Chapter 15 · Verse 16 · Purushottama Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 15.16
Sanskrit
द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च।क्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते।।15.16।।
Transliteration
dvāv imau puruṣhau loke kṣharaśh chākṣhara eva cha kṣharaḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni kūṭa-stho ’kṣhara uchyate
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Krishna reveals the cosmic architecture of existence: two orders of being inhabit creation. The perishable encompasses all changing forms—bodies, minds, worlds in flux—while the imperishable stands as the eternal, unchanging witness beyond all transformation.
This teaching shatters the illusion that you are merely the body or even the individual consciousness; it invites you to recognize yourself as the immutable Self observing the dance of change. In daily life, this discrimination becomes your anchor: when loss, aging, or circumstance shake you, remember you are the unchanging awareness witnessing these events, not the events themselves.
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Bhagavad Gita 15.16 — BG 15.16
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