mayā tatam idaṃ sarvaṃ jagad avyakta-mūrtinā
mat-sthāni sarva-bhūtāni na cāhaṃ teṣv avasthitaḥ
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avyakta-mūrtinā mayā (by my unmanifested form) idam sarvam jagat (this whole world) tatam (spread) [
asti]
(it is).
sarva-bhūtāni (all creatures) mat-sthāni (situated in me) [
santi]
(they are),
aham ca (but I) teṣu (in them) na avasthitaḥ (I am not situated).
mayā |
– |
asmat sn. 3n.1 – by me; |
tatam |
– |
tata (√tan – to spread, to pervade) PP 1n.1 n. – spread, pervaded, covered over; |
idam |
– |
idam 1n.1 n. – this; |
sarvam |
– |
sarva sn. 1n.1 n. – all, whole (sarvam idam – mostly used to mean ‘this world’); |
jagat |
– |
jagat 6n.1 n. – world, moving, mankind (from: √gam – to go); |
avyakta-mūrtinā |
– |
a-vyakta-mūrti 3n.1 m.; yasya mūrtir avyaktāsti tena – by that whose form is unmanfested (from: vi-√añj – to decorate, to make visible, PP vyakta – visible, manifest; mūrti – form, shape, embodiment); |
mat-sthāni |
– |
mat-stha 1n.3 n.; mayi avasthitānīti – which are situated in me (from: mat – the basic form of a personal ponoun „I” singular used in compounds; √sthā – to stand, -stha – suffix: being in); |
sarva-bhūtāni |
– |
sarva-bhūta 1n.3 n.; KD: sarvāṇi bhūtānīti – all creatures (from: sarva – all, whole; √bhū – to be, PP bhūta – been, real, world); |
na |
– |
av. – not; |
ca |
– |
av. – and; |
aham |
– |
asmat sn. 1n.1 – I; |
teṣu |
– |
tat sn. 7n.3 m. – in them; |
avasthitaḥ |
– |
avasthita (ava-√sthā – to be present) PP 1n.1 m. – situated; |
sarvaṁ → kṛtsnaṁ (whole);
avyakta-mūrtinā → avyaya-mūrtinā (by imperishable form);
teṣv avasthitaḥ → te vyavasthitaḥ;
na cāhaṁ teṣv avasthitaḥ → na ca teṣv vyavasthitaḥ (but I am not situated in them);
stutyārjunam abhimukhīkṛtyāha—
mayā mama yaḥ paro bhāvas tena tataṃ vyāptaṃ sarvam idaṃ jagad avyakta-mūrtinā | na vyaktā mūrtiḥ svarūpaṃ yasya mama so’ham avyakta-mūrtis tena mayāvyakta-mūrtinā, karaṇāgocara-svarūpeṇety arthaḥ | tasmin mayy avyakta-mūrtau sthitāni mat-sthāni, sarva-bhūtāni brahmādīni stamba-paryantāni | na hi nirātmakaṃ kiṃcit bhūtaṃ vyavahārāyāvakalpate | ato mat-sthāni mayātmanā ātmavattvena sthitāni | ato mayi sthitānīty ucyante | teṣāṃ bhūtānām aham evātmā ity atas teṣu sthita iti mūḍha-buddhīnām avabhāsate | ato bravīmi—na cāhaṃ teṣu bhūteṣv avasthitaḥ | mūrtavat saṃśleṣābhāvena ākāśasyāpy antaratamo hy aham | na hy asaṃsargi vastu kvacit ādheya-bhāvenāvasthitaṃ bhavati
commentary under the verse BhG 9.5
tad evaṃ vaktavyatayā prastutasya jñānasya stutyā śrotāram abhimukhīkṛtya tad eva jñānaṃ kathayati mayeti dvābhyām | avyaktā ‚tīndriyā mūrtiḥ svarūpaṃ yasya | tādṛśena mayā kāraṇa-bhūtena sarvam idaṃ jagat tataṃ vyāptam | tat sṛṣṭvā tad evānuprāviśat ity ādi śruteḥ | ataeva kāraṇa-bhūte mayi tiṣṭhantīti mat-sthāni sarvāṇi bhūtāni carācarāṇi | evam api ghaṭādiṣu kāryeṣu mṛttikeva teṣu bhūteṣu nāham avasthitaḥ | ākāśavad asaṅgatvāt
tad evaṃ vaktavyatayā pratijñātasya jñānasya vidhi-mukhenetara-niṣedha-mukhena ca stutyābhimukhīkṛtam arjunaṃ prati tad evāha dvābhyām mayeti | idaṃ jagat sarvaṃ bhūta-bhautika-tat-kāraṇa-rūpaṃ dṛśya-jātaṃ mad-ajñāna-kalpitaṃ māyādhiṣṭhānena paramārtha-satā sad-rūpeṇa sphuraṇa-rūpeṇa ca tataṃ vyāptaṃ rajju-khaṇḍeneva tad-ajñāna-kalpitaṃ sarpa-dhārādi | tvayā vāsudevena paricchinnena sarvaṃ jagat kathaṃ vyāptaṃ pratyakṣa-virodhād iti nety āha avyaktā sarva-karaṇāgocarībhūtā sva-prakāśādvaya-caitanya-sad-ānanda-rūpā mūrtir yasya tena mayā vyāptam idaṃ sarvaṃ na tv anena dehenety arthaḥ | ata eva santīva sphurantīva mad-rūpeṇa sthitāni mat-sthāni sarva-bhūtāni sthāvarāṇi jaṅgamāni ca | paramārthatas tu na ca naivāhaṃ teṣu kalpiteṣu bhūtesv avasthitaḥ kalpitākalpitayoḥ sambandhāyogāt | ataevoktaṃ yatra yad adhyastaṃ tat-kṛtena guṇena doṣeṇa vāṇu-mātreṇāpi na sa sambadhyata iti
yad dāsya-bhaktāv etan-mātraṃ mad-aiśvarya-jñānaṃ mad-bhaktair apekṣitavyam ity āha saptabhiḥ | avyaktā ‚tīndriyā mūrtiḥ svarūpaṃ yasya tena mayā kāraṇa-bhūtena sarvam idaṃ jagat tataṃ vyāptam | ataeva mat-sthāni mayi kāraṇa-bhūte pūrṇa-caitanya-svarūpe sthitāni sarvāṇi bhūtāni carācarāṇi santi | evam api ghaṭādiṣu sva-kāryeṣu mṛgādivatteṣu bhūteṣu nāham avasthito ‚saṅgatvāt
atha sva-bhakty-uddīpakam adbhuta-svaiśvaryam āha mayeti | avyaktā indriyāgrāhyā mūrtiḥ svarūpaṃ yasya tena mayā sarvam idaṃ jagat tataṃ dhartuṃ niyantuṃ ca vyāptam | ataeva sarvāṇi carācarāṇi bhūtāni vyāpake dhārake niyāmake ca mayi sthitāni bhavantīti teṣāṃ sthitis tad-adhīnā nety arthaḥ | iha nikhila-jagad-antaryāmiṇā svāṃśenāntaḥ praviśya niyacchāmi dadhāmi cety uktam | āha caivaṃ śrutiḥ yaḥ pṛthivyāṃ tiṣṭhat ity ādinā | ihāpi vakṣyati viṣṭabhyāham idaṃ kṛtsnam ity ādi