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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13, Verse 33

The Field and the Knower of the Field

यथा सर्वगतं सौक्ष्म्यादाकाशं नोपलिप्यते।सर्वत्रावस्थितो देहे तथाऽऽत्मा नोपलिप्यते

yathā sarva-gataṁ saukṣhmyād ākāśhaṁ nopalipyate sarvatrāvasthito dehe tathātmā nopalipyate

What does Bhagavad Gita 13.33 mean?

As space, though present everywhere, remains unaffected due to its subtlety, so too the Self, though present in all forms, retains its purity unalloyed.

Word-by-word meaning

yathā—as · sarva-gatam—all-pervading · saukṣhmyāt—due to subtlety · ākāśham—the space · na—not · upalipyate—is contaminated · sarvatra—everywhere · avasthitaḥ—situated · dehe—the body · tathā—similarly · ātmā—the soul · na—not · upalipyate—is contaminated

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