Verses Of Gita Chapter 15🔗

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śrī bhagavan uvāca: the Lord said; ūrdhvamūlam: with roots above; adhaḥ: downwards; śākham: branches; aśvatthaṁ: banyan tree; prāhuḥ: is said; avyayam: eternal; chandāṁsi: the vedic hymns; yasya: of which; parṇāni: leaves; yaḥ: anyone who; taṁ: that; veda: knows; saḥ: he; vedavit: knower of the Vedas

15.1 Bhagavān says, ‘The imperishable tree of life symbolized by the Asvatta has its root above with the branches spreading below. It has the leaves in the form of the Vedic chants. The one who knows this eternal tree becomes the knower of Veda.

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adhaḥ: below; ca: and; urdhvaṁ: above; prasṛtāḥ: extended; tasya: its; śākhāḥ: branches; guṇa: by the human attributes; pravṛddhāḥ: nourished; viṣaya: sense objects; pravālāḥ: buds; adhaḥ: downward; ca: and; mūlaṁ: roots; anusaṁtatāni: extended; karma: action; anubandhīni: bound; manuṣyaloke: in the world of men

15.2 The branches of this tree extend below and above the earth, nourished by the three human attributes, guņa. Its buds are the sense objects. This tree also has roots going down and these are bound to the resultant actions of humans.

na: not; rūpam: form; asya: its; iha: here; tathā: as such; upalabhyate: can be perceived; na: not; antaḥ: end; na: not; ca: and; ādiḥr: beginning; na: not; ca: and; sampratiṣṭhā: foundation; aśvattham: banyan tree; enam: this; suvirūḍha: strongly; mūlam: rooted; asaṅgaśastreṇa: by the weapon of detachment; dṛḍhena: strong; chittvā: cut down

15.3 The real form of this tree cannot be perceived. No one can understand where it ends, where it begins, or where its foundation is. But with determination one must cut down this strongly rooted tree with the weapon of detachment.

tataḥ: thereafter; padam: goal; tat: that; parimārgitavyam: has to be searched out; yasmin: where; gatāḥ: going; na: not; nivartanti: return; bhūyaḥ: again; tam: in that; eva: even; ca: and; ādyam: original; puruṣam: supreme; prapadye: surrender; yataḥ: from whom; pravṛttiḥ: activity; prasṛtā: began; purāṇī: ancient

15.4 One must then seek that place from which having gone, one never returns and surrender to the supreme Being from whom all activities started from ancient times.

nirmāna: without pride; mohāḥ: delusion; jita: having conquered; saṅga: attachment; doṣāḥ: defects; adhyātma: in the Self; nityāḥ: eternally; vinivṛtta: detached; kāmāḥ: from desires; dvandvaiḥ: from the dualities; vimuktāḥ: liberated; sukha: happiness; duḥkha: sorrow; saṁjñaiḥ: known; gacchanti: reach; amūḍhāḥ: not confused; padam: goal; avyayaṁ: eternal; tat: that

15.5 Those who are free from pride, delusion, and attachment, those who dwell in the Self, who are done with lust, who are free from dualities of joy and sorrow, not confused and those who know how to surrender to the supreme person, attain the eternal consciousness.

na: not; tat: that; bhāsayate: illuminates; sūryaḥ: the sun; na: not; śaśāṅkaḥ: the moon; na: not; pāvakaḥ: fire; yat: where; gatvā: going; na: not; nivartante: return; tad dhāma: that abode; paramaṁ: supreme; mama: My

15.6 That supreme space of eternal consciousness, My consciousness, is not illumined by the Sun or the Moon, or by fire. Those who enter that space never return to this material world.

mama: My; eva: even; aṁśaḥ: portion; jīvaloke: in the world of life; jīvabhūtaḥ: the living entity; sanātanaḥ: eternal; manaḥ: with the mind; ṣaṣṭāni: six; indriyāṇi: senses; prakṛiti: active principle; sthāni: staying; karṣati: attract

15.7 The living entities in this conditioned material world are a portion of My eternal Self; in this conditioned material world they are attracted by the six senses, which include the mind, dwelling in prakṛti, the active energy principle.

śarīraṁ: body; yat: when; avāpnoti: gets; yat: when; cā 'pi: and also; utkrāmati: leaves; īśvaraḥ: the lord of the mind body; gṛhītvā: taking; etāni: all these; saṁyāti: goes away; vāyuḥ: the wind; gandhān: smells; iva: like; āśayāt: from their source

15.8 The spirit in the mind-body living in this material world moves from one body to another carrying these just as air carries aroma.

