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Chapter 13 · Verse 17 · Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaaga Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 13.17

contemplative Jnana & Wisdom Self & Identity Moksha & Liberation

Sanskrit

अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम्।भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च।।13.17।।

Transliteration

avibhaktaṁ cha bhūteṣhu vibhaktam iva cha sthitam bhūta-bhartṛi cha taj jñeyaṁ grasiṣhṇu prabhaviṣhṇu cha

Word by Word

avibhaktam indivisible
cha although
bhūteṣhu amongst living beings
vibhaktam divided
iva apparently
cha yet
sthitam situated
bhūta-bhartṛi the sustainer of all beings
cha also
tat that
jñeyam to be known
grasiṣhṇu the annihilator
prabhaviṣhṇu the creator
cha and
Simplified Perspective

The Infinite appears divided among finite forms, yet remains eternally whole—like the sun's rays seeming separate yet unified in their source. This Supreme Consciousness sustains all existence, devours time itself, and generates infinite worlds through its creative power.

When you recognize that the awareness witnessing your thoughts is the same undivided consciousness that animates all beings, the illusion of separation dissolves into lived unity.

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Bhagavad Gita 13.17 — BG 13.17

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

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