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यथाऽऽकाशस्थितो नित्यं वायुः सर्वत्रगो महान्। तथा सर्वाणि भूतानि मत्स्थानीत्युपधारय।।9.6।।
yathākāśha-sthito nityaṁ vāyuḥ sarvatra-go mahān tathā sarvāṇi bhūtāni mat-sthānītyupadhāraya
As the mighty wind, though moving everywhere, has no resting place except in space, so all these beings have no home except in Me.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| yathā | as |
| ākāśha-sthitaḥ | rests in the sky |
| nityam | always |
| vāyuḥ | the wind |
| sarvatra-gaḥ | blowing everywhere |
| mahān | mighty |
| tathā | likewise |
| sarvāṇi bhūtāni | all living beings |
| mat-sthāni | rest in me |
| iti | thus |
| upadhāraya | know |
The Lord gives a beautiful illustration or simile in this verse to explain what He has said in the previous two verses. Just as the wind ever rests in the ether (space) without any contact or attachment, so also all beings and objects rest in Brahman without any attachment or contact at all.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Observe the chapter’s first-person claims, the relation between Kṛṣṇa and the world, different forms of worship and accessible devotion.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaUnderstand thus that just as the voluminous wind, moving everywhere, is ever present in space, similarly all beings abide in Me.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaAs the powerful element air, moving everywhere, ever remains in the ether, know that so too all beings abide in Me.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaThe Lord gives a beautiful illustration or simile in this verse to explain what He has said in the previous two verses. Just as the wind ever rests in the ether (space) without any contact or attachment, so also all beings and objects rest in Brahman without any attachment or contact at all.
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As the mighty wind, though moving everywhere, has no resting place except in space
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all these beings have no home except in Me
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yathā: as
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