Chapter 13 · Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga - The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the FieldKrishna
Verse 15
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 13, श्लोक 15
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
सर्वेन्द्रियगुणाभासं सर्वेन्द्रियविवर्जितम्।
असक्तं सर्वभृच्चैव निर्गुणं गुणभोक्तृ च॥१५॥
Transliteration
Sarva-Indriya-Guna-Abhasam Sarva-Indriya-Vivarjitam.
Asaktam Sarva-Bhrich-Chaiva Nirgunam Guna-Bhoktri Cha.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
सर्वेन्द्रियगुणाभासम्sarva-indriya-guna-abhasamilluminating all sense faculties
सर्वेन्द्रियविवर्जितम्sarva-indriya-vivarjitamdevoid of all senses
असक्तम्asaktamunattached
सर्वभृत्sarva-bhritsustaining all
निर्गुणम्nirgunamwithout qualities
गुणभोक्तृguna-bhoktriexperiencer of qualities
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
वह सब इन्द्रियों के गुणों को प्रकाशित करने वाला है, फिर भी सब इन्द्रियों से रहित है। वह अनासक्त है फिर भी सबका भरण-पोषण करता है। वह निर्गुण है फिर भी गुणों का भोक्ता है।
English Translation
It illuminates the functions of all the senses, yet is devoid of all senses. It is unattached yet sustains all. It is without qualities yet is the experiencer of all qualities.
Commentary (टीका)
This verse presents a series of beautiful paradoxes about Brahman. It functions through the senses yet has no senses itself. It supports all creation yet remains unattached. It is beyond the three Gunas yet experiences them. These apparent contradictions point to the transcendent nature of the Absolute which cannot be captured by logical categories.