6.29 The self in all beings Krishna speaks
सर्वभूतस्थमात्मानं सर्वभूतानि चात्मनि
ईक्षते योगयुक्तात्मा सर्वत्र समदर्शनः
sarva-bhūta-stham ātmānaṁ sarva-bhūtāni chātmani
īkṣhate yoga-yuktātmā sarvatra sama-darśhanaḥ
One joined in yoga sees the self in all beings and all beings in the self — sees the same everywhere.
Explanation
The self in all beings, and all beings in the self.
Both directions, and then the summary: sees the same everywhere.
This is where a chapter about sitting alone in a clean place turns outward. Every practice the Gita describes ends up here — 13.28 by analysis, 12.13 by devotion, and this one by eight verses of posture.
Word by word
- sarva-bhūta-stham
- situated in all living beings
- ātmānam
- Supreme Soul
- sarva
- all
- bhūtāni
- living beings
- cha
- and
- ātmani
- in God
- īkṣhate
- sees
- yoga-yukta-ātmā
- one united in consciousness with God
- sarvatra
- everywhere
- sama-darśhanaḥ
- equal vision
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