Guest guest Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 Sadhak <sadhak_insight > wrote: Renounce That which is Not Yours --------isavasyam idam sarvam yat kincit jagatyam jagat tena tyaktena bhunjitha ma grdhah kasya svid dhanam isa- by the Lord; avasyam--controlled some scholars translate;-pervaded-imbibed ; idam--this; sarvam--all; yat kincit--whatever; jagatyam--within the universe; jagat--all that is animate or inanimate; tena--by Him; tyaktena--set apart quota; bhunjithah--you should accept(some scholars trnslate "enjoy"(bokthavyam); ma--do not; grdhah--endeavor to gain(some scholrs translate-covet not-try not to grab by goading,coaxing,cheating,threatening etc; kasya svit--of anyone else; dhanam--the wealth. By creation,possession,and enjoyment(Hindu civil code) Eeswara is the owner of the entire Universe.Because of His Apaara Karuna (Unlimited benevolence) he has permitted us to enjoy the portion earmarked for the individual.--covet not what is earmarked for others by foul means. My Sikh friend Army Colonel(retd) used to say ther is a proverb in Punjabi, the name of the person is written in every grain of wheat or rice. Sr.Mahatma Gandhi has written this one verse of Isopanishad will make the Researchers of other ethnic groups to understand the greatness of Hinduism One scholar has written this verse influenced Acharya sri.Vinobha Bhave to start his '-Bhudhaan movement'-equitable distribution of available resources by peaceful means(though not acieved its goal) as opposed to Karl marx's "Das Capital"--------------------Somayaji Get your email and more, right on the new .com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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