Ishavasya Upanishad – Verse 13   «   »

Ishavasya Upanishad – Verse 13   «   »

अन्यदेवाहुः संभवादन्यदाहुरसंभवात् ।
इति शुश्रुम धीराणां ये नस्तद्विचचक्षिरे ॥ १३ ॥
anyadevāhuḥ saṃbhavādanyadāhurasaṃbhavāt |
iti śuśruma dhīrāṇāṃ ye nastadvicacakṣire || 13 ||
13. They say one thing results from the worship of Hiranyagarbha and another from the worship of Prakriti. We have thus heard it stated by wise preceptors who taught us that.

Commentary by Sri Adi Sankaracharya – Translated in English

Now, the distinction in the fruits of the two individual worships is jointed out, in view to their combination. They have said that from the worship of Sambhutih or Karya Brahman or Hiranyagarbha results the attainment of Anima and other Siddhis. Similarly, they have said that according to Paurairikas the absorption into Prakriti results from the worship of the unborn Prakriti. We have heard it thus stated by wise preceptors who taught us the fruits of the worship of Prakriti and Hiranyagarbha individually.

Commentary by Swami Sivananda

He who worships Sambhuti or Hiranyagarbha (Karya Brahman) obtains Anima (the state or becoming like an atom) and other Siddhis. He who worships the unborn Prakriti gets absorption (Laya) into the Prakriti. He becomes a Prakriti-laya (vide Patanjali Yoga Sutras, Chap. I, Samadhipada). Thus we have heard from the wise preceptors who taught us the fruits of the worship of Hiranyagarbha and Prakriti separately.


Ishavasya Upanishad – Verse 13 – Isha – 13-anyad evahūḥ – In Sanskrit with English Transliteration, Meaning and Commentary by Adi Shankaracharya (Sankara Bhashya) and Swami Sivananda – Ishavasya-13