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𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌾 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣 - 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍋𑌦𑌶𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌃

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌂 𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌚 ।
𑌏𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌚 𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌵 ॥ 1 ॥
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑍀𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑍌𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌯 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌿𑌧𑍀𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌏𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌵𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍁𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌃 ॥ 2 ॥

Meaning
𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨𑌃 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚 — Arjuna said; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 — nature; 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌮𑍍 — the enjoyer; 𑌚 — also; 𑌏𑌵 — certainly; 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍 — the field; 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰-𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌮𑍍 — the knower of the field; 𑌏𑌵 — certainly; 𑌚 — also; 𑌏𑌤𑌤𑍍 — all this; 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍍 — to understand; 𑌇𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌮𑌿 — I wish; 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍍 — knowledge; 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌯𑌮𑍍 — the object of knowledge; 𑌚 — also; 𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌵 — O Kriṣṇa; 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀-𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚 — the Personality of Godhead said; 𑌇𑌦𑌮𑍍 — this; 𑌶𑌰𑍀𑌰𑌮𑍍 — body; 𑌕𑍌𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌯 — O son of Kuntī; 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍 — the field; 𑌇𑌤𑌿 — thus; 𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌧𑍀𑌯𑌤𑍇 — is called; 𑌏𑌤𑌤𑍍 — this; 𑌯𑌃 — one who; 𑌵𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿 — knows; 𑌤𑌮𑍍 — he; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍁𑌃 — is called; 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰-𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌃 — the knower of the field; 𑌇𑌤𑌿 — thus; 𑌤𑌤𑍍-𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌃 — by those who know this.

Translation
Arjuna said: O my dear Kriṣṇa, I wish to know about prakriti [nature], puruṣa [the enjoyer], and the field and the knower of the field, and of knowledge and the object of knowledge. The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: This body, O son of Kuntī, is called the field, and one who knows this body is called the knower of the field.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌂 𑌚𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌤 ।
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌯𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌮𑌤𑌂 𑌮𑌮 ॥ 3 ॥

Meaning
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰-𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌮𑍍 — the knower of the field; 𑌚 — also; 𑌅𑌪𑌿 — certainly; 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍 — Me; 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 — know; 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵 — all; 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌷𑍁 — in bodily fields; 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌤 — O son of Bharata; 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰 — the field of activities (the body); 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰-𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌯𑍋𑌃 — and the knower of the field; 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍍 — knowledge of; 𑌯𑌤𑍍 — that which; 𑌤𑌤𑍍 — that; 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍍 — knowledge; 𑌮𑌤𑌮𑍍 — opinion; 𑌮𑌮 — My.

Translation
O scion of Bharata, you should understand that I am also the knower in all bodies, and to understand this body and its knower is called knowledge. That is My opinion.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌯𑌚𑍍𑌚‍ 𑌯𑌾𑌦𑍃𑌕𑍍‍𑌚 𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌿 𑌯𑌤𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌯𑌤𑍍 ।
𑌸 𑌚 𑌯𑍋 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍇𑌨 𑌮𑍇 𑌶‍𑌋𑌣𑍁 ॥ 4 ॥

Meaning
𑌤𑌤𑍍 — that; 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍 — field of activities; 𑌯𑌤𑍍 — what; 𑌚 — also; 𑌯𑌾𑌦𑍃𑌕𑍍 — as it is; 𑌚 — also; 𑌯𑌤𑍍 — having what; 𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌿 — changes; 𑌯𑌤𑌃 — from which; 𑌚 — also; 𑌯𑌤𑍍 — what; 𑌸𑌃 — he; 𑌚 — also; 𑌯𑌃 — who; 𑌯𑌤𑍍 — having what; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌃 — influence; 𑌚 — also; 𑌤𑌤𑍍 — that; 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍇𑌨 — in summary; 𑌮𑍇 — from Me; 𑌶𑍃𑌣𑍁 — understand.

