Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15 Verse 16 Meaning
Two Purushas there are in this world: the perishable and the imperishable. All beings are perishable, and the Kutastha—the unchanging—is called the imperishable.
BG 15.16
द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च।क्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते
dvāv imau puruṣhau loke kṣharaśh chākṣhara eva cha kṣharaḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni kūṭa-stho ’kṣhara uchyate
Meaning
Two Purushas there are in this world: the perishable and the imperishable. All beings are perishable, and the Kutastha—the unchanging—is called the imperishable.
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Explanation & Life Application
This verse from Chapter 15 of the Bhagavad Gita highlights a practical insight: Two Purushas there are in this world: the perishable and the imperishable.
In The Yoga of the Supreme Person (Purusottama Yoga), Krishna explains The metaphor of the eternal tree and the supreme position of God.
— Explained by the Nitya Team
Chapter Context
The metaphor of the eternal tree and the supreme position of God.
Key themes in this chapter include Supreme Person, Eternal tree, Liberation.
When to Apply This Verse
- •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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Neither does the sun illuminate there, nor the moon, nor the fire; having gone there, they do not return; that is My supreme abode.
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