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dvandvair vimuktaaha sukha dukhha samjnair gacchanti amoodhaaha padam avyayam tat 15.5

nih: without; maana: pride; mohaa: delusion; jita: having conquered; sanga: attachment; doshaa: defects; adhyaatma: in the Self; nithya: eternally; vinivrtta: detached; kaamaaha: from desires; dvandvaih: from the dualities; vimuktaaha: liberated; sukha: happiness; dukhha: sorrow; samjnaih: known; gacchanti: reach; amoodhaha: not confused; padam: goal; avyayam: eternal; tat: that

15.5 Those who are free from pride, delusion, and attachment, those who dwell in the Self, who are done with lust, who are free from dualities of joy and sorrow, not confused and those who know how to surrender to the Supreme Person, attain the eternal Consciousness.

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na tad bhaasayate sooryo na shashaanko na paavakaha yad gatvaa na nivartante tad dhaama paramam mama 15.6

na: not; tat: that; bhaasayate: illuminates; sooryah: the sun; na: not; shashaankah: the moon; na: not; paavakaha: fire; yat: where; gatvaa: going; na: not; nivartante: return; tat dhaama: that abode; paramam: Supreme; mama: My

15.6 That supreme space of eternal Consciousness, My Consciousness, is not illuminated by the Sun or the Moon, or by fire. Those who enter that space never return to this material world.

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mamaivaamsho jeeva loke jeeva bhootaha sanaatanaha manaha shashthaani indriyani prakriti sthaani karshati 15.7

mama: My; eva: even; amshah: portion; jeeva loke: in the world of life; jeeva bhootahòa: the living entity; sanaatanaha: eternal; manaha: with the mind; shashthaani: six; indriyani: senses; prakriti: active principle; sthaani: staying; karshati: attract

15.7 The living entities in this conditioned material world are a portion of My eternal Self; in this conditioned material world they are attracted by the six senses, which include the mind, dwelling in Prakriti, the active energy principle.

ईश्वरः खात्मानोभेति श्आत्मंशुष्फ्रामतीश्वरः। गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात् ॥ ८ ॥

shareeram yad avaapnoti yach cha api utkraamati ishvaraha griheetvaitaani samyaati vaayur gandhaan ivaashayaat 15.8

shareeram: body; yat: when; avaapnoti: gets; yat: when; cha api: and also; utkraamati: leaves; ishvaraha: the lord of the mind body; grihitva: taking; etaani: all these; samyaati: goes away; vaayuh: the wind; gandhaan: smells; iva: like; aashayaat: from their source

15.8 The spirit in the mind-body living in this material world moves from one body to another carrying these just as air carries aroma.

श्रोत्रं चक्षुः स्पर्शनं च रसनं घ्राणमेव च । अधिष्ठाय मनश्चायं विषयानुपसेवते ॥ ९ ॥

srotram chakshuh sparshanam cha rasanam ghraanam eva cha adhishthaaya manas chaayam vishayaan upasevate 15.9

srotram: ears; chakshuh: eyes; sparshanam: touch; cha: and; rasanam: tongue; ghraanam: smelling power; eva: even; cha: and; adhishtòhaaya: presiding over; manah: mind; cha: and; ayam: he; vishayaan: sense objects; upasevate: enjoys

15.9 The living entity, the spirit, leaves one body, takes some other body and gets new eyes, ears, nose, tongue and sensing body according to the samskara it had in its causal layer and enjoys the new mental setup.

उत्क्रामन्तं स्थितं वापि भुञ्जानं वा गुणान्वितम्। विमूढा नानुपश्यन्ति पश्यन्ति ज्ञानचक्षुषः ॥ १० ॥

utkraamantam sthitam vaapi bhunjaanam vaa gunaanvitam vimoodhaa naanupashyanti pashyanti jnana chakshushaha 15.10

utkraamantam: departing; sthitam: staying; vaa api: or also; bhunjaanam: enjoying; vaa: or; gunaanvitam: united with attributes; vimoodhaah: foolish persons; na: not; anupashyanti: see; pashyanti: see; jnana chaksushaha: those who have the eyes of knowledge

15.10 Fools can neither understand how a living entity can quit his body nor what sort of a body he enjoys under the spell of guna, the attributes and moods of the nature. Only those whose eyes are trained by knowledge can see these things.

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yatanto yoginas chainam pashyanti atmani avasthitam yatanto apy akrtatmano nainam pashyanti achetasah 15.11

yatantah: trying; yoginah: those who practice yoga; cha: and; enam: this; pashyanti: can see; atmani: in the self; avasthitam: situated; yatantah: trying; api: also; akrta atmanah: without an understanding of the self; na: not; enam: this; pashyanti: see; achetasah: unintelligent

15.11 The serious practitioner of Yoga, with an understanding of his self, can see all this clearly. But those who do not have an understanding of the self, however much they try, cannot see.

