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Isha Upanishad 32

Īśāvāsyopaniṣadbhāṣya 32

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Sanskrit

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na mantrāṇāṃ jāmitāstiti pūrvamantroktamapyartha punarāha--

Since the Vedic mantras are untiring in their emphasis, the idea imparted by the previous verse is being stated again:

Tat, That, the entity of the Self that is under consideration. That ejati, moves; and That again, by Itself, na ejati, does not move. The meaning is that, though in Itself It is motionless, It seems to move. Moreover, tat dūre. That is far off—That seems to be far away, since It is unattainable by the ignorant even in hundreds of millions of years; tadvantike is split into tat u antike, That is very near indeed—to the men of knowledge—It being their Self, that is not only far off, but is near too; tat antar, That is inside; asya sarvasya, of all—in accordance with the Vedic text: "The Self that is within all" (Bṛ. III. iv. 1)—of all this world, consisting of name, form, and activity; tat, That; u, also; sarvasya asya bāhyataḥ, is outside all, because It is all-pervasive like space; and It is inside because It is extremely subtle. Besides, It is without interstices, (It is continuous), in accordance with the Vedic text: "Pure intelligence alone" (Bṛ. IV. v. 13).

Swami Gambhirananda 1957, Eight Upaniṣads, with the Commentary of Śaṅkarācārya

Since the Vedic mantras are untiring in their emphasis, the idea imparted by the previous verse is being stated again:

Swami Gambhirananda 1957, Eight Upaniṣads, with the Commentary of Śaṅkarācārya

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