SHRIMAD BHAGWAD GEETA CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Ath Panchdaso adhayay



Om Shri Parmatmane Namah


Shri Bhagwan uvach:


Urdhavmulamadhashchshakham

ashvatham prahuravayayam I

Chhandansi yasya pararhani

yastam ved sa vedvit II (1)

Lord Krishna says: It is said that there is eternal Banyan tree having its roots going upwards, branches going downward, leaves of which are Vedic hymns. He, who knows this tree, knows the Vedas.


Lord Krishna describes this universe having a shape of banyan tree with its root upwards and branches downwards, hymns of Vedas as its leaves. As it is the result of three modes of nature, the universe has been regularized by the directions issued in the verses vedas covering different subject matters of life of humans. For example it provides for regulation of productive sense by providing institution of marriage, for housing it provides with Vastu Shastra. for education and progress of society every field has been covered in different hymns of Vedas. Atomic energy is part of Vedas.
Every aspect of material energy has been vivdly described in the text of Vedas.

Last parts of Vedas relate to the ultimate supreme self.these are the experiences of saints, scholars who made search of supreme. These describe the realization of these great saints who passed their experiences to their disciples. This wisdom can be experienced by a true seeker.
This universe has assumed this shape from the eternal lord having his abode in the eternal world in upper skies. coming into being from eternal having its abode in above, so roots of this tree go upwards.

Below almighty, there is creator Brahma by whom the different forms have been created by the power bestowed by Lord.

This material world is described in the hymns of Vedas with regulations to provide systematic development and control. Who knows this secret knows this universe having upwards roots and branches towards lower side, leaves imbibed in Vedas.


Adhashchourdhavam pristastasya

shakha gurhparvridhavishayparvalah I

Adhashch mulanianusantatani

karmaanubandhini manushyaloke II (2)


These branches of this banyan tree spread downwards. The branches of this tree also have roots down wards because of three modes of nature causing birth and rebirth of species as per their attachment with mode of goodness, passion and ignorance.

The twigs are sense objects.

Attachment with the three modes of nature are the roots of this tree expanded to lower part, also to earth having human beings, animal, birds and other form of species.

Those attached to mode of goodness belong to higher planes of demigods, those of passion come to earth in human form and ignorance lands the self soul in lower form.(verse 18 of chapter 14 also explains this)

A banyan tree having its root unto lord upward as explained and expounded in hymns of Vedas. The branches of this imperishable tree expands to lower part and go up to human plane. Its twigs are sense objects. Attachment of self soul with the three evolutes of material nature are the real cause of this universe. Demigods are result of attachment with goodness in higher planes, human and other lower forms on earth, sea and sky because of fruitive action.

With attachment and identification with these three modes of nature the continuity of universe is maintained in a systematic way that this transient universe appears to be permanent.

This universe is daily changing but we still take it permanent.

The human body is the queer picture of this universe.
If one closely watches the shape of human body, one can understand the shape of this universe.
The controller of human body is self soul pervading in every part of body system. Like Lord sitting overhead the universe controlling the whole universe. Mind, intellect, senses, sense object, every thing follows below, every part following the natural course under the effect of our previous lives’ attachment with the modes of nature.

Na rupamaseh tatouplabhayate

aanto na chadirn ch samprishitha I

Ashvathamenam suvirurhmulam

Asangshastrerh drirerh chhitva II

Tatah padam tatparimargitavayam

yasmingate na nirvantante bhuyah I

Tamevchadayam purusham parpaday I

yatahah parvriti prisitah purarhi II(3-4)


Nature o this tree of creation as described herein above does not turn out to be in exact form as illustrated in the verse, for it has neither beginning nor end, nor even stability. Therefore felling this tree which is not firmly rooted, with formidable axe of dispassion, a an should diligently seek that Supreme state of Lord, having attained which, there is no return. Having resolved that he stands dedicated too that primeval being Himself from whom this beginning less creation has come into being, he should dwell and meditate Him.

By putting in mature thought, the banyan tree as represented in the above verses cannot be found by one wise. This banyan tree has neither had a beginning nor is neither an end nor it even stable.
Lord has explained the universal tree looking permanent to every living entity but it is not known as to when it came into existence, when it is going to cease, nor can even one see any stability of it. This material world is transitory. Even the body, mind, intellect, sense and their objects are all temporary. Wise can look at its ever changing phenomenon. Even the body which is very dear to one, silently changes without even a murmuring.
This is impermanent banyan tree has no strong roots. Today the embodiment who is dear one may die without any ailment or other natural notice. The roots which appear to be binding should be cut with axe of dispassion and detachment and then go to that eternal supreme state attaining which self soul traverses the cycle of transmigration. from this eternal self soul there is no return.

