Behold My divine power: beings are not in Me, and yet I sustain all beings.
— Krishna
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Bhagavad Gita · 9.5
Hindi · हिन्दी
यह सब संसार मेरे निराकार स्वरूपसे व्याप्त है । सम्पूर्ण प्राणी मुझ में स्थित हैं परन्तु मैं उनमें स्थित नहीं हूँ तथा वे प्राणी भी मेरेमें स्थित नहीं हैं मेरे इस ईश्वरसम्बन्धी योगसामर्थ्य को देख सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंको उत्पन्न करनेवाला और उनका धारण, भरणपोषण करनेवाला मेरा स्वरूप उन प्राणियोंमें स्थित नहीं है ॥
The verse in reading order — each Sanskrit word with its meaning beneath. Tap a word to focus on it.
चnotमत्स्थानिsituated in Meभूतानिbeingsपश्यbeholdमेMyयोगम्powerful unionऐश्वरम्divine, sovereignभूतभृत्sustainer of beingsनnotचand notभूतस्थःsituated in beingsममMyआत्माselfभूतभावनःthe source and nourisher of beings
Read literallynot · situated in Me · beings · behold · My · powerful union · divine, sovereign · sustainer of beings · not · and not · situated in beings · My · self · the source and nourisher of beings
Understanding the verse
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Behold my divine yoga, Krishna says: beings do not rest in me, and yet I sustain them all.
Krishna says that all beings are sustained by him, yet he is not contained within them. He asks Arjuna to see this divine power.
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On the battlefield
Context & commentary
Arjuna is still receiving Krishna’s teaching about how the supreme reality pervades the world. Krishna now sharpens the point: all beings depend on him, yet he remains untouched by them. This verse deepens the mystery of divine presence.
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In your life
What it looks like today
A well feeds every field in the village through the dry months, yet no crop holds the well. Krishna describes himself sustaining all beings in that way, while no being contains him.
The takeaway
“You can be the source of everything without being trapped inside what you sustain.”
Krishna says that all beings are sustained by him, yet he is not contained within them. He asks Arjuna to see this divine power.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 9.5?
Krishna speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga" (The Royal Knowledge).
Which chapter of the Bhagavad Gita contains verse 9.5?
Verse 5 sits in Chapter 9 of the Bhagavad Gita — Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga, "The Royal Knowledge". The chapter has 34 verses in total.
Why does Bhagavad Gita 9.5 matter today?
A well feeds every field in the village through the dry months, yet no crop holds the well. Krishna describes himself sustaining all beings in that way, while no being contains him.
Behold my divine yoga, Krishna says: beings do not rest in me, and yet I sustain them all.
What this verse means
Krishna says that all beings are sustained by him, yet he is not contained within them. He asks Arjuna to see this divine power.
Context & commentary
Arjuna is still receiving Krishna’s teaching about how the supreme reality pervades the world. Krishna now sharpens the point: all beings depend on him, yet he remains untouched by them. This verse deepens the mystery of divine presence.
What it looks like today
A well feeds every field in the village through the dry months, yet no crop holds the well. Krishna describes himself sustaining all beings in that way, while no being contains him.
“You can be the source of everything without being trapped inside what you sustain.”
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