How to move towards spiritual prosperity(Raaya) according to Īśāvāsya Upaniṣad?
Blog Title: The Treasure Path: Following Agni to Rāya By Ramabodha The final verse of the Īśāvāsya Upaniṣad reveals a sacred longing: "अग्ने नय सुपथा राये अस्मान् विश्वानि देव वयुनानि विद्वान्। युयोध्यस्मज्जुहुराणमेनो भूयिष्ठां ते नम उक्तिं विधेम॥" “O Agni, lead us by the noble path to rāya —true wealth. O Divine One, knower of all the sacred ways, remove from us our devious sins. To You, we offer our deepest words of surrender.” At the heart of this mantra lies the soul’s hunger for rāya — not mere gold or grain, but the enduring riches of divine connection . This rāya is the jewel buried beneath the soil of samsāra , found only when the fire of divine guidance lights our path. Agni, as the inner flame of discernment, is our torchbearer through the cave of karma . When we trust that fire, the fog of juhurāṇam — binding sin — begins to lift. The prayer is a bridge of words stretched across the river of longing , asking not only for direction, but purificatio...