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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 13.15

The supreme knower and all-pervading Supersoul

सर्वेन्द्रियगुणाभासं सर्वेन्द्रियविवर्जितम् ।

असक्तं सर्वभृच्च‍ैव निर्गुणं गुणभोक्तृ च ॥ १५ ॥

sarvendriya-guṇābhāsaṁ

sarvendriya-vivarjitam

asaktaṁ sarva-bhṛc caiva

nirguṇaṁ guṇa-bhoktṛ ca

Translation

The Supersoul is the original source of all senses, yet He is without senses. He is unattached, although He is the maintainer of all living beings. He transcends the modes of nature, and at the same time He is the master of all the modes of material nature.

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Understand it

What this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.

The Lord’s Spiritual Senses

  1. 1The Supersoul is the source of all senses, yet is without senses. He maintains everyone without attachment and rules material nature while remaining beyond it.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that the Lord has spiritual senses, not material ones. He is a person with an eternal spiritual form, untouched by material nature.
  3. 3Remember that the Lord lives in your heart and knows your actions in the past, present and future.

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Chapter 13, Nature, the Enjoyer and Consciousness: the supreme knower and all-pervading supersoul.

What it teaches

Theme summary

Recognize Kṛṣṇa as the source of all.

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Key ideas in this verse

The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.

Key ideas: bhagavān, vibhūti.

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What does BG 13.15 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to krishna’s nature?

Practice

Notice something excellent and see it as His opulence.

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Related verses

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BG 13.13The supreme knower and all-pervading SupersoulBG 13.14The supreme knower and all-pervading SupersoulBG 11.32Krishna reveals Himself as timeBG 11.51Composure returns in Krishna’s personal presence

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