Bhagavad Gita BG 13.17
Chapter 13, Verse 17 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम् । भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च ॥
avibhaktam ca bhuteshu vibhaktam iva ca sthitam bhuta-bhartr ca taj jneyam grasishnu prabhavishnu ca
Meaning
Undivided in all beings, yet standing as if divided — that which is to be known is the sustainer of beings, and their devourer and their generator.
Understanding
Krishna continues describing the Brahman that is to be known (jneya). It is one and undivided (avibhakta), yet seems divided because it appears in many beings, like one space seeming to be many in many pots. It is bhuta-bhartr, the sustainer; grasishnu, the one into whom beings are withdrawn; and prabhavishnu, the one from whom they arise. Origin, support and dissolution are all this one reality.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| अविभक्तम् | avibhaktam | undivided |
| च | ca | and |
| भूतेषु | bhuteshu | in beings |
| विभक्तम् | vibhaktam | divided |
| इव | iva | as if |
| स्थितम् | sthitam | standing |
| भूतभर्तृ | bhuta-bhartr | sustainer of beings |
| तत् | tat | that |
| ज्ञेयम् | jneyam | to be known |
| ग्रसिष्णु | grasishnu | devouring, absorbing |
| प्रभविष्णु | prabhavishnu | generating, bringing forth |