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ISAVASYA UPANISHAD
MANTRA ONE
Isavasyamidam sarvam yatkiñca jagatyam jagat tena tyaktena bhuñjitha ma grdhah kasyasvid dhanam || 1 ||
Jesus is immanent in this entire universe - whatever in this universe, animate or inanimate. By Him is given sacrificially what is given for your enjoyment. Therefore do not try to gain some one else's wealth.
"Everything animate or inanimate that is within the universe is controlled and owned by the Lord. One should therefore accept only those things necessary for himself, which are set aside as his quota, and one should not accept other things, knowing well to whom they belong." (trans. Prabhupada)
All this, whatsoever moves on earth, is to be hidden in the Lord. When thou hast surrendered all this, then thou mayest enjoy. Do not covet the wealth of any man. (trans. Max Muller)
All this should be covered by the Lord, whatsoever moves on the earth. By such a renunciation protect (thyself). Covet not the wealth of others. Panoli
The name of God as Isa stands in sharp contrast to the Devas of the Pre-Christian Period. It is a personal name as opposed to a generic name for god. The name appears only in the post Christian Upanishads written in Sanskrit. Regarding the starting word "Isavasya" this is what the Sanskrit Scholar Dr. A. Stone states: "It is clear that the first word, ii; saa, could theoretically be a proper noun in compound with the second word (which might begin aa- or with no vowel), OR the instrumental singular of either ii;s or ii;sa or ii;saa." If this is true then this upanishad specifically is naming Jesus as God.
The concept of Parameshwara originally comes from the concept of El Elyon which is translated as The Most High God as in Gen 14:18 where Melchiz'edek king of Salem was called the priest of God Most High, maker of heaven and earth. He blessed Abraham in the name of the God Most High and then onwards Abraham himself swore in that name in Gen 14:22. The Hebrew name of the person whom we refer as Jesus was
Yehoshuav which is rendered in English as Joshua . A shortened form of the name is
10. Yeshua from which we get the Dravidian translation through St. Thomas as Yesu, Easow, Isa, Iswara
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