Gita 13.14
सर्वत: पाणिपादं तत्सर्वतोऽक्षिशिरोमुखम् |
सर्वत: श्रुतिमल्लोके सर्वमावृत्य तिष्ठति || 14||
sarvataḥ pāṇi-pādaṁ tat sarvato ’kṣhi-śhiro-mukham
sarvataḥ śhrutimal loke sarvam āvṛitya tiṣhṭhati
The verse explains that God is unlimited and beyond material constraints. Unlike humans, who have limited and localised senses, God possesses infinite, divine senses—unlimited hands, feet, eyes, and ears that exist everywhere. Being all-pervading, He sees, hears, and knows everything in the universe simultaneously. He can accept offerings and hear prayers from anywhere and respond to countless devotees at once. Denying Him such powers is limiting the all-powerful, who can do the possible, the impossible, and even the reverse of the possible.
Gita 13.15
सर्वेन्द्रियगुणाभासं सर्वेन्द्रियविवर्जितम् |
असक्तं सर्वभृच्चैव निर्गुणं गुणभोक्तृ च || 15||
sarvendriya-guṇābhāsaṁ sarvendriya-vivarjitam
asaktaṁ sarva-bhṛich chaiva nirguṇaṁ guṇa-bhoktṛi cha
This verse explains that God simultaneously embodies seemingly contradictory attributes. He has no material senses, yet possesses infinite divine senses that pervade everywhere, enabling Him to see, hear, grasp, and act without physical organs. He sustains the universe in His form as Lord Vishnu—overseeing creation, karma, and the provision of all necessities—yet remains completely detached and self-satisfied (ātmārām). The material energy is subservient to God, and it works for His pleasure by serving Him. While He enjoys the workings of the three modes of material nature, He is also beyond them, as He is transcendental and divine. This reveals that God’s nature transcends mundane logic and is the union of infinite, opposing qualities.
Gita 13.16
बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च |
सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत् || 16||
bahir antaśh cha bhūtānām acharaṁ charam eva cha
sūkṣhmatvāt tad avijñeyaṁ dūra-sthaṁ chāntike cha tat
The Supreme Divine is beyond material limitations—He neither moves nor remains still, is both far and near, pervades all things, and yet exists beyond them. God cannot be comprehended by the senses, mind, or intellect, which are material in nature. True knowledge lies in knowing Him, but this is possible only through His grace, by which a soul can realise His transcendental nature. If God Himself bestows His grace upon someone, that fortunate soul can come to know Him.
Gita 13.17
अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम् |
भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च || 17||
avibhaktaṁ cha bhūteṣhu vibhaktam iva cha sthitam
bhūta-bhartṛi cha taj jñeyaṁ grasiṣhṇu prabhaviṣhṇu cha
All aspects of creation—time, karma, living beings’ natures, and material elements—are manifestations of the Supreme Lord, with nothing existing apart from Him. Though He appears divided within creation, He remains indivisible, like space or the sun’s reflection in many waters. Just as the ocean produces and reabsorbs waves, God creates, sustains, and dissolves the universe, being its Creator, Maintainer, and Destroyer.
Gita 13.18
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमस: परमुच्यते |
ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम् || 18||
jyotiṣhām api taj jyotis tamasaḥ param uchyate
jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ jñāna-gamyaṁ hṛidi sarvasya viṣhṭhitam
Shree Krishna affirms God’s supremacy by revealing that all sources of light—the sun, moon, stars, fire, and jewels—shine only by His power, borrowing their luminosity from Him. Unlike these temporary lights, His radiance is eternal. God is the source, knower, and ultimate subject of the Vedas, and is described as jñeya (worthy of being known), jñāna-gamya (the goal of all knowledge), and jñāna (true knowledge) itself.
Gita 13.19
इति क्षेत्रं तथा ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं चोक्तं समासत: |
मद्भक्त एतद्विज्ञाय मद्भावायोपपद्यते || 19||
iti kṣhetraṁ tathā jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ choktaṁ samāsataḥ
mad-bhakta etad vijñāya mad-bhāvāyopapadyate
Concluding His explanation of the field and the object of knowledge, Shree Krishna declares that true understanding of this subject is possible only through devotion (bhakti). Practices like karma, jñāna, or aṣṭāṅga yoga, when devoid of bhakti, cannot reveal the true essence of the Gita. Bhakti is the essence of all spiritual paths, the key to knowing God, and the force that draws Him to the devotee. Scriptural authorities—from the Vedas and Upanishads to the Bhagavatam, Ramayan, and even teachings from other traditions—affirm that only loving devotion leads to union with God, transforms the devotee into a godlike being, and grants liberation from the cycle of birth and death.
Summary: JKYog India Online Class- Bhagavad Gita [English]- 9.8.2025
