BHAGAVAD-GITA 13:33

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BHAGAVAD-GITA 13:33

 

yatha sarva-gatam sauksmyad

akasam nopalipyate

sarvatravasthito dehe

tathatma nopalipyate

 

WORD FOR WORD

 

yatha--as; sarva-gatam--all-pervading; sauksmyat--due to being subtle;

akasam--the sky; na--never; upalipyate--mixes; sarvatra--everywhere;

avasthitah--situated; dehe--in the body; tatha--so; atma--the self;

na--never; upalipyate--mixes.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The sky, due to its subtle nature, does not mix with anything,

although it is all-pervading. Similarly, the soul situated in Brahman

vision does not mix with the body, though situated in that body.

 

PURPORT

 

The air enters into water, mud, stool and whatever else is there;

still it does not mix with anything. Similarly, the living entity,

even though situated in varieties of bodies, is aloof from them due to

his subtle nature. Therefore it is impossible to see with the material

eyes how the living entity is in contact with this body and how he is

out of it after the destruction of the body. No one in science can

ascertain this.

 

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