Īśāvāsyopaniṣat 01

ईशावास्यमिदं सर्वं यत्किञ्च जगत्यां जगत्। तेन त्यक्तेन भुञ्जीथाः मा गृधः कस्यस्विद् धनम्॥१॥

īśāvāsyamidaṁ sarvaṁ yatkiñca jagatyāṁ jagat। tena tyaktena bhuñjīthāḥ mā gr̥dhaḥ kasyasvid dhanam॥1॥

[ईशावास्यम् (īśāvāsyam) - the lord's is; इदं (idam) - this; सर्वं (sarvam) - all; यत् (yat) - whatever; किञ्च (kinca) - whatsoever; जगत्यां (jagatyām) - in the universe; जगत् (jagat) - moving/changing; तेन (tena) - by Him, i.e. by the Lord; त्यक्तेन (tyaktena) - left over by Him, i.e. given by; भुञ्जीथाः (bhuṅjīthāḥ) - enjoy; मा (mā) - do not; गृधः (gṛdhaḥ) - covet or desire; कस्यस्वित् (kasyasvit) - of anyone else; धनम् (dhanam) - wealth;]

Everything that exists in this ever-changing universe belongs to the Lord. Enjoy that which is given by Him, and do not covet the wealth of others.

Īśā.Bhāshya 01

This universe is incapable of engaging in action on its own, Hence it belongs to the Lord. Therefore, one should enjoy only what is given.

ईशस्य आवासयोग्यम् ईशावास्यम्। जगत्यां प्रकृतौ। तेन ईशेन। त्यक्तेन दत्तेन। भुञ्जीथाः।

īśasya āvāsayogyam īśāvāsyam। jagatyāṁ prakr̥tau। tena īśena। tyaktena dattena। bhuñjīthāḥ।

[ईशस्य (īśasya) - of the Lord; आवासयोग्यम् (āvāsayogyam) - fit for dwelling; ईशावास्यम् (īśāvāsyam) - the Lord's; जगत्यां (jagatyām) - The word 'jagatyām' means; प्रकृतौ (prakṛtau) - in the incentient; तेन (tena) - by that; ईशेन (īśena) - by the Lord; त्यक्तेन (tyaktena) - the word 'tyaktena' is used to mean; दत्तेन (dattena) - given by; भुञ्जीथाः (bhuṅjīthāḥ) - enjoy;]

The word 'īśāvāsyam', i.e. the lord's, is that which is fit for the dwelling of the Lord. The word 'jagatyām' means 'prakrti', i.e. the insentient, or the presiding deity of the insentient. The word 'tena', i.e. by the Lord. The word 'tyaktena' is used to mean 'given by', to enjoy.

"स्वतः प्रवृत्याशक्तत्वात् ईशावास्यमिदं जगत्। प्रवृत्तये प्रकृतिगं यस्मात्सप्रकृतीश्वरः। तदधीनप्रवृत्तित्वा तदीयं सर्वमेव यत्। तद्दत्तेनैव भुञ्जीथाः अतो नान्यं प्रयाचयेत्॥"

"svataḥ pravr̥tyāśaktatvāt īśāvāsyamidaṁ jagat । pravr̥ttaye prakr̥tigaṁ yasmātsaprakr̥tīśvaraḥ। tadadhīnapravr̥ttitvā tadīyaṁ sarvameva yat। taddattenaiva bhuñjīthāḥ ato nānyaṁ prayācayet॥"

[स्वतः (svataḥ) - inherently, by itself; प्रवृत्य (pravṛtyā) - tendency to act; अशक्तत्वात् (aśaktatvāt) - due to incapability; ईशावास्यम् (īśāvāsyam) - belonging to the Lord; इदं (idam) - this; जगत् (jagat) - universe प्रवृत्तये (pravṛttaye) - the tendency to act; प्रकृतिगं (prakṛtigaṃ) - is dependent on Prakrti; यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because; सप्रकृतीश्वरः (saprakṛtīśvaraḥ) - the Lord of the incentient Prakrti as well; तदधीनप्रवृत्तित्वा (tadadhīnapravṛttitvā) - the tendency to act is governed by it; तदीयं (tadīyaṃ) - belonging to Him; सर्वमेव (sarvameva) - everything indeed; यत् (yat) - which; तद्दत्तेनैव (taddattenaiva) - by His giving alone; भुञ्जीथाः (bhuñjīthāḥ) - one should enjoy; तः (taḥ) - therefore; न (na) - not; अन्यं (anyaṃ) - other; प्रयाचयेत् (prayācayet) - one should strive for;]

"Because this universe is incapable of engaging in action on its own, it belongs to the Lord. The tendency to act is dependent on insentient Prakrti and He is the lord of that insentient Prakrti as well. Indeed, including the tendency to act, everything is under His control only. Therefore, one should enjoy only what is given by Him and not covet from others."

इति ब्राह्माण्डे ॥१॥

iti brāhmāṇḍe ॥1॥

[iti brāhmāṇḍe = states Brahmanda Purana;]

-states Brahmānda Purāna