Isha Upanishad

The Isha Upanishad (Devanagari: ईशोपनिषद् IAST īśopaniṣad), also known as Shri Ishopanishad, is one of the shortest Upanishads, embedded as the final chapter (adhyāya) of the Shukla Yajurveda. It is a Mukhya (primary, principal) Upanishad, and is known in two recensions, called Kanva (VSK) and Madhyandina (VSM). The Upanishad is a brief poem, consisting of 17 or 18 verses, depending on the recension.

Isha
Isha Upanishad, verses 1 to 3 (Sanskrit, Devanagari script)
Devanagariईश
IASTīśā
Date1st millennium BC
TypeMukhya Upanishad
Linked VedaShukla Yajurveda
Verses17 or 18
Commented byAdi Shankara, Madhvacharya
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It is a key scripture of the Vedanta sub-schools, and an influential Śruti to diverse schools of Hinduism. It is the 40th chapter of Yajurveda. The name of the text derives from its incipit, īśā vāsyam, "enveloped by the Lord", or "hidden in the Lord (Self)". The text discusses the Atman (Self) theory of Hinduism, and is referenced by both Dvaita (dualism) and Advaita (non-dualism) sub-schools of Vedanta.

It is classified as a "poetic Upanishad" along with Kena, Katha, Svetasvatara and Mundaka by Paul Deussen (1908).

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