TEXT 5

Devanagari

न च मत्स्थानि भूतानि पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम् ।
भूतभृन्न च भूतस्थो ममात्मा भूतभावन: ॥ ५ ॥

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Tekst

na ca mat-sthāni bhūtāni
paśya me yogam aiśvaram
bhūta-bhṛn na ca bhūta-stho
mamātmā bhūta-bhāvanaḥ

Synonyms

na — never; ca — also; mat-sthāni — situated in Me; bhūtāni — all creation; paśya — just see; me — My; yogam aiśvaram — inconceivable mystic power; bhūta-bhṛt — the maintainer of all living entities; na — never; ca — also; bhūta-sthaḥ — in the cosmic manifestation; mama — My; ātmā — Self; bhūta-bhāvanaḥ — the source of all manifestations.

na — aldrig; ca — også; mat-sthāni — situeret i Mig; bhūtāni — hele skabelsen; paśya — se blot!; me — Min; yogam aiśvaram — ufattelige mystiske kraft; bhūta-bhṛt — alle levende væseners opretholder; na — aldrig; ca — også; bhūta-sthaḥ — i den kosmiske manifestation; mama — Mit; ātmā — Selv; bhūta-bhāvanaḥ — kilden til alle manifestationer.

Translation

And yet everything that is created does not rest in Me. Behold My mystic opulence! Although I am the maintainer of all living entities and although I am everywhere, I am not a part of this cosmic manifestation, for My Self is the very source of creation.

Og alligevel hviler alt, der er skabt, ikke i Mig. Se blot Min mystiske overdådighed! Selv om Jeg opretholder alle levende væsener og er til stede overalt, er Jeg alligevel ikke en del af denne kosmiske manifestation, for Jeg er selve kilden til skabelsen.

Purport

The Lord says that everything is resting on Him (mat-sthāni sarva-bhūtāni). This should not be misunderstood. The Lord is not directly concerned with the maintenance and sustenance of this material manifestation. Sometimes we see a picture of Atlas holding the globe on his shoulders; he seems to be very tired, holding this great earthly planet. Such an image should not be entertained in connection with Kṛṣṇa’s upholding this created universe. He says that although everything is resting on Him, He is aloof. The planetary systems are floating in space, and this space is the energy of the Supreme Lord. But He is different from space. He is differently situated. Therefore the Lord says, “Although they are situated on My inconceivable energy, as the Supreme Personality of Godhead I am aloof from them.” This is the inconceivable opulence of the Lord.

FORKLARING: Herren fortæller, at alting hviler på Ham (mat-sthāni sarva-bhūtāni). Dette må ikke misforstås. Herren har intet direkte at gøre med opretholdelsen og understøttelsen af denne materielle manifestation. Undertiden ser vi et billede af Atlas med kloden på sine skuldre. Han ser ud til at være blevet meget udmattet af at bære den store jordplanet. En sådan forestilling må man ikke gøre sig om Kṛṣṇas opretholdelse af dette skabte univers. Han erklærer, at selv om alt hviler på Ham, er Han hævet over det. Planetsystemerne svæver i rummet, og dette rum er den Højeste Herres energi. Men Han er forskellig fra rummet. Han befinder Sig et helt andet sted. Derfor forklarer Herren: “Skønt de hviler på Min ufattelige energi, er Jeg som Guddommens Højeste Personlighed hævet over dem.” Dette er Herrens ufattelige overdådighed.

In the Nirukti Vedic dictionary it is said, yujyate ’nena durghaṭeṣu kāryeṣu: “The Supreme Lord is performing inconceivably wonderful pastimes, displaying His energy.” His person is full of different potent energies, and His determination is itself actual fact. In this way the Personality of Godhead is to be understood. We may think of doing something, but there are so many impediments, and sometimes it is not possible to do as we like. But when Kṛṣṇa wants to do something, simply by His willing, everything is performed so perfectly that one cannot imagine how it is being done. The Lord explains this fact: although He is the maintainer and sustainer of the entire material manifestation, He does not touch this material manifestation. Simply by His supreme will, everything is created, everything is sustained, everything is maintained and everything is annihilated. There is no difference between His mind and Himself (as there is a difference between ourselves and our present material mind) because He is absolute spirit. Simultaneously the Lord is present in everything; yet the common man cannot understand how He is also present personally. He is different from this material manifestation, yet everything is resting on Him. This is explained here as yogam aiśvaram, the mystic power of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Ifølge den vediske Nirukti-ordbog, yujyate ’nena durghaṭeṣu kāryeṣu: “Den Højeste Herre udfolder Sin energi ved at udføre ufatteligt vidunderlige lege.” Hans person er fuld af forskellige kraftfulde energier, og Hans beslutsomhed er i sig selv virkelighed. På denne måde skal Guddommens Personlighed forstås. Vi kan tænke på at gøre et eller andet, men der er så meget i vejen for det, og nogle gange er det slet ikke muligt at gøre det, vi har lyst til. Men når Kṛṣṇa har lyst til at gøre noget, sker alt i kraft af Hans blotte vilje så perfekt, at man ikke kan forestille sig, hvordan det sker. Herren forklarer denne kendsgerning: Selv om Han er opretholderen og forsørgeren af hele den materielle manifestation, er Han ikke i berøring med den materielle manifestation. Udelukkende i kraft af Hans suveræne vilje skabes alt, opretholdes alt og tilintetgøres alt. Der er ingen forskel på Hans sind og Ham Selv (sådan som der er en forskel på vores selv og vort nuværende materielle sind), for Han er absolut ånd. På samme tid er Herren til stede i alting. Alligevel kan det almindelige menneske ikke forstå, hvordan Han også er personligt til stede. Han er forskellig fra denne materielle manifestation, men alligevel hviler alt på Ham. Det bliver her forklaret som yogam aiśvaram, Guddommens Højeste Personligheds mystiske kraft.