Translation
Now please hear My brief description of this field of activity and how it is constituted, what its changes are, whence it is produced, who that knower of the field of activities is, and what his influences are.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌋𑌷𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌧𑌾 𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌂 𑌛𑌂𑌦𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍈𑌃 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌕𑍍 ।
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌸𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭‍𑌇𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍈𑌃 ॥ 5 ॥

Meaning
𑌋𑌷𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃 — by the wise sages; 𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌧𑌾 — in many ways; 𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌮𑍍 — described; 𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌃 — by Vedic hymns; 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍈𑌃 — various; 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌕𑍍 — variously; 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮-𑌸𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌰 — of the Vedānta; 𑌪𑌦𑍈𑌃 — by the aphorisms; 𑌚 — also; 𑌏𑌵 — certainly; 𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍁-𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌿𑌃 — with cause and effect; 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍈𑌃 — certain.

Translation
That knowledge of the field of activities and of the knower of activities is described by various sages in various Vedic writings. It is especially presented in Vedānta-sōtra with all reasoning as to cause and effect.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍋 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌰𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌚 ।
𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌦𑌶𑍈𑌕𑌂 𑌚 𑌪𑌂𑌚 𑌚𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌗𑍋𑌚𑌰𑌾𑌃 ॥ 6 ॥
𑌇𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌂 𑌸𑌂𑌘𑌾𑌤𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌨𑌾 𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌃 ।
𑌏𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌾𑌹𑍃𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑍭 ॥

Meaning
𑌮𑌹𑌾-𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 — the great elements; 𑌅𑌹𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌃 — false ego; 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌃 — intelligence; 𑌅𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍 — the unmanifested; 𑌏𑌵 — certainly; 𑌚 — also; 𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌿 — the senses; 𑌦𑌶-𑌏𑌕𑌮𑍍 — eleven; 𑌚 — also; 𑌪𑌂𑌚 — five; 𑌚 — also; 𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯-𑌗𑍋-𑌚𑌰𑌾𑌃 — the objects of the senses; 𑌇𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌾 — desire; 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑌃 — hatred; 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌮𑍍 — happiness; 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌮𑍍 — distress; 𑌸𑌂𑌘𑌾𑌤𑌃 — the aggregate; 𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌨𑌾 — living symptoms; 𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌃 — conviction; 𑌏𑌤𑌤𑍍 — all this; 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍 — the field of activities; 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍇𑌨 — in summary; 𑌸-𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍 — with interactions; 𑌉𑌦𑌾𑌹𑍃𑌤𑌮𑍍 — exemplified.

Translation
The five great elements, false ego, intelligence, the unmanifested, the ten senses and the mind, the five sense objects, desire, hatred, happiness, distress, the aggregate, the life symptoms, and convictions – all these are considered, in summary, to be the field of activities and its interactions.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌅𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌦𑌂𑌭𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌂𑌸𑌾 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌵𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌆𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌪𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌂 𑌶𑍌𑌚𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌃 ॥ 𑍮 ॥
𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌨𑌹𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰 𑌏𑌵 𑌚 ।
𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌜𑌰𑌾𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌦𑍋𑌷𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑍯 ॥
𑌅𑌸𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌨𑌭𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌗𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌗𑍃𑌹𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌷𑍁 ।
𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌚 𑌸𑌮𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍋𑌪𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍁 ॥ 10 ॥
𑌮𑌯𑌿 𑌚𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍇𑌨 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌿𑌚𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀 ।
𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌦𑍇𑌶𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌦𑌿 ॥ 11 ॥
𑌅𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌏𑌤𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌯𑌦𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌥𑌾 ॥ 12 ॥

