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Chapter 13 · Verse 15 · Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaaga Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 13.15

contemplative Jnana & Wisdom Self & Identity Attachment & Letting Go

Sanskrit

सर्वेन्द्रियगुणाभासं सर्वेन्द्रियविवर्जितम्।असक्तं सर्वभृच्चैव निर्गुणं गुणभोक्तृ च।।13.15।।

Transliteration

sarvendriya-guṇābhāsaṁ sarvendriya-vivarjitam asaktaṁ sarva-bhṛich chaiva nirguṇaṁ guṇa-bhoktṛi cha

Word by Word

sarva all
indriya senses
guṇa sense-objects
ābhāsam the perciever
sarva all
indriya senses
vivarjitam devoid of
asaktam unattached
sarva-bhṛit the sustainer of all
cha yet
eva indeed
nirguṇam beyond the three modes of material nature
guṇa-bhoktṛi the enjoyer of the three modes of material nature
cha although
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals the supreme paradox of consciousness itself: the Witness that perceives all sense-objects yet remains untouched by them, sustaining the entire cosmos while remaining utterly free from its qualities. This is the Self beyond the mind's reach—simultaneously transcendent and intimately present in every atom.

When you truly recognize this witnessing awareness within yourself, you discover that your deepest nature is already free, already complete, watching the dance of life without being bound by any of it.

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Bhagavad Gita 13.15 — BG 13.15

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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