Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 421

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-13 Prakṛti-Puruṣa-vivek Yogaḥ

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bahir-antaśca bhūtānām acaraṃ caram eva ca |
sūkṣmatvāt tad avijñeyaṃ dūrasthaṃ cāntike ca tat || 16 ||

16. It is within and without all beings; It is unmoving and yet moving; It is so subtle that none can
comprehend It; It is far away, and yet so very near.

Commentary

'It is unmoving and yet moving' — the ātman is by nature, unmoving, but when it has a body, it is said to be moving. It is so subtle that none can comprehend It: — although embodied, this ātman, possessed of omnipotence and omniscient is yet distinct from the body, and cannot be comprehended by those trapped in Samsara. 'It is far away and yet so very near': — though present in one's very own body, it is not perceived by those who are devoid of humility and other virtues [mentioned previously] as also from those who possess negative qualities. To those who possess humility etc., the same ātman is very near.

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