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Sri Isopanisad: Mantra Sixteen

1. The document discusses different aspects of the Absolute Truth and the relationship between the Lord and living entities. It describes how the Lord maintains and guides His devotees, helping them reach Him in Goloka Vrndavana. 2. It notes the distinction between the Lord and the jivas or living entities, who are differentiated parts of Him but desire independent enjoyment. When they do so they are put into the material world. 3. The all-pervading feature of the Lord known as Brahman originates from Krsna, who is the source of all jivas and existence. Understanding this turns one into a devotee who relishes being with other devotees and glorifying Krs

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Sri Isopanisad: Mantra Sixteen

1. The document discusses different aspects of the Absolute Truth and the relationship between the Lord and living entities. It describes how the Lord maintains and guides His devotees, helping them reach Him in Goloka Vrndavana. 2. It notes the distinction between the Lord and the jivas or living entities, who are differentiated parts of Him but desire independent enjoyment. When they do so they are put into the material world. 3. The all-pervading feature of the Lord known as Brahman originates from Krsna, who is the source of all jivas and existence. Understanding this turns one into a devotee who relishes being with other devotees and glorifying Krs

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SRI ISOPANISAD

Mantra Sixteen

1. Verse: The Lord is being referred to in different features in which He is kind to


people, and also the fact that we are one with Him in quality is being mentioned. The
devotee again wants to see the Lord directly.

2. Para One: The oneness of the sun and its rays is similar to our oneness with Krsna.
Just as within the sun there is the sun-god, similarly within Goloka Vrndavana, from
which the brahmajyoti comes, there is Lord Krsna, enjoying His pastimes.

3. Para Two: The impersonalists are dazzled by the brahmajyoti and cannot see the
Lord’s face.

4. Para Three: The 3 features of the Absolute Truth are progressively more auspicious.
The words of this mantra are clearly not supporting impersonalism.

5. Para Four: Srila Jiva Goswami’s Bhagavat Sandarbha quoted. He defines the
meaning of the term “Bhagavan”:

a) Bhaga means “one who fully maintains” and “the guardian”


b) Ga means “guide,” “leader” or “creator”
c) Van means “every being lives in Him” and “He lives in every being”

This indicates that He has all six opulences.

6. Para Five: Krsna:

a) Fully maintains His devotees


b) Guides them on the path to devotional perfection

As the leader He:

a) Gives the desired result of devotional service, by giving Himself to the


devotees
b) He helps them to see Him face to face
c) Thus He helps them reach Him in Goloka Vrndavana

As the creator He:

a) Can bestow all necessary qualifications on the devotee so he can reach Him

(There is now a change of theme) The Lord is the cause of all causes, so He is source of
His own enjoyment, through His internal potency. The external potency, which is not
exactly directly manifested from Him, comes from the Purusas. Through Them He
creates, maintains and destroys the material creation.
7. Para Six: The jivas are also differentiated parts of the Lord’s Self, and when they
desire to enjoy independently they are put into this world, and they bring this world
to life by their energy, but He is the ultimate controller as the Supersoul.

8. Para Seven: So there is a gulf of difference between the Lord and the jivas.

9. Para Eight: The all-pervading feature of the Lord which exists in all states and from
which all jivas have come is known as Brahman. Lord Krsna is the origin of Brahman
and Paramatma, so He is the source of all jivas, and everything that exists. One who
understands this becomes a devotee, who becomes fully attached to Him and relishes
being with other devotees, glorifying Krsna. The imperfect devotees, who have only
realized Brahman and Paramatma, cannot appreciate these activities of the pure
devotees. The Lord favours these pure devotees, which also cannot be understood by
the jnanis and yogis, who think that advancement comes through their own strength.
But the Lord is very kind to the devotees.

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