Meaning
𑌅𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍 — humility; 𑌅𑌦𑌂𑌭𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍 — pridelessness; 𑌅𑌹𑌿𑌂𑌸𑌾 — nonviolence; 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃 — tolerance; 𑌆𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌵𑌮𑍍 — simplicity; 𑌆𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯-𑌉𑌪𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌮𑍍 — approaching a bona fide spiritual master; 𑌶𑍌𑌚𑌮𑍍 — cleanliness; 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 — steadfastness; 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮-𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌃 — self-control; 𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯-𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍇𑌷𑍁 — in the matter of the senses; 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 — renunciation; 𑌅𑌨𑌹𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌃 — being without false egoism; 𑌏𑌵 — certainly; 𑌚 — also; 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮 — of birth; 𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁 — death; 𑌜𑌰𑌾 — old age; 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌿 — and disease; 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖 — of the distress; 𑌦𑍋𑌷 — the fault; 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨𑌮𑍍 — observing; 𑌅𑌸𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 — being without attachment; 𑌅𑌨𑌭𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌗𑌃 — being without association; 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰 — for son; 𑌦𑌾𑌰 — wife; 𑌗𑍃𑌹-𑌆𑌦𑌿𑌷𑍁 — home, etc.; 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 — constant; 𑌚 — also; 𑌸𑌮-𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍 — equilibrium; 𑌇𑌷𑍍𑌟 — the desirable; 𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟 — and undesirable; 𑌉𑌪𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍁 — having obtained; 𑌮𑌯𑌿 — unto Me; 𑌚 — also; 𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌯-𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍇𑌨 — by unalloyed devotional service; 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 — devotion; 𑌅𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌿𑌚𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀 — without any break; 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌤 — to solitary; 𑌦𑍇𑌶 — places; 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍 — aspiring; 𑌅𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌃 — being without attachment; 𑌜𑌨-𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌦𑌿 — to people in general; 𑌅𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮 — pertaining to the self; 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨 — in knowledge; 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍 — constancy; 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵-𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨 — of knowledge of the truth; 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌥 — for the object; 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨𑌮𑍍 — philosophy; 𑌏𑌤𑌤𑍍 — all this; 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍍 — knowledge; 𑌇𑌤𑌿 — thus; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍 — declared; 𑌅𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍍 — ignorance; 𑌯𑌤𑍍 — that which; 𑌅𑌤𑌃 — from this; 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌥𑌾 — other.

Translation
Humility; pridelessness; nonviolence; tolerance; simplicity; approaching a bona fide spiritual master; cleanliness; steadiness; self-control; renunciation of the objects of sense gratification; absence of false ego; the perception of the evil of birth, death, old age and disease; detachment; freedom from entanglement with children, wife, home and the rest; even-mindedness amid pleasant and unpleasant events; constant and unalloyed devotion to Me; aspiring to live in a solitary place; detachment from the general mass of people; accepting the importance of self-realization; and philosophical search for the Absolute Truth – all these I declare to be knowledge, and besides this whatever there may be is ignorance.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌮𑌶𑍍𑌨‍𑌉𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌅𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌨 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌸𑌦𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 13 ॥

Meaning
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌯𑌮𑍍 — the knowable; 𑌯𑌤𑍍 — which; 𑌤𑌤𑍍 — that; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 — I shall now explain; 𑌯𑌤𑍍 — which; 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 — knowing; 𑌅𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌮𑍍 — nectar; 𑌅𑌶𑍍𑌨𑍁𑌤𑍇 — one tastes; 𑌅𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌿 — beginningless; 𑌮𑌤𑍍-𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍍 — subordinate to Me; 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 — spirit; 𑌨 — neither; 𑌸𑌤𑍍 — cause; 𑌤𑌤𑍍 — that; 𑌨 — nor; 𑌅𑌸𑌤𑍍 — effect; 𑌉𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 — is said to be.

Translation
I shall now explain the knowable, knowing which you will taste the eternal. Brahman, the spirit, beginningless and subordinate to Me, lies beyond the cause and effect of this material world.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌶𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌃𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑌿 ॥ 14 ॥

Meaning
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌃 — everywhere; 𑌪𑌾𑌣𑌿 — hands; 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌮𑍍 — legs; 𑌤𑌤𑍍 — that; 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌃 — everywhere; 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿 — eyes; 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌃 — heads; 𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌮𑍍 — faces; 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌃 — everywhere; 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌿-𑌮𑌤𑍍 — having ears; 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍇 — in the world; 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍 — everything; 𑌆𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯 — covering; 𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑌿 — exists.

Translation
Everywhere are His hands and legs, His eyes, heads and faces, and He has ears everywhere. In this way the Supersoul exists, pervading everything.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌸𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌅𑌸𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑍃𑌚𑍍𑌚‍𑌐𑌵 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌭𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍃 𑌚 ॥ 15 ॥

Meaning
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵 — of all; 𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯 — senses; 𑌗𑍁𑌣 — of the qualities; 𑌆𑌭𑌾𑌸𑌮𑍍 — the original source; 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵 — all; 𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯 — senses; 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 — being without; 𑌅𑌸𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍 — without attachment; 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵-𑌭𑍃𑌤𑍍 — the maintainer of everyone; 𑌚 — also; 𑌏𑌵 — certainly; 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌮𑍍 — without material qualities; 𑌗𑍁𑌣-𑌭𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍃 — master of the guṇas; 𑌚 — also.

