Isavasyopanishad [Upanishad Vahini]

Abstract

he Lord, intent on the regeneration of the world, communicated Vedas through Hiranya-garbha. Then, Hiranyagarbha, in turn, passed them on to His Ten Manasaputhras (Sons born out of the mind) including Athri and Marichi. From them, the Vedas spread among humanity, handed down from one generation to another. As time passed, ages accumulated and continents moved. Some Vedas got lost, or were neglected as too difficult for comprehension and only Four have survived into modern times. These Four were taught by Vedavyasa, the greatest among the exponents of the Vedas, to his disciples in the Dwapara Yuga (The era in which the Divine and the demoniac elements were in the same kingdom).