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Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya
(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)
CHAPTER -9
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5. Nor do beings exist in Me; behold My divine Yogal Supporting (all) beings, but not dwelling in them, is My Self, the cause of all beings. Nor do beings exist in Me, the beings from Brahma downwards; behold My divine Yogal (behold) My scheme of functioning, this Yoga pertaining to Me, the Lord (Iśvara),-meaning, the inherent nature of the Self. And thus, Śruti also declares the unattached state (of the Self) because of Its being unconnected with anything: "Devoid of contact, He is never attached"[1]. Behold also this, another mystery. Supporting (all) beings: even though remaining unattached, (My Self) supports (all) beings, but not dwelling in them: Its dwelling in beings being incompatible, as shown by the reasoning afore-mentioned[2]. How then is this said: "My Self"? The Lord speaks of It as My Self, following the conception of common people which differentiates the aggregate of the body etc. (from the Self) and superimposes the ego on that (aggregate). He does not really speak of the Self (Atman) as different from Himself, through ignorance, as common people do. So also, the Cause of beings, making them come into existence, or making them grow. What has been stated in the two preceding verses, the Lord demonstrates by an illustration, and says: |
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