Aniruddha Pathak Poet Rhyme

Jewels from Upanishads: Ishaa Vaasyam 2.But by doing duty shouldst thou live

But by rotating in high karmic gears,
Shouldst thou wish a long life of hundred years.
To such as thee, no way but this,
Lest karmas cleave and steal thy bliss,
Do duties thine with an eye for no fruits,
And proffer them to Him to deepest roots.      || 2 ||
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Translations | 02.09.2026  | duty, karma, life, men, Rhyming Sestet 

Note: How so long you may live, live you must by doing your duty by dedicating what you do to Him. There is no other way whereby the karmas would not cling to you.  

There is wealth of wisdom in ancient Sanskrit texts . This series on Jewels from Upanishads covers selected verses from various Upanishads of which there are as many as 120. We shall select only a few verses. Here we begin with Ishaa Vaasyam. The translation here is not verbatim but freely done. The transliteration of the verse follows. Alas I have to remove all the transliteration symbols.

kurvan eva iha karmani
    jijivishet shatam samah |
evam tvayi na anyatha itah asti
    na  karma lipyate nare || 2 ||  

. yogah karmasu kaushalam,  Bhagavad-Gita (2.50)
. karmajam hi phalam tyaktva  (2.51) 
. brahmani adhaya karmani sangam tyaktva karoti yah:

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