[Advaita-l] Doubt in Isha Upanishad

Br. Pranipata Chaitanya pranipata at hotmail.com
Fri Feb 14 06:54:05 CST 2014


> 
> In the Shanti Mantra of Isha Upanishad,
> 
> 
> 
> *purnam adah, purnam idam purnat purnam udachyate; purnasya purnam adaya
> purnam evavasisyate*
> The term "adaaya" is everywhere interpreted as "removed/taken away". But,
> Shankaracharya translates it as "understood/realized".
> 
> i.e. When the Completeness of the Jagat is realized, Completeness alone
> remains.
> 
> Can anyone shed more light on this?
> 
> Nithin

Hari Om Shri Nithinji, Pranaams!

While the mantra is occurring as invocation in IshA, AcAryaji has not commented but while occuring in bRIhadAraNyaka as mantra V.1.1. 

You will see that AcAryaji has not taken a different meaning than 'removed/taken away'.


In Shri Guru Smriti,
Br. Pranipata Chaitanya 


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