यदादित्यगतं तेजो जगद् भासयतेऽखिलम्। यच्चन्द्रमसि यच्चानौ तत् तेजो विद्धि मामकम् ॥ १२ ॥

yad aditya gatam tejo jagad bhasayate akhilam yach chandramasi yach chagnau tat tejo viddhi mamakam 15.12

yat: which; aditya gatam: residing in the sun; tejah: light; jagat: world; bhasayate: lights up; akhilam: completely; yat: which; chandramasi: in the moon; yat: which; cha: and; agnau: in the fire; tat: that; tejah: light; viddhi: know; mamakam: from Me

15.12 The light of the sun, the light of the moon and the light of fire, all their radiance is also from Me.

गामाविश्य च भूतानि धारयाम्यहमोजसा । पुष्णामि चौषधीः सर्वाः सोमो भूत्वा रसात्मकः ॥ १३ ॥

gam avisya cha bhutani dharayami aham ojasa pusnami chausadhih sarvah somo bhutva rasatmakaha 15.13

gam: the earth; avisya: entering; cha: and; bhutani: living beings; dharayami: sustaining; aham: I; ojasa: by Energy; pusnami: nourishing; cha: and; ausadhih: plant life; sarvah: all; somah: the Moon; bhutva: becoming; rasa atmakaha: watery

15.13 Entering into Earth, I support all beings with My energy; becoming the watery moon I nourish all plant life.

अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः । प्राणापानसमायुक्तः पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम् ।। १४ ।।

aham vaisvanaro bhutva praninam deham asritaha pranapana samayuktaha pachami annam chatur vidham 15.14

aham: I; vaisvanarah: as the digestive fire; bhutva: becoming; praninam: of all living beings; deham: body; asritaha: situated; prana: exhaled breath; apana: inhaled breath; samayuktaha: associated; pachami: digest; annam: food; chatur vidham: fourfold

15.14 I am the fire of digestion in every living body and I am the breath of life, exhaled and inhaled, with which I digest the four-fold food.

सर्वस्य चाहं हृदि संनिविष्टो मत्तः स्मृतिर्ज्ञानमपोहनं च । वेदैश्च सर्वैरहमेव वेद्यो वेदान्तकृद्वेदविदेव चाहम् ।। १५ ।।

sarvasya chaham hrdi sannivisto matah smritir jnanam apohamam cha vedais cha sarvair aham eva vedyo vedanta krd veda vid eva chaham 15.15

sarvasya: of all; cha: and; aham: I; hrdi: in the heart; sannivistah: seated; matah: from Me; smrtih: memory; jnanam: knowledge; apohanam cha: and loss; vedaih: bv the Vedas; cha: also; sarvaih: all; aham: I; eva: even; vedyah: to be known; vedanta krt: creator of the Vedanta; veda vit: the knower of the Veda; eva: even; cha: and; aham: I

15.15 I am seated in everyone's heart and from Me came memory, knowledge and their loss. I am known by the Veda; indeed, I am the creator of Vedanta and I am the knower of the Veda.

द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च । क्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते ॥ १६ ॥

dvav imau purusau loke ksaras chaksara eva cha ksarah sarvani bhutani kutastho aksara uchyate 15.16

dvau: two; imau: these; purusau: purusha; loke: in the world; ksarah: perishable; cha: and; aksarah: imperishable; eva: even; cha: and; ksarah: the perishable; sarvani: all; bhutani: living being; kuta sthah: unchangeable; aksarah: imperishable; uchyate: is said

15.16 There are two things, the perishable and the imperishable, in this world. There are the living beings who are perishable while there is the unchangeable, the imperishable.

उत्तमः पुरुषस्त्वन्यः परमात्मेत्युदाहृतः । यो लोकत्रयमाविश्य बिभर्त्यव्यय ईश्वरः ॥ १७ ॥

uttamah purusas tv anyah paramatmety udahrtah loka trayam avisya bibharty avyaya isvarah 15.17

uttamah: the best; purusah: Purusha; tu: but; anyah: another; paramatma: the Supreme Self; iti: thus; udahrtah: is said; yah: who; loka trayam: the three worlds; avisya: pervading; bibharti: sustaining; avyayah: indestructible; isvarah: the Lord

15.17 Besides these two, there is the Supreme Purusha, the Lord Himself, who pervades and sustains these three worlds.

यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः । अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः ॥ १८ ॥

yasmat ksaram atito aham aksarad api chottamah ato asmi loke vede cha prathitah purusottamah 15.18

yasmat: as; ksaram: the perishable; atitah: transcendental; aham: I; aksarat: from the impersishable; api: also; cha: and; uttamah: the best; atah: therefore; asmi: I am; loke: in the world; vede: in the Veda; cha: and; prathitah: declared; purusa uttamah: as the Supreme Purusha

15.18 As I am transcendental, beyond both the perishable and the imperishable, and the best, I am declared both in the world and in the Vedas as that Supreme Person, Puroshattama.

यो मामेवमसम्मूढो जानाति पुरुषोत्तमम् । स सर्वविद्भजति मां सर्वभावेन भारत ॥ १९ ॥

yo mam evam asammudho janati purusottamam sa sarva vid bhajati mam sarva bhavena bharata 15.19

yah: who; mam: Me; evam: thus; asammudhah: without a doubt; janati: knows; purusa uttamam: the Supreme Purusha; sah: he; sarva vit: knower of everything; bhajati: worships; mam: Me; sarva bhavena: with all being; bharata: O son of Bharat

15.19 Whoever knows Me as the Supreme without a doubt, is to be understood as the knower of everything and he worships Me with all his being, O son of Bharat.

इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रमिदमुक्तं मयानघ । एतद् बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमान् स्यात् कृतकृत्यश्च भारत ॥ २० ॥

iti guhyatamam sastram idam uktam mayanagha etad buddhva buddhiman syat krta krtyas cha bharata 15.20

iti: thus; guhya tamam: secret; sastram: science; idam: this; uktam: taught; maya: by Me; anagha: O sinless one; etat: this; buddhva: knowing; buddhiman: wise; syat: becomes; krta krtyah: accomplished all actions; cha: and; bharata: O son of Bharat

15.20 This is the most profound teaching taught by Me, O Sinless One and whoever knows this will become wise and his actions will bear fruit.