Chap-XV-Verse-04-15

Bhagawad Geeta

VERSE 3-4
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na rupam asyeha tathopalabhyate
nanto na cadir na ca sampratistha
asvattham enam su-virudha-mulam
asanga-sastrena drdhena chittva
tatah padam tat parimargitavyam
yasmin gata na nivartanti bhuyah
tam eva cadyam purusam prapadye
yatah pravrttih prasrta purani

SYNONYMS
na—not; r?pam—form; asya—of this tree; iha—in this; tath?—also; upalabhyate—can be perceived; na—never; anta?—end; na—never; ca—also; ?di?—beginning; na—never; ca—also; samprati??h?—the foundation; a?vattham—banyan tree; enam—this; suvir??ha—strongly; m?lam—rooted; asa?ga-?astre?a—by the weapon of detachment; d??hena—strong; chittv?—by cutting; tata?—thereafter; padam—situation; tat—that; parim?rgitavyam—has to be searched out; yasmin—where; gat??—going; na—never; nivartanti—comes back; bh?ya?—again; tam—to him; eva—certainly; ca—also; ?dyam—original; puru?am—the Personality of Godhead; prapadye—surrender; yata?—from whom; prav?tti?—beginning; pras?t?—extension; pur???—very old.

TRANSLATION
The real form of this tree cannot be perceived in this world. No one can understand where it ends, where it begins, or where its foundation is. But with determination one must cut down this tree with the weapon of detachment. So doing, one must seek that place from which, having once gone, one never returns, and there surrender to that Supreme Personality of Godhead from whom everything has begun and in whom everything is abiding since time immemorial.

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VERSE 5
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nirmana-moha jita-sanga-dosa
adhyatma-nitya vinivrtta-kamah
dvandvair vimuktah sukha-duhkha-samjnair
gacchanty amudhah padam avyayam tat

SYNONYMS
nir—without; m?na—respect; moh??—illusion; jita—having conquered; sa?ga—association; do???—faulty; adhy?tma—spiritual; nity??—eternity; viniv?tta—associated; k?m??—lusts; dvandvai?—with duality; vimukt??—liberated; sukha-du?kha—happiness and distress; sa?jñai?—named; gacchanti—attains; am??h??—unbewildered; padam—situation; avyayam—eternal; tat—that.

TRANSLATION
One who is free from illusion, false prestige, and false association, who understands the eternal, who is done with material lust and is freed from the duality of happiness and distress, and who knows how to surrender unto the Supreme Person, attains to that eternal kingdom.

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VERSE 6
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na tad bhasayate suryo
na sasanko na pavakah
yad gatva na nivartante
tad dhama paramam mama

SYNONYMS
na—not; tat—that; bh?sayate—illuminates; s?rya?—sun; na—nor; ?a???ka?—the moon; na—nor; p?vaka?—fire, electricity; yat—where; gatv?—going; na—never; nivartante—comes back; tat dh?ma—that abode; paramam—supreme; mama—My.

TRANSLATION
That abode of Mine is not illumined by the sun or moon, nor by electricity. One who reaches it never returns to this material world.

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VERSE 7
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mamaivamso jiva-loke
jiva-bhutah sanatanah
manah-sasthanindriyani
prakrti-sthani karsati

SYNONYMS
mama—My; eva—certainly; a??a?—fragmental particles; j?va-loke—world of conditional life; j?va-bh?ta?—the conditioned living entities; san?tana?—eternal; mana?—mind; ?a??h?ni—six; indriy??i—senses; prak?ti—material nature; sth?ni—situated; kar?ati—struggling hard.

TRANSLATION
The living entities in this conditioned world are My eternal, fragmental parts. Due to conditioned life, they are struggling very hard with the six senses, which include the mind.

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VERSE 8
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sariram yad avapnoti
yac capy utkramatisvarah
grhitvaitani samyati
vayur gandhan ivasayat

SYNONYMS
?ar?ram—body; yat—as much as; av?pnoti—gets; yat—that which; ca—also; api—virtually; utkr?mati—gives up; ??vara?—the lord of the body; g?h?tv?—taking; et?ni—all these; sa?y?ti—goes away; v?yu?—air; gandh?n—smell; iva—like; ??ay?t—from the flower.

TRANSLATION
The living entity in the material world carries his different conceptions of life from one body to another as the air carries aromas.

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VERSE 9
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srotram caksuh sparsanam ca
rasanam ghranam eva ca
adhisthaya manas cayam
visayan upasevate

SYNONYMS
?rotram—ears; cak?u?—eyes; spar?anam—touch; ca—also; rasanam—tongue; ghr??am—smelling power; eva—also; ca—and; adhi??h?ya—being situated; mana?—mind; ca—also; ayam—this; vi?ay?n—sense objects; upasevate—enjoys.

