Bhagavad Gita 15.13 meaningThe upside-down tree
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“I hold up the earth and make the plants grow.”
What it means
“Entering the earth, I hold up all beings with my energy. Becoming the life-giving sap, I nourish all plants.”
The original Sanskrit
गामाविश्य च भूतानि धारयाम्यहमोजसा । पुष्णामि चौषधीः सर्वाः सोमो भूत्वा रसात्मकः ॥
gāmāviśya ca bhūtāni dhārayāmyahamojasā puṣṇāmi cauṣadhīḥ sarvāḥ somo bhūtvā rasātmakaḥ
Translations
Literal translation
And entering the earth I sustain the beings through (My) power; and nourish all the plants by becoming Soma which is of the nature of sap.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
मैं ही पृथ्वी में प्रवेश करके अपने ओज से भूतमात्र को धारण करता हूँ और रसस्वरूप चन्द्रमा बनकर समस्त औषधियों का अर्थात् वनस्पतियों का पोषण करता हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
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