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Īśa Upaniṣad 1

IU.1

ईशावास्यमिदं सर्वं यत्किञ्च जगत्यां जगत् ।
तेन त्यक्तेन भुञ्जीथा मा गृधः कस्यस्विद्धनम् ॥

Prototype pedagogical translation · public domain fixture

All this, whatever moves in the moving world, is presented here as enveloped by the Lord. This fixture wording is for software testing only.

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PASSAGE · REVIEWED 12 JUL 2026

Nāsadīya Sūkta

Ṛgveda 10.129 · Seven verses on origins, being, and not-being.

5 primary citationsRV.10.129

CONCEPT · REVIEWED 08 JUL 2026

Ṛta

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3 perspectivesCONCEPT.RTA

PERSON · REVIEWED 02 JUL 2026

Gārgī Vācaknavī

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7 source recordsPERSON.GARGI