The deluded do not see the inner being departing, staying, or enjoying the world through the qualities. Those with the eye of understanding do see.
— Krishna
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Bhagavad Gita · 15.10
Hindi · हिन्दी
शरीरको छोड़कर जाते हुए या दूसरे शरीरमें स्थित हुए अथवा विषयोंको भोगते हुए भी गुणोंसे युक्त जीवात्माके स्वरूपको मूढ़ मनुष्य नहीं जानते, ज्ञानरूपी नेत्रोंवाले ज्ञानी मनुष्य ही जानते हैं ॥
The verse in reading order — each Sanskrit word with its meaning beneath. Hover a word to focus on it.
उत्क्रामन्तम्departingस्थितम्remainingवाorअपिalsoभुञ्जानम्enjoyingवाorगुणान्वितम्endowed with the qualitiesविमूढाःthe deludedनnotअनुपश्यन्तिperceiveपश्यन्तिseeज्ञानचक्षुषःthose with the eye of knowledge
Read literallydeparting · remaining · or · also · enjoying · or · endowed with the qualities · the deluded · not · perceive · see · those with the eye of knowledge
Understanding the verse
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It shifts attention from the changing body and moods to the unchanging witness behind them.
Ordinary sight cannot grasp the true self moving through bodies and experiences. Only clear understanding sees what is really happening.
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On the battlefield
Context & commentary
On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Arjuna is frozen between duty and grief. Krishna explains that the true self is not visible to ordinary perception: it seems to move, stay, and enjoy through changing bodies, but only wisdom can recognize it.
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In your life
Why this verse still matters
You watch yourself become a different person in every room: child, employee, partner, patient, critic. The verse says the deepest part of you is not any of those shifting masks.
The takeaway
“It brings relief from identifying with every passing role, state, or sensation.”
Ordinary sight cannot grasp the true self moving through bodies and experiences. Only clear understanding sees what is really happening.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 15.10?
Krishna speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Purushottama Yoga" (The Yoga of the Supreme Person).
Which chapter of the Bhagavad Gita contains verse 15.10?
Verse 10 sits in Chapter 15 of the Bhagavad Gita — Purushottama Yoga, "The Yoga of the Supreme Person". The chapter has 20 verses in total.
Why does Bhagavad Gita 15.10 matter today?
You watch yourself become a different person in every room: child, employee, partner, patient, critic. The verse says the deepest part of you is not any of those shifting masks.
It shifts attention from the changing body and moods to the unchanging witness behind them.
What this verse means
Ordinary sight cannot grasp the true self moving through bodies and experiences. Only clear understanding sees what is really happening.
Context & commentary
On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Arjuna is frozen between duty and grief. Krishna explains that the true self is not visible to ordinary perception: it seems to move, stay, and enjoy through changing bodies, but only wisdom can recognize it.
Why this verse still matters
You watch yourself become a different person in every room: child, employee, partner, patient, critic. The verse says the deepest part of you is not any of those shifting masks.
“It brings relief from identifying with every passing role, state, or sensation.”
Explore related themes: gunas (47 verses), purushottama (14 verses)