Bhagavad Gita BG 13.29
Chapter 13, Verse 29 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
समं पश्यन्हि सर्वत्र समवस्थितमीश्वरम् । न हिनस्त्यात्मनात्मानं ततो याति परां गतिम् ॥
samam pashyan hi sarvatra samavasthitam ishvaram na hinasty atmana atmanam tato yati param gatim
Meaning
Seeing the same Lord established equally everywhere — one does not harm the Self by the Self; then one goes to the supreme goal.
Understanding
The vision of the liberated: samam pashyan sarvatra samavasthitam ishvaram (seeing the same Ishvara equally present in every being and place — not more divine in some, less in others). Na hinasty atmana atmanam (one does not harm the Self by the Self — the famous teaching: self-harm comes from ignorance; when you see the Divine everywhere you cannot harm anything without knowing you harm the Self). Tato yati param gatim (from this seeing, one goes to the supreme goal). The equal-vision (sama-darshana) is simultaneously the means and the result: one who sees equally, lives nonviolently, and naturally attains the Supreme.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| समम् पश्यन् | samam pashyan | seeing equally, seeing the same in all |
| समवस्थितम् | samavasthitam | equally established, equally present |
| न हिनस्ति | na hinasty | does not harm, does not destroy |
| परां गतिम् | param gatim | the supreme goal, the highest destination |
| समम् | samam pāśyan | seeing equally |
| हि | hi | indeed |
| सर्वत्र | sarvatra | everywhere |
| ईश्वरम् | īśvaram | the Lord |
| आत्मना | ātmanā | by the self |
| आत्मानम् | ātmānam | the self |
| ततः | tataḥ | thereby, then |
| याति | yāti | goes, attains |
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