Skip to content
Live Gita
होमखोजेंसंवाददैनिक ज्ञानपाठ्यक्रमसमुदायबुकमार्कसेटिंग्स
Live Gita
होमखोजेंसंवाददैनिक ज्ञानसमुदाय
BG 13.33 — 13.33 As the all-pervading ether is not tainted, because of its subtlety, so the Self seated everywhere in the body is not tainted. | Live Gita
← Ch. 13
BG 13.33Sign in to save

यथा सर्वगतं सौक्ष्म्यादाकाशं नोपलिप्यते |
सर्वत्रावस्थितो देहे तथात्मा नोपलिप्यते ||१३-३३||

yathā sarvagataṃ saukṣmyādākāśaṃ nopalipyate . sarvatrāvasthito dehe tathātmā nopalipyate ||13-33||


।।13.33।। जिस प्रकार सर्वगत आकाश सूक्ष्म होने के कारण लिप्त नहीं होता, उसी प्रकार सर्वत्र देह में स्थित आत्मा लिप्त नहीं होता।।

Word-by-word meanings

13.33 यथा as? सर्वगतम् the allpervading? सौक्ष्म्यात् because of its subtlety? आकाशम् ether? न not? उपलिप्यते is tainted? सर्वत्र everywhere? अवस्थितः seated? देहे in the body? तथा so? आत्मा the Self? न not? उपलिप्यते is tainted.Commentary Ether pervades everything. All are immersed in it. There is no point whereunto ether does not penetrate and pervade and yet it is not tainted by anything. Even so the Self pervades the whole body and the whole world. Being subtler than the body the Self is nev

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।13.33।।परमात्मा किसीकी भाँति न करता है और न लिप्त होता है इसपर यहाँ दृष्टान्त कहते हैं --, जैसे आकाश? सर्वत्र व्याप्त हुआ भी सूक्ष्म होनेके कारण लिप्त नहीं होता -- सम्बन्धयुक्त नहीं होता? वैसे ही आत्मा भी शरीरमें सर्वत्र स्थित रहता हुआ भी ( उसके गुणदोषोंसे ) लिप्त नहीं होता।

Swami Gambirananda

13.33 As the all-pervading space is not defiled, because of its subtlety, similarly the Self, present everywhere in the body [The singular number is used to denote a class, i.e. all bodies. See S.-Tr.], is not defiled.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

Your reflection

to save your reflections on each verse.

Want to explore this verse deeper?

Create a free account
Discuss with AI companion →
← 13.32
13.34→