopanisad, (52) Mahanarayanopanisad, (53) Advaya-tarakopanisad, (54) Rama-rahasyopanisad, (55) Rama-tapany-upanisad, (56) Vasudevopanisad, (57) Mudgalopanisad, (58) Sandilyopanisad, (59) Paingalopanisad, (60) Bhiksupanisad, (61) Mahad-upanisad, (62) Sarirakopanisad, (63) Yoga-sikhopanisad, (64) Turiyatitopanisad, (65) Sannyasopanisad, (66) Paramahamsa-parivrajakopanisad, (67) Malikopanisad, (68) Avyaktopanisad, (69) Ekaksaropanisad, (70) Purnopanisad, (71) Suryopanisad, (72) Aksy-upanisad, (73) Adhyatmopanisad, (74) Kundikopanisad, (75) Savitry-upanisad, (76) Atmopanisad, (77) Pasupatopanisad, (78) Param-brahmopanisad, (79) Avadhutopanisad, (80) Tripuratapanopanisad, (81) Devy-upanisad, (82) Tripuropanisad, (83) Katha-rudropanisad, (84) Bhavanopanisad, (85) Hrdayopanisad, (86) Yoga-kundaliny-upanisad, (87) Bhasmopanisad, (88) Rudraksopanisad, (89) Ganopanisad, (90) Darsanopanisad, (91) Tara-saropanisad, (92) Maha-vakyopanisad, (93) Panca-brahmopanisad, (94) Pranagni-hotropanisad, (95) Gopala-tapany-upanisad, (96) Krsnopanisad, (97) Yajnavalkyopanisad, (98) Varahopanisad, (99) Satyayany-upanisad, (100) Hayagrivopanisad, (101) Dattatreyopanisad, (102) Garudopanisad, (103) Kaly-upanisad, (104) Jabaly-upanisad, (105) Saubhagyopanisad, (106) Sarasvati-rahasyopanisad, (107) Bahvrcopanisad and (108) Muktikopanisad. Thus there are 108 generally accepted Upanisads, of which eleven are the most important, as previously stated
(Adi 7.108 Lord Caitanya in Five Features)