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Isha Upanishad, mantra 6 · Kanva reading
The traditional text
सर्वभूतेषु चात्मानं ततो न विजुगुप्सते॥
Roman reading aid
yas tu sarvāṇi bhūtāny ātmann evānupaśyati |
sarva-bhūteṣu cātmānaṃ tato na vijugupsate ||
Meaning in everyday language
One who sees all beings in the Self, and the Self in all beings, does not then recoil from them in aversion.
Understand the teaching
The mantra relates a vision of the Self to the ending of aversion. It is paired naturally with the next mantra, which asks about delusion and sorrow for one who sees unity. The text uses spiritual perception to reshape the boundary between oneself and other beings. Vedantic traditions explore the metaphysical meaning of this relation in distinct ways.
The final verb in the Kanva reading is vijugupsate, suggesting recoiling, aversion or the wish to keep another away. A practical reflection can begin with noticing that reaction before it becomes conduct. We can keep appropriate boundaries and still question contempt. This everyday exercise is an entry into the mantra, whose scope reaches beyond social courtesy to the nature of the Self.
Words and phrases
- सर्वाणि भूतानि (sarvāṇi bhūtāni)
- all beings
- आत्मन् एव (ātman eva)
- in the Self itself; Vedic locative form
- अनुपश्यति (anupaśyati)
- sees contemplatively
- सर्वभूतेषु (sarva-bhūteṣu)
- in all beings
- न विजुगुप्सते (na vijugupsate)
- does not recoil in aversion
Pause and think
How might this reading change an encounter with someone you usually overlook?
See an explained answer
I can notice the habit of dismissal, offer respectful attention and listen before deciding what I know about that person. The reflection asks me to examine aversion within myself.