Īśopaniṣad with Vedārka-dīdhiti

translated by Swami Bhaktivijñāna Giri

Written in 1894, Īśopaniṣad with Vedārka-dīdhiti presents Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s commentary on the Īśopaniṣad, one of the principal Upaniṣads of the Vedic tradition. His commentary, entitled Vedārka-dīdhiti (“The Sun-rays of the Vedas”), provides a short Sanskrit explanation of each verse followed by a translation and purport in Bengali. Bhaktivinoda also included the Sanskrit commentary of Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa and the Siddhāntānuvāda commentary of his learned friend Śyāmalāla Gosvāmī Siddhānta-vācaspati. For the sake of brevity, only Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s Vedārka-dīdhiti is presented here.