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Chapter 13<\/a><\/p>\n << Chapter 13 verse 15<\/a><\/p>\n avibhaktham cha bhUthEshu vibhaktham iva cha sthitham |<\/em> thath – that AthmA (still) That AthmA, (though present) in all bodies (such as dhEva (celestial), manushya (human), thiryak (animal), sthAvara (plant)) remains undivided; still, (for the ignorant) appears to be in divided (as dhEva etc); due to the AthmA being the supporter of creatures (such as dhEva etc), the devourer (of food prepared using creatures) and the cause (in the form of semen, foetus etc) for changes, it is to be known (as different from the creatures).<\/p>\n ‘Undivided among beings, it abides as divided.’<\/p>\n By its intrinsic property of \u2018knower,\u2019 it is void of divisions, abiding everywhere among creatures, deva, man etc. But to (spiritually) unwise people, it appears divided as: \u2018This is deva\u2019; \u2018This is man\u2019 etc.<\/p>\n From what is said in the Stanza: \u2018He who knows this etc.,\u2019 (Gi:<\/em> XIII-1<\/a>), it is understood that the soul being \u2018knower,\u2019 it is possible to comprehend it as an entity separate from the body, though in expressions like: \u2018I am deva,\u2019 \u2018I am man\u2019 etc., it (soul = I) is always comprehended with reference to the body (its cloak). And now it will be shown how to comprehend it as a distinct entity, in other ways:<\/p>\n ‘And as supporter of elements it is to be known; as devourer and as causer.’<\/span><\/p>\n Inasmuch as it supports or holds together the combination of the elements, earth etc., known as body, it is to be known or is capable of being known as the \u2018supporter,\u2019 as contradistinguished from the \u2018supported (body).\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n Similarly, it is grasish\u1e47u<\/em>=devourer of material elements such as food. And therefore it is capable of being comprehended as the \u2018devourer,\u2019 as contradistinguished from the \u2018devoured articles.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n And prabhavishnu<\/em>=causer or cause of transformations such as devoured food undergoes, and hence \u2018causer\u2019 of transformations may be inferred from the transformations of food effected.<\/span><\/p>\n Inasmuch as no such properties are discovered in a dead body, it is concluded that mere matter-combined Kshetra<\/em> is incapable of being the \u2018supporter,\u2019 the \u2018devourer or \u2018causer.\u2019 (Hence soul is to be inferred as such).<\/span><\/p>\n >> Chapter 13 verse 17<\/a><\/p>\n archived in https:\/\/githa.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n pramEyam (goal) \u2013 http:\/\/koyil.org<\/a> SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 15 SlOkam \u2013 Original avibhaktham cha bhUthEshu vibhaktham iva cha sthitham | bhUthabharthru cha thath gyEyam grasishNu prabhavishNu cha || word-by-word meaning thath – that AthmA bhUthEshu cha – (though present) in all bodies (such as dhEva (celestial), manushya … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chapter-13","category-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5476\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}SlOkam \u2013 Original<\/a><\/h3>\n
\nbhUthabharthru cha thath gyEyam grasishNu prabhavishNu cha ||<\/em><\/p>\nword-by-word meaning <\/h3>\n
\nbhUthEshu cha – (though present) in all bodies (such as dhEva (celestial), manushya (human), thiryak (animal), sthAvara (plant))
\navibhaktham – remains undivided;<\/p>\n
\nvibhaktham iva cha sthitham – (for the ignorant) appears to be in divided (as dhEva etc);
\nbhUtha bharthru cha – as the supporter of creatures (such as dhEva etc)
\ngrasishNu (cha) – as the devourer (of food prepared using creatures)
\nprabhavishNu cha – as the cause (in the form of semen, foetus etc) for changes
\ngyEyam – is to be known (as different from the creatures)<\/p>\nSimple Translation <\/h3>\n
Rendering based on ALkoNdavilli gOvindhAchArya swAmy\u2019s English translation of gIthA bhAshyam<\/h3>\n
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