isha upanishad in English | isha upanishad chanting verse 11 | ishavasya upanishad | how to become immortal | Vedanta Philosophy
Dear readers, Welcome back to our blog. Today we will discuss eleventh shloka of Isha Upanishad. You can recite the shloka. So, let's start. विद्यां चाविद्यां च यस्तद्वेदोभयं सह । अविद्यया मृत्युं तीर्त्वा विद्ययामृतमश्नुते ॥ “vidyāṃ cāvidyāṃ ca yastadvedobhayaṃ saha | avidyayā mṛtyuṃ tīrtvā vidyayāmṛtamaśnute || |” Translation in English: He who knows Vidya and Avidya both, crosses over death by Avidya and attains immortality through Vidya. One day divine sage Narada was crossing a deep forest. The forest was known for a cruel dacoit Ratnakar. Everyone told sage Narada to change the route to save his life because Ratnakar does not show any emotion while looting and killing anyone. Sage Narada smiled and chanted “Narayana, Narayana.”. He entered the forest; chanting and walking. After walking for 2 hours, he noticed bones and dead bodies of some passers. He understood he had already entered the area of the ferocious Ratnakar dacoit. Without being late the deat