Translation
The Supersoul is the original source of all senses, yet He is without senses. He is unattached, although He is the maintainer of all living beings. He transcends the modes of nature, and at the same time He is the master of all the modes of material nature.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌬𑌹𑌿𑌰𑌂𑌤𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌚𑌰𑌂 𑌚𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌚 ।
𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌦𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌂 𑌚𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌕𑍇 𑌚 𑌤𑌤𑍍 ॥ 16 ॥

Meaning
𑌬𑌹𑌿𑌃 — outside; 𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌃 — inside; 𑌚 — also; 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍 — of all living entities; 𑌅𑌚𑌰𑌮𑍍 — not moving; 𑌚𑌰𑌮𑍍 — moving; 𑌏𑌵 — also; 𑌚 — and; 𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍 — on account of being subtle; 𑌤𑌤𑍍 — that; 𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌯𑌮𑍍 — unknowable; 𑌦𑍂𑌰-𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌮𑍍 — far away; 𑌚 — also; 𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌕𑍇 — near; 𑌚 — and; 𑌤𑌤𑍍 — that.

Translation
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.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌚 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌿𑌵 𑌚 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌭𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍃 𑌚 𑌤𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁 𑌚 ॥ 1𑍭 ॥

Meaning
𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍 — without division; 𑌚 — also; 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁 — in all living beings; 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍 — divided; 𑌇𑌵 — as if; 𑌚 — also; 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 — situated; 𑌭𑍂𑌤-𑌭𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍃 — the maintainer of all living entities; 𑌚 — also; 𑌤𑌤𑍍 — that; 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌯𑌮𑍍 — to be understood; 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁 — devouring; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁 — developing; 𑌚 — also.

Translation
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.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌿 𑌤𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌸𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥ 1𑍮 ॥

Meaning
𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌮𑍍 — in all luminous objects; 𑌅𑌪𑌿 — also; 𑌤𑌤𑍍 — that; 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌃 — the source of light; 𑌤𑌮𑌸𑌃 — the darkness; 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍍 — beyond; 𑌉𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 — is said; 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍍 — knowledge; 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌯𑌮𑍍 — to be known; 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨-𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 — to be approached by knowledge; 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌿 — in the heart; 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯 — of everyone; 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 — situated.

Translation
He is the source of light in all luminous objects. He is beyond the darkness of matter and is unmanifested. He is knowledge, He is the object of knowledge, and He is the goal of knowledge. He is situated in everyone’s heart.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌚𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌸𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭‍𑌕𑍍𑌤 𑌏𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭‍𑌆𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍋𑌪𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 1𑍯 ॥

Meaning
𑌇𑌤𑌿 — thus; 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍 — the field of activities (the body); 𑌤𑌥𑌾 — also; 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍍 — knowledge; 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌯𑌮𑍍 — the knowable; 𑌚 — also; 𑌉𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍 — described; 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌸𑌤𑌃 — in summary; 𑌮𑌤𑍍-𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 — My devotee; 𑌏𑌤𑌤𑍍 — all this; 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌯 — after understanding; 𑌮𑌤𑍍-𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌯 — to My nature; 𑌉𑌪𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 — attains.

Translation
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.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌂 𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌾𑌦𑍀 𑌉𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌪𑌿 ।
𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌸𑌂𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 ॥ 20 ॥

Meaning
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 — material nature; 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌮𑍍 — the living entities; 𑌚 — also; 𑌏𑌵 — certainly; 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 — you must know; 𑌅𑌨𑌾𑌦𑍀 — without beginning; 𑌉𑌭𑍌 — both; 𑌅𑌪𑌿 — also; 𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍 — transformations; 𑌚 — also; 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌨𑍍 — the three modes of nature; 𑌚 — also; 𑌏𑌵 — certainly; 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 — know; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿 — material nature; 𑌸𑌂𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 — produced of.

