Chapter 13 · The Field and Its Knower

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 13.15

सर्वेन्द्रियगुणाभासं सर्वेन्द्रियविवर्जितम् असक्तं सर्वभृच्चैव निर्गुणं गुणभोक्तृ च

sarvendriya-guṇābhāsaṁ sarvendriya-vivarjitam asaktaṁ sarva-bhṛich chaiva nirguṇaṁ guṇa-bhoktṛi cha

Recitation · Text 13.15
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (14 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Appearing to have the qualities of all the senses, yet without any sense; unattached, yet sustaining all; free of the guṇas, yet experiencing them. Three contradictions in one verse, each held rather than resolved.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Three contradictions in one verse, each held rather than resolved.