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Chapter 15 · Verse 12 · Purushottama Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 15.12

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Sanskrit

यदादित्यगतं तेजो जगद्भासयतेऽखिलम्।यच्चन्द्रमसि यच्चाग्नौ तत्तेजो विद्धि मामकम्।।15.12।।

Transliteration

yad āditya-gataṁ tejo jagad bhāsayate ’khilam yach chandramasi yach chāgnau tat tejo viddhi māmakam

Word by Word

yat which
āditya-gatam in the sun
tejaḥ brilliance
jagat solar system
bhāsayate illuminates
akhilam entire
yat which
chandramasi in the moon
yat which
cha also
agnau in the fire
tat that
tejaḥ brightness
viddhi know
māmakam mine
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals the ultimate truth: every light that illuminates existence—the sun's radiance, the moon's gentle glow, the fire's sacred flame—flows from his infinite consciousness alone. These are not separate powers but expressions of one divine source, the Purushottama who sustains all creation.

When you recognize the light within your own awareness as the same light dancing through every star and flame, you understand that separation itself is illusion, and this recognition becomes the gateway to liberation.

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Bhagavad Gita 15.12 — BG 15.12

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

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