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Bg. 15.1
śrī-bhagavān uvāca ūrdhva-mūlam adhaḥ-śākham aśvatthaṁ prāhur avyayam chandāṁsi yasya parṇāni yas taṁ veda sa veda-vit
Bg. 15.1
After the discussion of the importance of bhakti-yoga, one may question, “What about the Vedas?” It is explained in this …
Bg. 15.1
The entanglement of this material world is compared here to a banyan tree. For one who is engaged in fruitive …
Bg. 15.1
This process of extrication should be understood. In the previous chapters it has been explained that there are many processes …
Bg. 15.1
Now, there is no ready experience in this world of a tree situated with its branches down and its roots …
Bg. 15.1
This tree, being the reflection of the real tree, is an exact replica. Everything is there in the spiritual world. …
Bg. 15.2
adhaś cordhvaṁ prasṛtās tasya śākhā guṇa-pravṛddhā viṣaya-pravālāḥ adhaś ca mūlāny anusantatāni karmānubandhīni manuṣya-loke
Bg. 15.2
The description of the banyan tree is further explained here. Its branches spread in all directions. In the lower parts, …
Bg. 15.2
The twigs of the tree are considered to be the sense objects. By development of the different modes of nature …
Bg. 15.3-4
na rūpam asyeha tathopalabhyate nānto na cādir na ca sampratiṣṭhā aśvattham enaṁ su-virūḍha-mūlam asaṅga-śastreṇa dṛḍhena chittvā
Bg. 15.3-4
tataḥ padaṁ tat parimārgitavyaṁ yasmin gatā na nivartanti bhūyaḥ tam eva cādyaṁ puruṣaṁ prapadye yataḥ pravṛttiḥ prasṛtā purāṇī
Bg. 15.3-4
It is now clearly stated that the real form of this banyan tree cannot be understood in this material world. …