Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15 Verse 13 Meaning
Permeating the earth, I support all beings with My energy; and having become the watery moon, I nourish all herbs.
BG 15.13
गामाविश्य च भूतानि धारयाम्यहमोजसा।पुष्णामि चौषधीः सर्वाः सोमो भूत्वा रसात्मकः
gām āviśhya cha bhūtāni dhārayāmy aham ojasā puṣhṇāmi chauṣhadhīḥ sarvāḥ somo bhūtvā rasātmakaḥ
Meaning
Permeating the earth, I support all beings with My energy; and having become the watery moon, I nourish all herbs.
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What Does Bhagavad Gita 15.13 Mean?
At this point in Purushottama Yoga, Krishna deepens His teaching on the cosmic tree. Permeating the earth, I support all beings with My energy; and having become the watery moon, I nourish all herbs. The verse advances the dialogue by connecting abstract principle to the concrete situation Arjuna faces. Shankaracharya emphasizes that this teaching is not merely contextual but universal. The principle of the cosmic tree expressed here transcends its battlefield setting and speaks to the fundamental relationship between action, knowledge, and spiritual realization.
What makes this teaching enduringly relevant is its refusal to separate the spiritual from the ordinary. The very situations that challenge us become the ground of practice when approached with the understanding this verse provides.
— Explained by the Nitya Team
What Is the Context of Bhagavad Gita 15.13?
The metaphor of the eternal tree and the supreme position of God.
Key themes in this chapter include Supreme Person, Eternal tree, Liberation.
How Can I Apply Bhagavad Gita 15.13 in Daily Life?
- •When you need steadiness while dealing with supreme person
- •When practicing eternal tree amid uncertainty
- •When applying liberation to real-life choices
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