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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 15 · Puruṣottama Yoga

Shloka 15.17
Lesson 568 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544
Scene and context

The cosmic tree, the individual self and the Supreme Person. What does the image of the cosmic tree invite the learner to examine?

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Shloka · Devanagari

उत्तमः पुरुषस्त्वन्यः परमात्मेत्युदाहृतः।यो लोकत्रयमाविश्य बिभर्त्यव्यय ईश्वरः॥

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Shloka · Roman transliteration

uttamaḥ puruṣhas tv anyaḥ paramātmety udāhṛitaḥyo loka-trayam āviśhya bibharty avyaya īśhvaraḥ

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Sandhi-vicheda

uttamaḥ+puruṣhaḥ+tu+anyaḥ+parama-ātmā+iti+udāhṛitaḥ+yaḥ+loka trayam+āviśhya+bibharti+avyayaḥ+īśhvaraḥ

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Meaning of each word

uttamaḥsource form
the Supreme
puruṣhaḥsource form
Divine Personality
tusource form
but
anyaḥsource form
besides
parama-ātmāsource form
the Supreme Soul
itisource form
thus
udāhṛitaḥsource form
is said
yaḥsource form
who
loka trayamsource form
the three worlds
āviśhyasource form
enters
bibhartisource form
supports
avyayaḥsource form
indestructible
īśhvaraḥsource form
the controller
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Translation

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1
Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।15.17।। --,उत्तमः उत्कृष्टतमः पुरुषस्तु अन्यः अत्यन्तविलक्षणः आभ्यां परमात्मा इति परमश्च असौ देहाद्यविद्याकृतात्मभ्यः? आत्मा च सर्वभूतानां प्रत्यक्चेतनः? इत्यतः परमात्मा इति उदाहृतः उक्तः वेदान्तेषु। स एव विशिष्यते यः लोकत्रयं भूर्भुवःस्वराख्यं स्वकीयया चैतन्यबलशक्त्या आविश्य प्रविश्य बिभर्ति स्वरूपसद्भावमात्रेण बिभर्ति धारयति अव्ययः न अस्य व्ययः विद्यते इति अव्ययः। कः ईश्वरः सर्वज्ञः नारायणाख्यः ईशनशीलः।।यथाव्याख्यातस्य ईश्वरस्य पुरुषोत्तमः इत्येतत् नाम प्रसिद्धम्। तस्य नामनिर्वचनप्रसिद्ध्या अर्थवत्त्वं नाम्नो दर्शयन् निरतिशयः अहम् ईश्वरः इति आत्मानं दर्शयति भगवान् --,

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 15.17
Course position568 / 701
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