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Bhagavad Gita 13.13
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Sanskrit
ज्ञेयं यत्तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वाऽमृतमश्नुते।अनादिमत्परं ब्रह्म न सत्तन्नासदुच्यते
Transliteration
jñeyaṁ yat tat pravakṣhyāmi yaj jñātvāmṛitam aśhnute
anādi mat-paraṁ brahma na sat tan nāsad uchyate
anādi mat-paraṁ brahma na sat tan nāsad uchyate
Synonyms
jñeyam: the knowable;
yat: which;
tat: that;
pravakṣyāmi: I shall now explain;
yat: which;
jñātvā: knowing;
amṛtam: nectar;
aśnute: one tastes;
anādi: beginningless;
mat: param — subordinate to Me;
brahma: spirit;
na: neither;
sat: cause;
tat: that;
na: nor;
asat: effect;
ucyate: is said to be .;
English Meaning
I shall now explain the knowable, knowing which you will taste the eternal. Brahman, the spirit, beginningless and subordinate to Me, lies beyond the cause and effect of this material world.
Life Theme
Self Awareness
Life Application
Reflecting on our thoughts and behaviors to better understand ourselves.