Bhagavad Gita 15.6 meaningThe upside-down tree
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“No sun or moon is needed there. That is my home.”
What it means
“The sun doesn't light it, nor the moon, nor fire. Reaching it, no one returns. That is my supreme home.”
The original Sanskrit
न तद्भासयते सूर्यो न शशाङ्को न पावकः । यद्गत्वा न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम ॥
na tadbhāsayate sūryo na śaśāṅko na pāvakaḥ yadgatvā na nivartante taddhāma paramaṃ mama
Translations
Literal translation
Neither the sun nor the moon nor fire illumines That. That is My supreme Abode, reaching which they do not return.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
उसे न सूर्य प्रकाशित कर सकता है और न चन्द्रमा और न अग्नि। जिसे प्राप्त कर मनुष्य पुन: (संसार को) नहीं लौटते हैं, वह मेरा परम धाम है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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