Translation
Material nature and the living entities should be understood to be beginningless. Their transformations and the modes of matter are products of material nature.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍇 𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍇 𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 21 ॥

Meaning
𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯 — of effect; 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌣 — and cause; 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍇 — in the matter of creation; 𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌃 — the instrument; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌃 — material nature; 𑌉𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 — is said to be; 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌃 — the living entity; 𑌸𑍁𑌖 — of happiness; 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍 — and distress; 𑌭𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍇 — in enjoyment; 𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌃 — the instrument; 𑌉𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 — is said to be.

Translation
Nature is said to be the cause of all material causes and effects, whereas the living entity is the cause of the various sufferings and enjoyments in this world.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍋 𑌹𑌿 𑌭𑍁𑌂𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌸𑌂𑌗𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑌦𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌨𑌿𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌸𑍁 ॥ 22 ॥

Meaning
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌃 — the living entity; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿-𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌃 — being situated in the material energy; 𑌹𑌿 — certainly; 𑌭𑍁𑌂𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍇 — enjoys; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿-𑌜𑌾𑌨𑍍 — produced by the material nature; 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌨𑍍 — the modes of nature; 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌮𑍍 — the cause; 𑌗𑍁𑌣-𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌃 — the association with the modes of nature; 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌯 — of the living entity; 𑌸𑌤𑍍-𑌅𑌸𑌤𑍍 — in good and bad; 𑌯𑍋𑌨𑌿 — species of life; 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌸𑍁 — in births.

Translation
The living entity in material nature thus follows the ways of life, enjoying the three modes of nature. This is due to his association with that material nature. Thus he meets with good and evil among various species.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌉𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌮𑌂𑌤𑌾 𑌚 𑌭𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌭𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌃 ।
𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌚𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑍇𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌃 ॥ 23 ॥

Meaning
𑌉𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾 — overseer; 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌮𑌂𑌤𑌾 — permitter; 𑌚 — also; 𑌭𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾 — master; 𑌭𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾 — supreme enjoyer; 𑌮𑌹𑌾-𑌈𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌃 — the Supreme Lord; 𑌪𑌰𑌮-𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 — the Supersoul; 𑌇𑌤𑌿 — also; 𑌚 — and; 𑌅𑌪𑌿 — indeed; 𑌉𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 — is said; 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑍇 — in the body; 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍 — this; 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌃 — enjoyer; 𑌪𑌰𑌃 — transcendental.

Translation
Yet in this body there is another, a transcendental enjoyer, who is the Lord, the supreme proprietor, who exists as the overseer and permitter, and who is known as the Supersoul.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌯 𑌏𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌚 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑌹 ।
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌥𑌾 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌨 𑌸 𑌭𑍂𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌭𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 24 ॥

Meaning
𑌯𑌃 — anyone who; 𑌏𑌵𑌮𑍍 — thus; 𑌵𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿 — understands; 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌮𑍍 — the living entity; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 — material nature; 𑌚 — and; 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑍈𑌃 — the modes of material nature; 𑌸𑌹 — with; 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌥𑌾 — in all ways; 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌃 — being situated; 𑌅𑌪𑌿 — in spite of; 𑌨 — never; 𑌸𑌃 — he; 𑌭𑍂𑌯𑌃 — again; 𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 — takes his birth.

Translation
One who understands this philosophy concerning material nature, the living entity and the interaction of the modes of nature is sure to attain liberation. He will not take birth here again, regardless of his present position.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑍇𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾 ।
𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌸𑌾𑌂𑌖𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍇𑌨 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍇𑌨 𑌚𑌾𑌪𑌰𑍇 ॥ 25 ॥

Meaning
𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍇𑌨 — by meditation; 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿 — within the self; 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌿 — see; 𑌕𑍇𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍 — some; 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍍 — the Supersoul; 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾 — by the mind; 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇 — others; 𑌸𑌾𑌂𑌖𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨 — of philosophical discussion; 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍇𑌨 — by the yoga system; 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮-𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍇𑌨 — by activities without fruitive desire; 𑌚 — also; 𑌅𑌪𑌰𑍇 — others.

