Shloka 15.19 “He who, undeluded, knows Me as the Supreme Person, knows all, and worships Me with all his being, O Bharata.” Key Teaching: Knowing Krishna as Purushottama leads to complete worship and knowledge. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Bhakti Yoga. Description: Krishna states that one who knows Him as the Supreme Person, […]

Shloka 15.18 “As I transcend the perishable and am above the imperishable, I am declared the Supreme Person in the world and the Vedas.” Key Teaching: Krishna, as Purushottama, transcends both perishable and imperishable. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Bhakti Yoga. Description: Krishna asserts that, transcending the perishable and imperishable, He is declared

Shloka 15.17 “But distinct is the Supreme Person, called the Supreme Self, who, pervading the three worlds, sustains them as the imperishable Lord.” Key Teaching: The Supreme Person, Purushottama, sustains all as the imperishable Lord. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Bhakti Yoga. Description: Krishna describes the Supreme Person (Purushottama), the Supreme Self, who

Shloka 15.16 “Two persons exist in this world: the perishable and the imperishable; all beings are perishable, the unchanging is called imperishable.” Key Teaching: The world contains perishable beings and the imperishable soul. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna introduces two types of persons: the perishable (all beings) and the imperishable (the

Shloka 15.15 “I am seated in the hearts of all; from Me come memory, knowledge, and their loss; I alone am to be known by all the Vedas; I am the author of Vedanta and the knower of the Vedas.” Key Teaching: Krishna resides in all hearts, governing memory and knowledge, and is the source

Shloka 15.14 “Becoming the digestive fire in beings’ bodies, united with prana and apana, I digest the four kinds of food.” Key Teaching: Krishna, as digestive fire, processes food in beings. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Bhakti Yoga. Description: Krishna explains that, as the digestive fire (Vaishvanara) in beings’ bodies, united with prana

Shloka 15.13 “Entering the earth, I sustain all beings with My energy; becoming the sapid moon, I nourish all plants.” Key Teaching: Krishna sustains beings and nourishes plants as the moon’s sap. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Bhakti Yoga. Description: Krishna states that He enters the earth to sustain beings with His energy

Shloka 15.12 “The light of the sun that illumines the world, that which is in the moon and fire, know that light to be Mine.” Key Teaching: The divine light illumines sun, moon, and fire. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Bhakti Yoga. Description: Krishna declares that the light of the sun, moon, and

Shloka 15.11 “The striving yogis see Him dwelling in the self; but the ignorant, with unrefined self, though striving, do not see Him.” Key Teaching: Yogis with refined selves see the divine; the ignorant do not. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Dhyana Yoga. Description: Krishna explains that yogis striving with refined selves perceive

Shloka 15.10 “The deluded do not see Him departing, staying, or enjoying, endowed with gunas; those with the eye of knowledge see.” Key Teaching: Only those with knowledge see the soul’s actions; the deluded do not. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna states that the deluded fail to see the soul departing,