Combining Vidya and Avidya — Crossing Death, Gaining Immortality
Isha Upanishad · 1 · Verse 11
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Sanskrit Original
विद्यां चाविद्यां च यस्तद्वेदोभयꣳ सह । अविद्यया मृत्युं तीर्त्वा विद्ययाऽमृतमश्नुते ॥ ११ ॥
vidyāṃ cāvidyāṃ ca yas tad vedobhayaṃ saha | avidyayā mṛtyuṃ tīrtvā vidyayā’mṛtam aśnute || 11 ||
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Whoever knows both vidya and avidya together — by avidya crosses over death, and by vidya gains immortality.