Translation
Some perceive the Supersoul within themselves through meditation, others through the cultivation of knowledge, and still others through working without fruitive desires.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌵𑌮𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯 𑌉𑌪𑌾𑌸𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌚𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌰𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌵 𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌾𑌃 ॥ 26 ॥

Meaning
𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇 — others; 𑌤𑍁 — but; 𑌏𑌵𑌮𑍍 — thus; 𑌅𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌃 — without spiritual knowledge; 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 — by hearing; 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 — from others; 𑌉𑌪𑌾𑌸𑌤𑍇 — begin to worship; 𑌤𑍇 — they; 𑌅𑌪𑌿 — also; 𑌚 — and; 𑌅𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌰𑌂𑌤𑌿 — transcend; 𑌏𑌵 — certainly; 𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌮𑍍 — the path of death; 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌿-𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌾𑌃 — inclined to the process of hearing.

Translation
Again there are those who, although not conversant in spiritual knowledge, begin to worship the Supreme Person upon hearing about Him from others. Because of their tendency to hear from authorities, they also transcend the path of birth and death.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌂𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑌿𑌂𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌵𑌰𑌜𑌂𑌗𑌮𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌸𑌂𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 𑌭𑌰𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌭 ॥ 2𑍭 ॥

Meaning
𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌤𑍍 — whatever; 𑌸𑌂𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 — comes into being; 𑌕𑌿𑌂𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍 — anything; 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍 — existence; 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌵𑌰 — not moving; 𑌜𑌂𑌗𑌮𑌮𑍍 — moving; 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰 — of the body; 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰-𑌜𑍍𑌞 — and the knower of the body; 𑌸𑌂𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍 — by the union between; 𑌤𑌤𑍍 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 — you must know it; 𑌭𑌰𑌤-𑌋𑌷𑌭 — O chief of the Bhāratas.

Translation
O chief of the Bhāratas, know that whatever you see in existence, both the moving and the nonmoving, is only a combination of the field of activities and the knower of the field.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌸𑌮𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌸 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ॥ 2𑍮 ॥

Meaning
𑌸𑌮𑌮𑍍 — equally; 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍁 — in all; 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁 — living entities; 𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌨𑍍 𑌤𑌮𑍍 — residing; 𑌪𑌰𑌮-𑌈𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 — the Supersoul; 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁 — in the destructible; 𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌮𑍍 — not destroyed; 𑌯𑌃 — anyone who; 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 — sees; 𑌸𑌃 — he; 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 — actually sees.

Translation
One who sees the Supersoul accompanying the individual soul in all bodies, and who understands that neither the soul nor the Supersoul within the destructible body is ever destroyed, actually sees.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌸𑌮𑌂 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌹𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌸𑌮𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌨 𑌹𑌿𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍋 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 ॥ 2𑍯 ॥

Meaning
𑌸𑌮𑌮𑍍 — equally; 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍 — seeing; 𑌹𑌿 — certainly; 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌰 — everywhere; 𑌸𑌮𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 — equally situated; 𑌈𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 — the Supersoul; 𑌨 — does not; 𑌹𑌿𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 — degrade; 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾 — by the mind; 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍍 — the soul; 𑌤𑌤𑌃 — then; 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿 — reaches; 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍 — the transcendental; 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 — destination.

Translation
One who sees the Supersoul equally present everywhere, in every living being, does not degrade himself by his mind. Thus he approaches the transcendental destination.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌵 𑌚 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌶𑌃 ।
𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌥𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌸 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ॥ 30 ॥

Meaning
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 — by material nature; 𑌏𑌵 — certainly; 𑌚 — also; 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌿 — activities; 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌨𑌿 — being performed; 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌶𑌃 — in all respects; 𑌯𑌃 — anyone who; 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 — sees; 𑌤𑌥𑌾 — also; 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍍 — himself; 𑌅𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍 — the nondoer; 𑌸𑌃 — he; 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 — sees perfectly.

