Bhagavad Gita 13.27: meaning and translation
Chapter 13: Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga. Krishna says
Krishna says that the one who sees the supreme Lord dwelling equally in all beings, not perishing when they perish, truly sees.
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Bhagavad Gita 13.27
समं सर्वेषु भूतेषु तिष्ठन्तं परमेश्वरम् ।विनश्यत्स्वविनश्यन्तं यः पश्यति स पश्यति ॥
Samam sarveshu bhuteshu tishthantam parameshvaramVinashyatsvavinashyantam yah pashyati sa pashyati
samaṃ sarveṣu bhūteṣu tiṣṭhantaṃ parameśvaram |vinaśyatsvavinaśyantaṃ yaḥ paśyati sa paśyati ||
Our explanation Krishna says that the one who sees the supreme Lord dwelling equally in all beings, not perishing when they perish, truly sees.
हिंदी अर्थ कृष्ण कहते हैं कि जो सब प्राणियों में समान रूप से स्थित परमेश्वर को देखता है, जो उनके नष्ट होने पर भी नष्ट नहीं होता, वही सच में देखता है।
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- समम् samam · equally (adverb) Dictionary: 2. sama, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1152, col. 1 “same, equal, similar, like, equivalent”
- सर्वेषु sarveṣu · all (pronominal adjective (neuter), locative plural) Dictionary: sarva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1184, col. 3 “whole, entire, all, every”
- भूतेषु bhūteṣu · among beings (noun (neuter), locative plural) Dictionary: bhūta, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 761, col. 3 “that which is or exists, any living being”
- तिष्ठन्तम् tiṣṭhantam · dwelling (present participle (masculine), accusative singular) Dictionary: 1. sthā, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1262, col. 2 “to stand, stand firmly, station one's self”
- परमेश्वरम् parameśvaram · the supreme Lord (compound (masculine), accusative singular) Dictionary: parameśvara, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 588, col. 3 “the supreme lord, Supreme Being, God”
- विनश्यत्सु vinaśyatsu · among those that perish (present participle (neuter), locative plural) Dictionary: 2. vi-naś, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 969, col. 2 “to be utterly lost, perish”
- अविनश्यन्तम् avinaśyantam · not perishing (negative present participle (masculine), accusative singular) Dictionary: 2. vi-naś, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 969, col. 2 “to be utterly lost, perish”
- यः yaḥ · who (relative pronoun (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: yad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 844, col. 2 “who, which, what, whichever, whatever, that”
- पश्यति paśyati · sees (present, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: 1. paś, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 611, col. 2 “behold, look at, observe, perceive, notice”
- सः saḥ · he (pronoun (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 “m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this”
- पश्यति paśyati · sees (present, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: 1. paś, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 611, col. 2 “behold, look at, observe, perceive, notice”
Old translations
Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882. Public domain. Page 105–106.
He sees (truly) who sees the supreme lord abiding alike in all entities, and not destroyed though they are destroyed.
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Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882. Public domain. Page 105–106.
He sees (truly) who sees the supreme lord abiding alike in all entities, and not destroyed though they are destroyed.
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Annie Besant, 1895. Public domain. Page 127.
Seated equally in all beings, the supreme Îshvara, indestructible within the destructible; he who thus seeth, he seeth.
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Swami Swarupananda, 1909 (first printed 1907). Public domain. Page 266.
He sees, who sees the Lord Supreme, existing equally in all beings, deathless in the dying.
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The translation: K. T. Telang, The Bhagavadgîtâ (The Sacred Books of the East, vol. VIII, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1882), pp. 105–106. Bhagavad Gita 13.27.
The translation: Annie Besant, The Bhagavad Gîtâ, or The Lord's Song (London: Theosophical Publishing Society, 1895), p. 127. Bhagavad Gita 13.27.
The translation: Swami Swarupananda, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita (Mayavati: Prabuddha Bharata Press, 1909; first printed in Prabuddha Bharata, 1907–1909), p. 266. Bhagavad Gita 13.27.
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Bhagavad Gita 13.27
समं सर्वेषु भूतेषु तिष्ठन्तं परमेश्वरम् ।
विनश्यत्स्वविनश्यन्तं यः पश्यति स पश्यति ॥
“He sees (truly) who sees the supreme lord abiding alike in all entities, and not destroyed though they are destroyed.”
(K. T. Telang, The Bhagavadgîtâ (The Sacred Books of the East, vol. VIII, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1882), pp. 105–106, public domain)
“Seated equally in all beings, the supreme Îshvara, indestructible within the destructible; he who thus seeth, he seeth.”
(Annie Besant, The Bhagavad Gîtâ, or The Lord's Song (London: Theosophical Publishing Society, 1895), p. 127, public domain)
“He sees, who sees the Lord Supreme, existing equally in all beings, deathless in the dying.”
(Swami Swarupananda, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita (Mayavati: Prabuddha Bharata Press, 1909; first printed in Prabuddha Bharata, 1907–1909), p. 266, public domain)
Sanskrit: G. A. Natesan & Co., Madras, 1922.
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Krishna speaks this verse, in chapter 13 (Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga).
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- The Bhagavad-Gita, or The Lord's Song, with the text in Devanagari and an English translation (Annie Besant, G. A. Natesan & Co., Madras, 1922). Public domain. The Sanskrit on these pages was read from this printing’s page images.
- Translation
- The Bhagavadgîtâ with the Sanatsugâtîya and the Anugîtâ, translated by Kâshinâth Trimbak Telang (The Sacred Books of the East, vol. VIII, ed. F. Max Müller) (Kashinath Trimbak Telang, F. Max Müller, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1882). Public domain. Shown verbatim, as printed.
- Translation
- The Bhagavad Gîtâ, or The Lord's Song, translated by Annie Besant (Annie Besant, Theosophical Publishing Society, London, 1895). Public domain. Shown verbatim, as printed.
- Translation
- Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita, with Sanskrit Text; Paraphrase with Word-by-word Literal Translation; English Rendering and Comments, Index, &c., by the Swami Swarupananda (Himalayan Series, No. XX) (Swami Swarupananda, The Editors and Publishers, Advaita Ashrama, Mayavati, Prabuddha Bharata Press, Mayavati, Almora, Himalayas, 1909). Public domain. Shown verbatim, as printed.
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- October 25, 2026