Chapter 15 · The Supreme Person

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks
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Text 15.1

श्रीभगवानुवाच ऊर्ध्वमूलमध:शाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम् छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित्

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha ūrdhva-mūlam adhaḥ-śhākham aśhvatthaṁ prāhur avyayam chhandānsi yasya parṇāni yas taṁ veda sa veda-vit

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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (15 words)

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They speak of an imperishable aśvattha tree with its roots above and branches below, whose leaves are the Vedic hymns. One who knows this tree knows the Veda. The world is pictured as a tree fed from somewhere you cannot see.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:The world is a tree fed from somewhere you cannot see.