Canonical Ref: IU 8
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
स पर्यगाच्छुक्रमकायमव्रणमस्नाविरं शुद्धमपापविद्धम् ।
कविर्मनीषी परिभूः स्वयम्भूर्याथातथ्यतोऽर्थान् व्यदधाच्छाश्वतीभ्यः समाभ्यः ॥८॥
कविर्मनीषी परिभूः स्वयम्भूर्याथातथ्यतोऽर्थान् व्यदधाच्छाश्वतीभ्यः समाभ्यः ॥८॥
English Scholarly Translation
It is He that has gone abroad—That which is bright, bodiless,
without scar of imperfection, without sinews, pure, unpierced by evil.
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without scar of imperfection, without sinews, pure, unpierced by evil.
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व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
This verse offers a majestic description of the Divine Reality.
It is luminous, bodiless, flawless, untouched by evil. As Kavi and Manīṣī,
it possesses both direct vision and ordering intelligence. The universe is
not chaotic but arranged according to truth from eternity.
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Īśā Upaniṣad, IU 8. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.