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Bhagavad Gita · 9.5 · Yoga through the King of Sciences·5 of 34

न च मत्स्थानि भूतानि पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्भूतभृन्न च भूतस्थो ममात्मा भूतभावनः

na cha mat-sthāni bhūtāni paśhya me yogam aiśhwaram

bhūta-bhṛin na cha bhūta-stho mamātmā bhūta-bhāvanaḥ

Sanskrit recitation

A royal secret, simply held · 9.1–9.10 · Teaching

Translation

Nor do beings exist in Me (in reality); behold, My divine Yoga, which supports all beings, but does not dwell in them, is My Self, the efficient cause of beings.

Meaning

Brahman or the Self no connection with any object as It is very subtle and attributes and formless and so It is unattached (Asanga). There cannot be any real connection between matter and Spirit. Saakara (an object with form) can have no connection with Nirakara (the formless). How could this be Devoid of attachment It is never attached. (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, III.9.26) Though unattached, It supports all beings It is the efficient or instrumental cause It brings forth all beings but It does not dwell in them, because It is unconnected with any object. This is a great mystery. Just as the dreamer has no connection with the dream object, just as ether or air has no connection with the vessel, so also Brahman has no connection with the objects or the body. The connection between the Self and the physical body is illusory.The Adhishthana or support (Brahman) for the illusory object (Kalpitam) superimposed on,Brahman has no connection whatsoever with the alities or the defects of the objects that are superimposed on the Absolute. The snake is superimposed on a rope. The rope is the support (Adhishthana) for the illusory snake (Kalpitam). This is an example of superimposition or Adhyasa. (Cf.VII.25X.7.XI.8)

After Swami Sivananda

A royal secret, simply held· 9.1–9.10

Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.

Word-by-word
me
my
na
never
cha
yet
mama
my
ātmā
self
paśhya
behold
bhūtāni
all living beings
mat-sthāni
abide in me
bhūta-bhṛit
the sustainer of all living beings
bhūta-sthaḥ
dwelling in
yogam aiśhwaram
divine energy
bhūta-bhāvanaḥ
the creator of all beings

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