Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 Verse 2 (14.2)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 Verse 2 (14.2)
इदं ज्ञानमुपाश्रित्य मम साधर्म्यमागताः । सर्गेऽपि नोपजायन्ते प्रलये न व्यथन्ति च | | १४-२ | |
idaṁ jñānamupāśhritya mama sādharmyamāgatāḥ sarge’pi nopajāyante pralaye na vyathanti cha
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- इदम्
(idam)— यह(this) - ज्ञानम्
(jnanam)— ज्ञान(wisdom) - उपाश्रित्य
(upashritya)— आश्रय लेकर(having taken refuge in) - मम
(mama)— मेरा(My) - साधर्म्यम्
(sadharmyam)— मेरे समान धर्म(same nature/divinity) - आगताः
(agatah)— प्राप्त हुए(having attained)
Line 2:
- सर्गे
(sarge)— सृष्टि में(even at the creation) - अपि
(api)— भी(even at the creation) -
nopajajoined in nopajāyante - यत्
(yat)— जो कि(that which) -
tejoined in nopajāyante - प्रलये
(pralaye)— प्रलय में(at the dissolution) - न
(na)— नहीं(not) - व्यथन्ति
(vyathanti)— व्याकुल होते(they are disturbed) - च
(cha)— और(and)
English: Dwelling in Wisdom and realising My Divinity, they are not born again when the universe is re-created at the beginning of every cycle, nor are they affected when it is dissolved.
Learnings from Shloka 2:
- Divine Nature:: Spiritual realization elevates the soul to share in the peaceful, eternal nature of the Divine.
- Beyond Creation:: Realized souls are completely untouched by the cycles of cosmic projection and withdrawal.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 14.2 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
Sages who take refuge in this wisdom achieve the same divine nature as the Supreme. They are not born at the time of creation, nor are they disturbed at the time of dissolution.