Chapter 15 · Purushottama Yoga - The Yoga of the Supreme PersonKrishna
Verse 10
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 15, श्लोक 10
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
उत्क्रामन्तं स्थितं वापि भुञ्जानं वा गुणान्वितम्।
विमूढा नानुपश्यन्ति पश्यन्ति ज्ञानचक्षुषः॥१०॥
Transliteration
Utkramantam Sthitam Vapi Bhunjanam Va Gunanvitam.
Vimudha Na-Anupashyanti Pashyanti Jnana-Chakshsushah.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
उत्क्रामन्तम्utkramantamdeparting (from the body)
स्थितम्sthitamstaying
वा अपिva apior even
भुञ्जानम्bhunjanamenjoying
गुणान्वितम्gunanvitamendowed with the Gunas
विमूढाःvimudhahthe deluded
न अनुपश्यन्तिna anupashyantido not perceive
पश्यन्तिpashyantiperceive
ज्ञानचक्षुषःjnana-chakshsushahthose with the eye of knowledge
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
शरीर छोड़ते हुए, शरीर में रहते हुए, या गुणों सहित भोग करते हुए — इस आत्मा को मूढ़ लोग नहीं देखते; ज्ञान-नेत्रवाले ही देखते हैं।
English Translation
The deluded do not perceive the soul departing from the body, staying in it, or experiencing through the Gunas. But those with the eye of knowledge see it.
Commentary (टीका)
Despite the soul's constant presence — whether residing in the body, enjoying sense experiences, or leaving at death — the spiritually ignorant cannot perceive it. Only those who have developed the inner eye of knowledge (Jnana Chakshu) through meditation and discrimination can directly perceive the soul. This verse distinguishes between ordinary physical vision and spiritual insight.