Bhagavad Gita 9.5 meaningThe open secret
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“I hold everything, yet nothing can hold me. Isn’t that a wonder?”
What it means
“And yet, in another sense, beings don't rest in me — see the wonder of my power! I sustain and create all beings, but I am not confined in them.”
The original Sanskrit
न च मत्स्थानि भूतानि पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम् । भूतभृन्न च भूतस्थो ममात्मा भूतभावनः ॥
na ca matsthāni bhūtāni paśya me yogamaiśvaram bhūtabhṛnna ca bhūtastho mamātmā bhūtabhāvanaḥ
Translations
Literal translation
Nor do the beings dwell in Me. Behod My divine Yoga! I am the sustainer and originator of beings, but My Self is not contained in the beings.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
और (वस्तुत:) भूतमात्र मुझ में स्थित नहीं है; मेरे ईश्वरीय योग को देखो कि भूतों को धारण करने वाली और भूतों को उत्पन्न करने वाली मेरी आत्मा उन भूतों में स्थित नहीं है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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