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Chapter 13
Link:—fn the preceding verse, the Lord explained that the identification of the spirit with the body, leads the spirit to birth and death. Now, the question arises what should a man do, to be free from the cycle of birth and death. The Lord answers the question, in the next verse.
samam sarvesu bhutesu tisthantam paramehvaram
vinasyatsvavinasyantam yah pasyati sa pasyati
He alone truly sees God who perceives the Supreme Lord, as imperishable and abiding equally, in all perishable beings. 27
Comment:-
Samam sarvesu bhutesu:- It means, that the Lord abides equally in all beings, moving or unmoving, of various sizes, colours and forms, endowed with Sattva, Raja and Tama, modes of nature.
The Lord, in the second verse of this chapter declared, "Know Me as the Knower of the field (Ksetrajna) in all fields (Ksetras)".
As the Lord identifying Himself with the spirit (Ksetrajna), there said, that He is the spirit in all the bodies, here also points out that He abides, equally in all beings.
Tisthantam:- All beings undergo birth, life and dissolution; they are born in the cosmic dawn and dissolve in the cosmic night. They are born in various species. In other words, they are always circulating. They do not remain constant, even for a moment. But the Lord remains constant, uniform and the same, in all these revolving beings.
Paramesvaram:- Gal, is the Supreme Lord, of all beings who regard themselves as the Lord of someone or the other. He is the supreme Lord, of the entire creation, sentient or insentient.
Vinadyatsvavinasyantam yah pasyati sa pasyati:- He truly sees, who perceives the imperishable Supreme Lord, the same, without any modifications, in all perishable beings. It means, that he who sees his own self, identified with a body does not see truly, while he who sees his self, identified with the Lord, sees truly. In the second verse of this chapter, the Lord declared, "It is the knowledge of Ksetra (prakrti or matter) and Ksetrajna (Purusa or Spirit), which I regard as true knowledge." The same fact, has been mentioned by the Lord here, when He declares, "He alone truly sees, who realises the Supreme Lord, as imperishable and abiding equally, in all perishable beings." It means, that in the union of Ksetra (Matter) and Ksetrajna (Spirit), Ksetra ever undergoes modifications, while Ksetrajna always remains the same. Similarly, all beings are born and then their bodies perish, but the Supreme Lord, ever 'remains the same, in all conditions and circumstances.
In the preceding (twenty-sixth) verse, the Lord explained that whatever being is born, know it as emanated, from the union of Ksetra, and Ksetrajna. Out of the two the Ksetra ever undergoes modification, while there is no modification at all in the Ksetrajna. So a striver, should realize this fact, that matter is constantly separating, from the self. In this verse, the Lord explains, that a striver should realize his identity with the Supreme Lord, Who is imperishable and Who abides, equally in all perishable beings.
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