Gita Verse 9.5

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 9, Verse 5

Sanskrit Verse

न च मत्स्थानि भूतानि पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्।

भूतभृन्न च भूतस्थो ममात्मा भूतभावनः।।9.5।।

Transliteration

na cha mat-sthāni bhūtāni paśhya me yogam aiśhwaram

bhūta-bhṛin na cha bhūta-stho mamātmā bhūta-bhāvanaḥ

Word meanings

na—never; cha—and; mat-sthāni—abide in me; bhūtāni—all living beings; paśhya—behold; me—my; yogam aiśhwaram—divine energy; bhūta-bhṛit—the sustainer of all living beings; na—never; cha—yet; bhūta-sthaḥ—dwelling in; mama—my; ātmā—self; bhūta-bhāvanaḥ—the creator of all beings

Swami Sivananda's translation

Nor do beings exist in Me (in reality); behold, My divine Yoga, which supports all beings, but does not dwell in them, is My Self, the efficient cause of beings.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 9