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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 13.33

Seeing rightly the body, soul and the Supreme

यथा सर्वगतं सौक्ष्म्यादाकाशं नोपलिप्यते ।

सर्वत्रावस्थितो देहे तथात्मा नोपलिप्यते ॥ ३३ ॥

yathā sarva-gataṁ saukṣmyād

ākāśaṁ nopalipyate

sarvatrāvasthito dehe

tathātmā nopalipyate

Translation

The sky, due to its subtle nature, does not mix with anything, although it is all-pervading. Similarly, the soul situated in Brahman vision does not mix with the body, though situated in that body.

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Understand it

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

The Soul Remains Apart

  1. 1Like the sky, the soul in Brahman vision does not mix with the body, though living within it.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that the soul remains separate from different bodies because of its subtle nature.
  3. 3Material eyes cannot see how the soul contacts the body or leaves it after the body is destroyed.

Where we are

In the story

Chapter 13, Nature, the Enjoyer and Consciousness: seeing rightly the body, soul and the supreme.

What it teaches

Theme summary

Discern the eternal self from the temporary.

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Key ideas in this verse

The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.

Key ideas: ātmā, jñāna.

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What does BG 13.33 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to soul & knowledge?

Practice

Spend five minutes reflecting on what in you does not change.

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Related verses

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BG 13.28Seeing rightly the body, soul and the SupremeBG 13.29Seeing rightly the body, soul and the SupremeBG 2.13The self endures bodily changeBG 4.34The humility of real inquiry

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