Bhagavad Gita 7.5 meaningSeeing the divine in everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“But there is something higher too: the life inside all of it.”
What it means
“That is my lower nature. But know my higher nature too: the life and consciousness that holds this whole world together.”
The original Sanskrit
अपरेयमितस्त्वन्यां प्रकृतिं विद्धि मे पराम् । जीवभूतां महाबाहो ययेदं धार्यते जगत् ॥
apareyamitastvanyāṃ prakṛtiṃ viddhi me parām jīvabhūtāṃ mahābāho yayedaṃ dhāryate jagat
Translations
Literal translation
O mighty-armed one, this is the inferior (Prakrti). Know the other Prakrti of Mine which, however, is higher than this, which has taken the from of individual souls, and by which this world is uphelp.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे महाबाहो ! यह अपरा प्रकृति है। इससे भिन्न मेरी जीवरूपी पराप्रकृति को जानो, जिससे यह जगत् धारण किया जाता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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