Bhagavad Gita 15.17 meaningThe upside-down tree
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Above both is God, who holds up the whole world.”
What it means
“But beyond both is the highest being, called the supreme self, the eternal lord who enters and sustains the three worlds.”
The original Sanskrit
उत्तमः पुरुषस्त्वन्यः परमात्मेत्युधाहृतः । यो लोकत्रयमाविश्य बिभर्त्यव्यय ईश्वरः ॥
uttamaḥ puruṣastvanyaḥ paramātmetyudhāhṛtaḥ yo lokatrayamāviśya bibhartyavyaya īśvaraḥ
Translations
Literal translation
But different is th supreme Person who is spoken of as the transcendental Self, who, permeating the three worlds, upholds (them), and is the imperisahble God.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
परन्तु उत्तम पुरुष अन्य ही है, जो परमात्मा कहलाता है और जो तीनों लोकों में प्रवेश करके सबका धारण करने वाला अव्यय ईश्वर है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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