Vedic · वैदिकMantra

Isha Vasyam Idam Sarvam

The opening verse of the Isha Upanishad — all this is pervaded by the Lord; enjoy what is left over.

Isha Upanishad 1edition

Sanskrit · संस्कृत

ॐ ईशा वास्यमिदं सर्वं यत्किञ्च जगत्यां जगत् । तेन त्यक्तेन भुञ्जीथा मा गृधः कस्यस्विद्धनम् ॥
oṃ īśā vāsyam idaṃ sarvaṃ yat kiñca jagatyāṃ jagat tena tyaktena bhuñjīthā mā gṛdhaḥ kasyasviddhanam

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Meaning

All this — whatever moves in this moving world — is pervaded by the Lord. Enjoy what is given up; do not covet what belongs to another.

This rendering is by a DharmSetu editor, not a quotation from a published translation. Compare with the public-domain translation.

A Hindi meaning has not been written for this mantra yet. Hindi is authored by a named editor rather than machine-translated, so it arrives more slowly.

Context

The Isha Upanishad is the fortieth chapter of the Shukla Yajurveda Samhita, which is unusual — most Upanishads sit outside the Samhita proper. The phrase tena tyaktena has been read two ways for centuries: 'by that renunciation' and 'enjoy what is left over'. Both readings are defensible and both are in print.

Recited at / traditionally recited for

Classified as Vedic From the Vedic corpus — Samhita, Brahmana, Aranyaka or Upanishad. Carries a rishi, a metre, and accent marking. Basis for this classification.