TRANSLATION
The living entity, thus taking another gross body, obtains a certain type of ear, tongue, and nose and sense of touch, which are grouped about the mind. He thus enjoys a particular set of sense objects.

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VERSE 10
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utkramantam sthitam vapi
bhunjanam va gunanvitam
vimudha nanupasyanti
pasyanti jnana-caksusah

SYNONYMS
utkr?mantam—quitting the body; sthitam—situated in the body; v?pi—either; bhuñj?nam—enjoying; v?—or; gu?a-anvitam—under the spell of the modes of material nature; vim??h??—foolish persons; na—never; anupa?yanti—can see; pa?yanti—one can see; jñ?na-cak?u?a?—one who has the eyes of knowledge.

TRANSLATION
The foolish cannot understand how a living entity can quit his body, nor can they understand what sort of body he enjoys under the spell of the modes of nature. But one whose eyes are trained in knowledge can see all this.

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VERSE 11
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yatanto yoginas cainam
pasyanty atmany avasthitam
yatanto ‘py akrtatmano
nainam pasyanty acetasah

SYNONYMS
yatanta?—endeavoring; yogina?—transcendentalists; ca—also; enam—this; pa?yanti—can see; ?tmani—in the self; avasthitam—situated; yatanta?—although endeavoring; api—although; ak?ta-?tm?na?—without self-realization; na—does not; enam—this; pa?yanti—can see; acetasa?—undeveloped mind.

TRANSLATION
The endeavoring transcendentalist, who is situated in self-realization, can see all this clearly. But those who are not situated in self-realization cannot see what is taking place, though they may try to.

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VERSE 12
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yad aditya-gatam tejo
jagad bhasayate ‘khilam
yac candramasi yac cagnau
tat tejo viddhi mamakam

SYNONYMS
yat—that which; ?ditya-gatam—in the sunshine; teja?—splendor; jagat—the whole world; bh?sayate—illuminates; akhilam—entirely; yat—that which; candramasi—in the moon; yat—that which; ca—also; agnau—in the fire; tat—that; teja?—splendor; viddhi—understand; m?makam—from Me.

TRANSLATION
The splendor of the sun, which dissipates the darkness of this whole world, comes from Me. And the splendor of the moon and the splendor of fire are also from Me.

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VERSE 13
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gam avisya ca bhutani
dharayamy aham ojasa
pusnami causadhih sarvah
somo bhutva rasatmakah

SYNONYMS
g?m—the planets; ?vi?ya—entering; ca—also; bh?t?ni—living entities; dh?ray?mi—sustaining; aham—I; ojas?—by My energy; pu???mi—nourishing; ca—and; au?adh??—all vegetables; sarv??—all; soma?—the moon; bh?tv?—becoming; rasa-?tmaka?—supplying the juice.

TRANSLATION
I enter into each planet, and by My energy they stay in orbit. I become the moon and thereby supply the juice of life to all vegetables.

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VERSE 14
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aham vaisvanaro bhutva
praninam deham asritah
pranapana-samayuktah
pacamy annam catur-vidham

SYNONYMS
aham—I; vai?v?nara?—by My plenary portion as the digesting fire; bh?tv?—becoming; pr??in?m—of all living entities; deham—body; ??rita?—situated; pr??a—outgoing air; ap?na—downgoing air; sam?yukta?—keep balance; pac?mi—digest; annam—foodstuff; catur-vidham—four kinds of.

TRANSLATION
I am the fire of digestion in every living body, and I am the air of life, outgoing and incoming, by which I digest the four kinds of foodstuff.

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VERSE 15
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sarvasya caham hrdi sannivisto
mattah smrtir jnanam apohanam ca
vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyo
vedanta-krd veda-vid eva caham

SYNONYMS
sarvasya—of all living beings; ca—and; aham—I; h?di—in the heart; sannivi??a?—being situated; matta?—from Me; sm?ti?—remembrance; jñ?nam—knowledge; apohanam ca—and forgetfulness; vedai?—by the Vedas; ca—also; sarvai?—all; aham—I am; eva—certainly; vedya?—knowable; ved?nta-k?t—the compiler of the Ved?nta; veda-vit—the knower of the Vedas; eva—certainly; ca—and; aham—I.

TRANSLATION
I am seated in everyone’s heart, and from Me come remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness. By all the Vedas am I to be known; indeed I am the compiler of Ved?nta, and I am the knower of the Vedas.