Bhagavad Gita 13.17 meaningThe field and the knower
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“God is one, but seems to be in many places.”
What it means
“It is undivided, yet seems divided among beings. It sustains all beings, absorbs them and brings them forth.”
The original Sanskrit
अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम् । भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च ॥
avibhaktaṃ ca bhūteṣu vibhaktamiva ca sthitam bhūtabhartṛ ca tajjñeyaṃ grasiṣṇu prabhaviṣṇu ca
Translations
Literal translation
And the Knowable, though undivided, appears to be existing as divided in all beings, and It is the sustainer of all beings as also the devourer and originator.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
और वह अविभक्त है, तथापि वह भूतों में विभक्त के समान स्थित है। वह ज्ञेय ब्रह्म भूतमात्र का भर्ता, संहारकर्ता और उ त्पत्ति कर्ता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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