Translation
One who can see that all activities are performed by the body, which is created of material nature, and sees that the self does nothing, actually sees.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌯𑌦𑌾 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌗𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ।
𑌤𑌤 𑌏𑌵 𑌚 𑌵𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌸𑌂𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑌦𑌾 ॥ 31 ॥

Meaning
𑌯𑌦𑌾 — when; 𑌭𑍂𑌤 — of living entities; 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌕𑍍-𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌮𑍍 — separated identities; 𑌏𑌕-𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌮𑍍 — situated in one; 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 — one tries to see through authority; 𑌤𑌤𑌃 𑌏𑌵 — thereafter; 𑌚 — also; 𑌵𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍 — the expansion; 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 — the Absolute; 𑌸𑌂𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 — he attains; 𑌤𑌦𑌾 — at that time.

Translation
When a sensible man ceases to see different identities due to different material bodies and he sees how beings are expanded everywhere, he attains to the Brahman conception.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌅𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌮𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌶𑌰𑍀𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌕𑍌𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌯 𑌨 𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌨 𑌲𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 32 ॥

Meaning
𑌅𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍 — due to eternity; 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍 — due to being transcendental; 𑌪𑌰𑌮 — beyond material nature; 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 — spirit; 𑌅𑌯𑌮𑍍 — this; 𑌅𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌃 — inexhaustible; 𑌶𑌰𑍀𑌰-𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌃 — dwelling in the body; 𑌅𑌪𑌿 — though; 𑌕𑍌𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌯 — O son of Kuntī; 𑌨 𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌤𑌿 — never does anything; 𑌨 𑌲𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 — nor is he entangled.

Translation
Those with the vision of eternity can see that the imperishable soul is transcendental, eternal, and beyond the modes of nature. Despite contact with the material body, O Arjuna, the soul neither does anything nor is entangled.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌯𑌥𑌾 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌗𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑍌𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌂 𑌨𑍋𑌪𑌲𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑍇 𑌤𑌥𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌨𑍋𑌪𑌲𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 33 ॥

Meaning
𑌯𑌥𑌾 — as; 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵-𑌗𑌤𑌮𑍍 — all-pervading; 𑌸𑍌𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍 — due to being subtle; 𑌆𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌮𑍍 — the sky; 𑌨 — never; 𑌉𑌪𑌲𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 — mixes; 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌰 — everywhere; 𑌅𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌃 — situated; 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑍇 — in the body; 𑌤𑌥𑌾 — so; 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 — the self; 𑌨 — never; 𑌉𑌪𑌲𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 — mixes.

Translation
The sky, due to its subtle nature, does not mix with anything, although it is all-pervading. Similarly, the soul situated in Brahman vision does not mix with the body, though situated in that body.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌯𑌥𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌕𑌃 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌂 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌮𑌿𑌮𑌂 𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌃 ।
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌤 ॥ 34 ॥

Meaning
𑌯𑌥𑌾 — as; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌯𑌤𑌿 — illuminates; 𑌏𑌕𑌃 — one; 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌮𑍍 — the whole; 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌮𑍍 — universe; 𑌇𑌮𑌮𑍍 — this; 𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌃 — sun; 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍 — this body; 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 — the soul; 𑌤𑌥𑌾 — similarly; 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌮𑍍 — all; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌯𑌤𑌿 — illuminates; 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌤 — O son of Bharata.

Translation
O son of Bharata, as the sun alone illuminates all this universe, so does the living entity, one within the body, illuminate the entire body by consciousness.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌯𑍋𑌰𑍇𑌵𑌮𑌂𑌤𑌰𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌷𑌾 ।
𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌚 𑌯𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ 35 ॥

Meaning
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰 — of the body; 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰-𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌯𑍋𑌃 — of the proprietor of the body; 𑌏𑌵𑌮𑍍 — thus; 𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌰𑌮𑍍 — the difference; 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨-𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌷𑌾 — by the vision of knowledge; 𑌭𑍂𑌤 — of the living entity; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿 — from material nature; 𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑍍 — the liberation; 𑌚 — also; 𑌯𑍇 — those who; 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍁𑌃 — know; 𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 — approach; 𑌤𑍇 — they; 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍍 — the Supreme.

Translation
Those who see with eyes of knowledge the difference between the body and the knower of the body, and can also understand the process of liberation from bondage in material nature, attain to the supreme goal.




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