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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 6.29
सर्वभूतस्थमात्मानं सर्वभूतानि चात्मनि ।
ईक्षते योगयुक्तात्मा सर्वत्र समदर्शन: ॥ २९ ॥
sarva-bhūta-stham ātmānaṁ
sarva-bhūtāni cātmani
īkṣate yoga-yuktātmā
sarvatra sama-darśanaḥ
A true yogī observes Me in all beings and also sees every being in Me. Indeed, the self-realized person sees Me, the same Supreme Lord, everywhere.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioWhat this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.
3 study points
A true yogī sees Kṛṣṇa in all beings, all beings in Him, and the same Supreme Lord everywhere.
Prabhupāda explains that Kṛṣṇa is in every heart as the Supersoul, while each individual soul is present only in its own heart.
Practice seeing all living beings equally: whatever their situation, they remain servants of God.
A realized yogi sees the Supersoul in everyone’s heart and sees everyone being supported by the Supersoul
Krishna conscious yogi is the perfect seer because
He sees Krishna, the Supreme, in everyone’s heart as Supersoul (Ref. Bg. 18.61 “ishvara sarva...”) and thus he appreciates the Supreme neutrality of the Lord
The Supreme neutrality of the Lord
Same Lord in Paramatma feature is situated in the heart of a dog and that of a brahmana
Same Lord is present in the heart of both, a believer and a non-believer
Ref. Smrti “atatatvac ca...” – The Lord, being the source of all beings, is like the mother and the maintainer
Analogy: As the mother is neutral to all different kinds of children, the Supreme father (or mother) is also neutral. Consequently the Supersoul is always in every living being
Lord is eternally transcendental and not materially affected by His presence in the heart of a dog or a brahmana
Distinction between individual soul and Supersoul
Individual soul is situated in individual heart – but he is not present in all the hearts
One who is not factually in yoga practice cannot see so clearly
“All beings in Me” — The Living entity always remains in the Lord’s energy; either material or spiritual
“Lord in all beings” — to see the supreme neutrality of the Lord who is present in dog/Brahman; believer/non-believer
Analogy: Mother/ maintainer — neutral to all living beings
Vision of equality is perfect in a person in Krishna consciousness
Yogi sees equally because he see’s all living entities, although in different situations according to the results of fruitive work, in all circumstances remain as the servant of God
In material (external) energy one serves the material senses
In spiritual (internal) energy one serves the Supreme Lord directly
Texts 6.28 & 6.29
Krishna further clarifies this point in the next verse.
Texts 6.29 & 6.30
The benefits of such a vision are next delineated.
Krishna describes the practices of astanga-yoga
The result are ‘Yogarudha (the perfectional stage)’ and ultimately ‘the vision of the Supersoul’.
Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.
The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.
Key ideas: bhakti, śaraṇāgati.
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What does BG 6.29 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to bhakti & surrender?
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