Isavasyopanishad 08

Ishavasya Upanishad, is one of the shortest Upanishads, embedded as the final chapter of the Shukla Yajurveda. It is a primary, principal Upanishad, and is known in two recensions, called Kanva (VSK) and Madhyandina (VSM). The Upanishad is a brief poem, consisting of 17 or 18 verses. Adi Shankara, in his review and commentary noted that the mantras and hymns of Isha Upanishad are not used in rituals, because their purpose is to enlighten the reader as to &#34;what is the nature of Self (Atman)?&#34;; the Upanishad, thus, despite Yajurveda Samhita&#39;s liturgical focus, has not historically served as a liturgical text. Isha Upanishad is a philosophical text.

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Ishavasya Upanishad, is one of the shortest Upanishads, embedded as the final chapter of the Shukla Yajurveda. It is a primary, principal Upanishad, and is known in two recensions, called Kanva (VSK) and Madhyandina (VSM). The Upanishad is a brief poem, consisting of 17 or 18 verses. Adi Shankara, in his review and commentary noted that the mantras and hymns of Isha Upanishad are not used in rituals, because their purpose is to enlighten the reader as to "what is the nature of Self (Atman)?"; the Upanishad, thus, despite Yajurveda Samhita's liturgical focus, has not historically served as a liturgical text. Isha Upanishad is a philosophical text.

Ishavasya Upanishad, is one of the shortest Upanishads, embedded as the final chapter of the Shukla Yajurveda. It is a primary, principal Upanishad, and is known in two recensions, called Kanva (VSK) and Madhyandina (VSM). The Upanishad is a brief poem, consisting of 17 or 18 verses. Adi Shankara, in his review and commentary noted that the mantras and hymns of Isha Upanishad are not used in rituals, because their purpose is to enlighten the reader as to "what is the nature of Self (Atman)?"; the Upanishad, thus, despite Yajurveda Samhita's liturgical focus, has not historically served as a liturgical text. Isha Upanishad is a philosophical text.

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