Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 Verse 5 (9.5)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 Verse 5 (9.5)
न च मत्स्थानि भूतानि पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम् । भूतभृन्न च भूतस्थो ममात्मा भूतभावनः | | ९-५ | |
na cha matsthāni bhūtāni paśhya me yogamaiśhvaram bhūtabhṛinna cha bhūtastho mamātmā bhūtabhāvanaḥ
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- न
(na)— फिर भी नहीं(yet not) - च
(cha)— और(and) - मत्स्थानि
(mat-sthani)— मुझमें सीमित रूप से स्थित(contained in Me in a limiting way) - भूतानि
(bhutani)— प्राणी(beings) - पश्य
(pashya)— देखो(behold) - मे
(me)— मेरा(My) - योगम्
(yogam)— योग-महिमा(divine mystery) - ऐश्वरम्
(aishvaram)— ईश्वरीय(divine)
Line 2:
- भूत-भृत्
(bhuta-bhrit)— प्राणियों का धारक(supporter of beings) - न
(na)— फिर भी नहीं(yet not) - च
(cha)— और(and) - भूत-स्थः
(bhuta-sthah)— प्राणियों में सीमित स्थित(confined in beings) - मम
(mama)— मेरा(My) - आत्मा
(atma)— आत्मस्वरूप(Self) - भूत-भावनः
(bhuta-bhavanah)— प्राणियों को उत्पन्न करने वाला(bringer forth of beings)
English: Nevertheless, they do not consciously abide in Me. Such is My Divine Sovereignty that though I, the Highest self, am the cause and upholder of all, yet I remain outside.
Learnings from Shloka 5:
- Mystical Paradox:: The Divine is simultaneously immanent (sustaining everything) and transcendent (detached from everything).
- Sustaining Power:: The Supreme is the source of all life, yet remains completely free from material conditioning.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 9.5 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
This is the divine mystery: although all beings exist because of the Supreme, they do not literally dwell inside Him as physical components. The Divine sustains all creation without being attached to it.