bahir antas cha bhutanam
acharam charam eva cha। suksmatvat tad avijneyam dura-stham chantike cha tat॥ 13.15 ॥ |
Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, The Supreme Truth exists outside and inside of all living beings, the moving and the nonmoving. Because He is subtle, He is beyond the power of the material senses to see or to know. Although far, far away, He is also near to all.
avibhaktam cha bhutesu
vibhaktam iva cha sthitam। bhuta-bhartr cha taj jneyam grasisnu prabhavishnu cha॥ 13.16 ॥ |
Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, Although the Supersoul appears to be divided among all beings, He is never divided. He is situated as one. Although He is the maintainer of every living entity, it is to be understood that He devours and develops all.
jyotisam api taj jyotis
tamasah param ucyate। jnanam jneyam jnana-gamyam hridi sarvasya visthitam॥ 13.17 ॥ |
Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, He is the source of light in all luminous objects. He is beyond the darkness of matter and is un-manifested. He is knowledge, He is the object of knowledge, and He is the goal of knowledge. He is situated in everyone’s heart.
iti kshetram tatha jnanam
jneyam coktam samasatah। mad-bhakta etad vijnaya mad-bhavayopapadyate॥ 13.18 ॥ |
Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, Thus the field of activities [the body], knowledge and the knowable have been summarily described by Me. Only My devotees can understand this thoroughly and thus attain to My nature.
prakritim purusham chaiva
viddhy anadi ubhav api। vikarams cha gunams chaiva viddhi prakriti-sambhavan॥ 13.19 ॥ |
Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, Material nature and the living entities should be understood to be beginning less. Their transformations and the modes of matter are products of material nature.