Bhagavad Gita 13.28 meaningThe field and the knower
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“The wise see God in everyone — the forever inside the temporary.”
What it means
“The one who truly sees, sees the supreme lord equally present in all beings — the undying within the dying.”
The original Sanskrit
समं सर्वेषु भूतेषु तिष्ठन्तं परमेश्वरम् । विनश्यत्स्वविनश्यन्तं यः पश्यति स पश्यति ॥
samaṃ sarveṣu bhūteṣu tiṣṭhantaṃ parameśvaram vinaśyatsvavinaśyantaṃ yaḥ paśyati sa paśyati
Translations
Literal translation
He sees who sees the supreme Lord as existing equally in all beings, and as the Imperishable among the perishable.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जो पुरुष समस्त नश्वर भूतों में अनश्वर परमेश्वर को समभाव से स्थित देखता है, वही (वास्तव में) देखता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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