Canonical Ref: IU 12
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
अन्धं तमः प्रविशन्ति येऽसम्भूतिमुपासते ।
ततो भूय इव ते तमो य उ सम्भूत्यां रताः ॥१२॥
ततो भूय इव ते तमो य उ सम्भूत्यां रताः ॥१२॥
English Scholarly Translation
Into a blind darkness they enter who follow after the Non-Birth,
they as if into a greater darkness who devote themselves to the Birth alone.
they as if into a greater darkness who devote themselves to the Birth alone.
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
The warning is repeated at a higher metaphysical level. Fixation on
the Unmanifest alone negates life; fixation on manifestation alone binds
consciousness. Both extremes lead to darkness.
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Īśā Upaniṣad, IU 12. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.