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Chapter 13, Verse 16

"Bhagavad Gita 13.16" — meaning and explanation.

Meaning

13.16 Without and within (all) beings the unmoving and also the moving; because of Its subtlety, unknowable; and near and far away is That.

।।13.16।। (वह ब्रह्म) भूत मात्र के अन्तर्बाह्य स्थित है; वह चर है और अचर भी। सूक्ष्म होने से वह अविज्ञेय है; वह सुदूर और अत्यन्त समीपस्थ भी है।।

Explanation

13.16 बहिः without? अन्तः within? च and? भूतानाम् of (all) beings? अचरम् the unmoving? चरम् the moving? एव also? च and? सूक्ष्मत्वात् because of Its subtlety? तत् That? अविज्ञेयम् unknowable? दूरस्थम् is far? च and? अन्तिके near? च and? तत् That.Commentary Brahman is subtle like the ether. It is incomprehensible to the unillumined on account of Its extreme subtlety. It is unknowable to the man who is not endowed with the four means of salvation.Brahman is known or realised by the wise. It is realised by the first class aspirant who is eipped with these means. It is near to the wise man or the illumined because It is his very Self. It is very far to the ignorant man who is drowned in worldliness or sensual pleasures. It is not attainable by the ignorant or unenlightened even in millions of years.Near and far away This expression is found in the Isavasya Upanishad (5) and the Mundaka Upanishad (3.17).

Life Lesson

Study Bhagavad Gita 13.16 slowly, then express its central teaching through one thoughtful action in daily life.

Context

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13, verse 16, from Krishna's dialogue with Arjuna at Kurukshetra.

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