न च मत्स्थानि भूतानि पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम् ।
भूतभृन्न च भूतस्थो ममात्मा भूतभावनः ॥
भूतभृन्न च भूतस्थो ममात्मा भूतभावनः ॥
Hindi · हिन्दी
यह सब संसार मेरे निराकार स्वरूपसे व्याप्त है । सम्पूर्ण प्राणी मुझ में स्थित हैं परन्तु मैं उनमें स्थित नहीं हूँ तथा वे प्राणी भी मेरेमें स्थित नहीं हैं मेरे इस ईश्वरसम्बन्धी योगसामर्थ्य को देख सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंको उत्पन्न करनेवाला और उनका धारण, भरणपोषण करनेवाला मेरा स्वरूप उन प्राणियोंमें स्थित नहीं है ॥
English
Behold My divine power: beings are not in Me, and yet I sustain all beings.
What this verse means
Krishna says that all beings are sustained by him, yet he is not contained within them. He asks Arjuna to see this divine power.
Context & commentary
On the Kurukshetra battlefield, Arjuna is still receiving Krishna’s teaching about how the supreme reality pervades the world. Krishna now sharpens the point: all beings depend on him, yet he remains untouched by them. This verse deepens the mystery of divine presence.
Why this verse still matters
You keep a family together, answer every message, and hold everything in place — yet no one sees how untouched you remain beneath it all.
The takeaway
You can be the source of everything without being trapped inside what you sustain.
Word-by-word translation
न / च (not) / मत्स्थानि (situated in Me) / भूतानि (beings) / पश्य (behold) / मे (My) / योगम् (powerful union) / ऐश्वरम् (divine, sovereign) / भूतभृत् (sustainer of beings) / न (not) / च (and not) / भूतस्थः (situated in beings) / मम (My) / आत्मा (self) / भूतभावनः (the source and nourisher of beings)
This verse is part of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9: Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga — The Royal Knowledge, which contains 34 verses.
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