Bhagavad Gita 13.16 meaningThe field and the knower
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“God is inside and outside everything — far away, and very near.” — God is closer than you think.
What it means
“It is inside and outside all beings, moving and unmoving. It is too subtle to grasp — far away, and yet very near.”
The original Sanskrit
बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च । सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत् ॥
bahirantaśca bhūtānāmacaraṃ carameva ca sūkṣmatvāttadavijñeyaṃ dūrasthaṃ cāntike ca tat
Translations
Literal translation
Existing outside and inside all beings; moving as well as non-moving, It is incomprehensible due to subtleness. So also, It is far away, and yet near.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
(वह ब्रह्म) भूत मात्र के अन्तर्बाह्य स्थित है; वह चर है और अचर भी। सूक्ष्म होने से वह अविज्ञेय है; वह सुदूर और अत्यन्त समीपस्थ भी है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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