Bhagavad Gita 13.15 meaningThe field and the knower
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“God shines through everything, but isn’t stuck in anything.”
What it means
“It shines through all the senses, yet has no senses. It is unattached, yet supports everything. It is beyond nature's qualities, yet experiences them.”
The original Sanskrit
सर्वेन्द्रियगुणाभासं सर्वेन्द्रियविवर्जितम् । असक्तं सर्वभृच्चैव निर्गुणं गुणभोक्तृ च ॥
sarvendriyaguṇābhāsaṃ sarvendriyavivarjitam asaktaṃ sarvabhṛccaiva nirguṇaṃ guṇabhoktṛ ca
Translations
Literal translation
Shining through the functions of all the organs, (yet) devoid of all the organs; unattached, and verily the supporter of all; without quality, and the perceiver of qualities;
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
वह समस्त इन्द्रियों के गुणो (कार्यों) के द्वारा प्रकाशित होने वाला, परन्तु (व स्तुत:) समस्त इन्द्रियों से रहित है; आसक्ति रहित तथा गुण रहित होते हुए भी सबको धारणपोषण करने वाला और गुणों का भोक्ता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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