Ishavasya Upanishad 1 — Verse 1

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ईशावास्यमिदं सर्वं यत्किञ्च जगत्यां जगत् । तेन त्यक्तेन भुञ्जीथा मा गृधः कस्यस्विद्धनम् ॥१॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

ईशा । वास्यम् । इदम् । सर्वम् । यत् । किञ्च । जगत्याम् । जगत् । तेन । त्यक्तेन । भुञ्जीथाः । मा । गृधः । कस्य । स्वित् । धनम् ।

IAST Transliteration

īśāvāsyam idaṃ sarvaṃ yat kiñca jagatyāṃ jagat | tena tyaktena bhuñjīthā mā gṛdhaḥ kasya svid dhanam ||1||

Translation

All dies — was immer sich in dieser bewegten Welt regt — ist vom Herrn (Īśa) umhüllt und durchdrungen. Genieße im Geist der Entsagung, was dir gegeben ist; begehre nicht den Reichtum irgendjemandes.

Academic Translation

All this—whatever moves in this moving world—is to be covered (pervaded) by the Lord. By that renounced (or relinquished) [attitude], you should enjoy; do not covet anyone’s wealth.

Verse Context

• Brahman/Īśvara-pervasion; tyāga (renunciation) as the basis of right enjoyment; aparigraha (non-possessiveness)
• Mahavakya: Indirectly supports mahāvākya teaching by grounding non-duality/inner Lord-pervasion that enables recognition of the Self (cf. ‘aham brahmāsmi’/‘tat tvam asi’ as realized through renunciation and knowledge).
• Yajurveda
• Shukla (Vajasaneyi) Yajurveda; Madhyandina/Kanva recensions (Isha Upanishad appended to Vajasaneyi Samhita) Shakha
• Chandas: Prose (Yajurvedic mantra style; not a fixed classical chandas)