Bhagavad Gita BG 15.19
Chapter 15, Verse 19 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
यो मामेवमसम्मूढो जानाति पुरुषोत्तमम् । स सर्वविद्भजति मां सर्वभावेन भारत ॥
yo mam evam asam-mudho janati purushottamam sa sarva-vid bhajati mam sarva-bhavena bharata
Meaning
One who is not deluded, who knows Me thus as Purushottama — he knows all, and worships Me with his whole being, O Bharata.
Understanding
The fruit of Ch15's knowledge: yah mam evam asammudho janati purushottamam (one who knows Me thus, without confusion, as the Purushottama). Asam-mudha (not deluded — a strong positive: one who has pierced through all confusion). Sa sarva-vit (he knows all — knowing the Purushottama is knowing the totality, because the Purushottama pervades and sustains everything). Bhajati mam sarva-bhavena (worships Me with all one's being/with every mode of existence). Sarva-bhava (all bhava = all forms of feeling, being, relating — not partial worship but total engagement). The knowledge of Purushottama is not just intellectual — it flowers into sarva-bhavena bhakti (total devotion with one's whole being). This is the integration of jnana and bhakti that Ch15 models.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| असम्मूढः | asammudha | not deluded, without confusion, clearly knowing |
| सर्वविद् | sarva-vit | knower of all, the all-knowing (one who knows all by knowing the One) |
| सर्वभावेन | sarva-bhavena | with one's whole being, with all modes of existence/feeling |
| यः | yaḥ | who |
| माम् | mām | Me |
| एवम् | evam | thus |
| असम्मूढः | asammūḍhaḥ | without delusion |
| जानाति | jānāti | knows |
| पुरुषोत्तमम् | puruṣottamam | the Supreme Person |
| सः | saḥ | he |
| भजति | bhajati | worships, serves |
| माम् | mām | Me |
| सर्व-भावेन | sarva-bhāvena | with all one's being |
| भारत | bhārata | O descendant of Bharata |
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