śrotraṁ: ears; cakṣuḥ: eyes; sparśanaṁ: touch; ca: and; rasanaṁ: tongue; ghrāṇaṁ: smelling power; eva: even; ca: and; adhiṣṭhāya: presiding over; manaḥ: mind; ca: and; ayaṁ: he; viṣayān: sense objects; upasevate: enjoys

15.9 The living entity, the spirit, leaves one body, takes some other body and gets new eyes, ears, nose, tongue and sensing body according to the samskāras it had in its causal layer and enjoys the new mental setup.

utkrāmantam: departing; sthitaṁ: staying; vā 'pi: or also; bhuñjānam: enjoying; vā: or; guṇānvitam: united with attributes; vimūḍhā: foolish persons; na: not; anupaśyanti: see; paśyanti: see; jñāna cakṣuṣaḥ: those who have the eyes of knowledge

15.10 Fools in ignorance do not perceive the spirit being conjunction with the guṇās as its enters, enjoys and leaves the body. The one whose inner eye is open clearly for perceives everything.

yatantaḥ: trying; yoginaḥ: those who practice yoga; ca: and; enam: this; paśyanti: can see; ātmani: in the self; avasthitam: situated; yatantaḥ: trying; api: also; akṛtātmānaḥ: without an understanding of the self; na: not; enam: this; paśyanti: see; acetasaḥ: unintelligent

15.11 The serious practitioner of Yoga, with an understanding of his self, can see all this clearly. But those who do not have an understanding of the self, however much they try, cannot see.

yat: which; ādityagataṁ: residing in the sun; tejaḥ: light; jagat: world; bhāsayate: lights up; akhilam: completely; yat: which; candramasi: in the moon; yat: which; ca: and; agnau: in the fire; tat: that; tejaḥ: light; viddhi: know; māmakam: from Me

15.12 The light of the sun, the light of the moon and the light of fire, all their radiance is also from Me.

gām: the earth; āviśya: entering; ca: and; bhūtāni: living beings; dhārayāmi: sustaining; aham: I; ojasā: by energy; puṣṇāmi: nourishing; ca: and; oṣadhīḥ: plant life; sarvāḥ: all; somaḥ: the Moon; bhūtvā: becoming; rasātmakaḥ: watery

15.13 Entering into earth, I support all beings with My energy; becoming the watery moon I nourish all plant life.

aham: I; vaiśvānaro: as the digestive fire; bhūtvā: becoming; prāṇinām: of all living beings; deham: body; āśritaḥ: situated; prāṇā: exhaled breath; apāna: inhaled breath; samāyuktaḥ: associated; pacāmi: digest; annam: food; caturvidham: fourfold

15.14 I am the fire of digestion in every living body and I am the breath of life, exhaled and inhaled, with which I digest the four-fold food.

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sarvasya: of all; ca: and; ahaṁ: I; hṛdi: in the heart; sanniviṣṭo: seated; mattaḥ: from Me; smṛtiḥ: memory; jñānam: knowledge; apohanaṁ ca: and loss; vedaiḥ: by the Vedas; ca: also; sarvaiḥ: all; aham: I; eva: even; vedyaḥ: to be known; vedāntakṛt: creator of the Vedanta; vedavit: the knower of the Veda; eva: even; ca: and; aham: I

15.15 I am seated in everyone's heart and from Me came memory, knowledge and their loss. I am known by the Vedas; indeed, I am the Creator of Vedānta and I am the knower of the Vedas.

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dvāu: two; imau: these; puruṣau: puruṣa; loke: in the world; kṣaraḥ: perishable; ca: and; akṣara: imperishable; eva: even; ca: and; kṣaraḥ: the perishable; sarvāṇi: all; bhūtāni: living being; kūṭasthaḥ: unchangeable; akṣara: imperishable; ucyate: is said

15.16 There are two things, the perishable and the imperishable, in this world. There are the living beings who are perishable while there is the unchangeable, the imperishable.

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uttamaḥ: the best; puruṣaḥ: puruṣa; tu: but; anyaḥ: another; paramātmā: the Supreme Self; iti: thus; udāhṛtaḥ: is said; yaḥ: who; lokatrayam: the three worlds; āviśya: pervading; bibharti: sustaining; avyayaḥ: indestructible; īśvaraḥ: the Lord

15.17 Besides these two, there is the supreme Puruṣa the Lord Himself, who pervades and sustains these three worlds.

yasmāt: as; kṣaram: the perishable; atītaḥ: transcendental; aham: I; akṣarāt: from the impersishable; api: also; ca: and; uttamaḥ: the best; ataḥ: therefore; asmi: I am; loke: in the world; vede: in the Veda; ca: and; prathitaḥ: declared; puruṣottamaḥ: as the Supreme Purusha

15.18 As I am transcendental, beyond both the perishable and the imperishable, and the best, I am declared both in the world and in the Vedas as that supreme person, Puruṣottama.

yaḥ: who; mām: Me; evam: thus; asammūḍhaḥ: without a doubt; jānāti: knows; puruṣottamam: the supreme Puruṣa; saḥ: he; sarvavid: knower of everything; bhajati: worships; mām: Me; sarva bhāvena: with all being; bhārata: O son of Bharata

15.19 Whoever knows Me as the supreme without a doubt, is to be understood as the knower of everything and he worships Me with all his being, O son of Bharata.

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iti: thus; guhyatamaṁ: secret; śāstram: science; idam: this; uktaṁ: taught; mayā: by Me; anagha: O sinless one; etat: this; buddhvā: knowing; buddhimān: wise; syāt: becomes; kṛtakṛtyaḥ: accomplished all actions; ca: and; bhārata: O son of Bharata

15.20 This is the most profound teaching taught by Me, O Sinless One and whoever knows this will become wise and his actions will bear fruit.

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In the Upaniṣad of the Bhagavad gita, the knowledge of Brahman, the Supreme, the science of Yoga and the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna, this is the fifteenth discourse designated: