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Chapter 9 · Verse 5 · Raja Vidya Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 9.5

contemplative Jnana & Wisdom Self & Identity Moksha & Liberation

Sanskrit

न च मत्स्थानि भूतानि पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्। भूतभृन्न च भूतस्थो ममात्मा भूतभावनः।।9.5।।

Transliteration

na cha mat-sthāni bhūtāni paśhya me yogam aiśhwaram bhūta-bhṛin na cha bhūta-stho mamātmā bhūta-bhāvanaḥ

Word by Word

na never
cha and
mat-sthāni abide in me
bhūtāni all living beings
paśhya behold
me my
yogam aiśhwaram divine energy
bhūta-bhṛit the sustainer of all living beings
na never
cha yet
bhūta-sthaḥ dwelling in
mama my
ātmā self
bhūta-bhāvanaḥ the creator of all beings
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals the supreme paradox of existence: all beings rest within His being, yet He remains untouched and uncontained by them—like space holding infinite objects without being affected. He sustains all life while dwelling beyond all life, the eternal creator who transcends His own creation.

This teaches us that the Divine is simultaneously intimate and utterly transcendent, present everywhere while bound nowhere—a truth that dissolves our fear of separation and anchors us in the ground of all existence.

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Bhagavad Gita 9.5 — BG 9.5

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

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