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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15 Verse 11 (15.11)

Reflective Prompt:

When you see the splendor of the sun, moon, and fire, or feel the energy that digests food in your body, what source is behind them?

  • ▪ Option 1: Physical processes of chemical combustion and thermal energy.
  • ▪ Option 2: The all-pervading energy and light of the Supreme supporting physical life.

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15 Verse 11 (15.11)

यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम् । | यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतसः | | १५-११ | |

yatanto yoginaśhchainaṁ paśhyantyātmanyavasthitam yatanto’pyakṛitātmāno nainaṁ paśhyantyachetasaḥ

Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
  • यतन्तः (yatantah) — प्रयत्न करते हुए(striving)
  • योगिनः (yoginah) — योगी(yogis)
  • च (cha) — और(and)
  • एनम् (enam) — चोम्फोर्तेद् यह फ्रिघ्तेनेद् एक(this (Self))
  • पश्यन्ति (pashyanti) — देखते हैं(see)
  • आत्मनि (atmani) — अपने भीतर(within themselves)
  • अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) — स्थित(situated)
Line 2:
  • यतन्तः (yatantah) — प्रयत्न करते हुए(even though striving)
  • अपि (api) — प्रयत्न करने पर भी(even though striving)
  • अकृतात्मानः (akrita-atmanah) — असंयमित मन वाले(those of undisciplined mind)
  • न (na) — नहीं(not)
  • एनम् (enam) — चोम्फोर्तेद् यह फ्रिघ्तेनेद् एक(this)
  • पश्यन्ति (pashyanti) — देखते हैं(see)
  • अचेतसः (acetasah) — अविवेकी(the unintelligent)

English: The saints with great effort find Him within themselves; but not the unintelligent, who in spite of every effort cannot control their minds.

Note:

Those who strive with yoga perceive the Self established within themselves; but the undisciplined, whose minds are impure, do not see Him even though they strive.

### Shlokas 12-15 **God and His glory described.**

Learnings from Shloka 11:
  • The Soul is a Part of the Divine:: The individual soul is an eternal fragment of the Supreme Divine, drawing the mind and five senses to function in the body.
  • The Journey of the Soul:: When the soul leaves one body and enters another, it carries the senses and mind with it, just like the wind carries scent from flowers.
  • Only Wisdom Can See:: Deluded minds cannot perceive the soul acting or leaving the body, but those who practice self-control and wisdom see it clearly.

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