Nirmanmoha jitsangdosha

Adhiyatamnitya vinivritkamaI

Dvendeirvimuktahsukhdukhasangayer

Gachhantiamudhah padamavayayan yat II (5)


Those who are free from false pride and illusion, who have transgressed the defects of attachment, who are always immersed in self, who have renounced material desires, free from dualities of material energy, unaffected by happiness and distress, attain that eternal abode.

Shrimad Bhagwad Geeta is not secretive. This is an open message from Lord Krishna himself. it has been delivered for the embodied self soul for their emancipation.
It is very easy to grasp.

Idiot and ignorant state that this message is meant for only those who renounce the world or who are hermit.

Lord has no where prescribed in whole of his message that one has to leave the world to attain Lord.

This message is being delivered at crucial moments of war between the warring factions of a family. This is an eternal message to be free from cycle of transmigration in this embodiment.
Lord is advising Arjun to attain the abode of Lord by fighting his enemies as his natural duty, without any desire for its outcome favoring him or his side.
One who is free from illusion and false pride of embodiment and material acquisition, who have transgressed the material attachment of body, mind, intellect, senses and sense objects in form of dears and nears, material acquisitions meant for sense gratification, completely absorbed in the self, free from desire of worldly possession, free from dualities of materialism, impervious to happiness and distress, they go to that eternal blissful abode of lord.
Lord describes that blissful abode in the next verse:


Na tad bhasyayte suryo

na shashanko na pavakah I

yadgatva na nivartante

taddham paramam mam II (6)

The Supreme abode of mine is neither illuminated by Sun nor moon nor the fire and reaching there is no return.

The abode of Lord is self illumined. it is the illuminator of every thing. Lord Krishna in chapter 13 states:

Jyotishamapi tajjyoti tamsa param uchyate I

Gyanaam gyan gamayam hridi sarva vishthitam II ( 13.17)

That Supreme Brahman /Self /Omnipresent is light of all lights and entirely beyond Maya. That Godhead is the knowledge itself, only one to know, alone worth knowing and attaining through real wisdom, He is particularly seated in the heart of all.

The supreme self can’t be illuminated by the sun or moon or element of fire.
Reaching this eternal abode, the self soul has no return to transmigrate material world.
By following subtle illustration of embodiment, one can conclude that the omnipresent illuminator of entire universe can not be illuminated by sun, moon or fire as they are drawing their energy from him. For self soul is enlightening this entire material body. Sense of smell is known through nose, sound through ears, touch through skin, form by eyes, taste through tongue, while all these senses are illuminated by mind, mind by intellect and what illuminates intellect is almighty divine self soul. All these collectively cannot percept the self soul.
This verse is connecting verse of previous two verses four and five. The material world is transient. But the eternal abode from which self soul started its stupid journey to the material world to gain supremacy like that of Lord is self effulgent. Reaching there once, there is no return. But to reach there, one has to surrender all his attachment to Lord. Verses 4 and 5 above give direction of reaching that abode of lord
Before this many have reached that place. At many places lord tells us this. In chapter four in verse 10 the Lord assures self soul:

Veetragbhaikrodhah manmaya mamupashritah I

Bahvo gyantapsa puta madbhavamagtah II (4.10)

Completely devoid of passion, fear and anger, completely absorbed in Me, wholly depending upon Me, and purified by the penance of wisdom, many have come to Me even in past.

Desire, attachment, passion, craving, obsession for any thing, all are tormenting for a seeker of self realization. One with eyes of spiritual wisdom can feel the presence of Lord by shedding all these elements born out of ignorance of self. The omnipresent Lord envelops this entire universe like a small particle.
Lord says in chapter 10 vwerse 42 of Geeta:

Athva bahunaetain kim gyaaten tuvarjun I
Vishtabhayamiahamidam kritsanekanshen sititho jagat II

What more you require to know Arjun! I sustain the entire universe in a part of myself.

When the entire universe is being sustained by the Lord Krishna in a small part of himself, the Sun, Moon or fire cannot illuminate him.




Those who had attained the spiritual knowledge and wisdom there from have already attained Lord; have been absorbed in lord himself.

To attain that oneness with lord self soul has to realize itself and see self as one in all and then all in supreme self Lord.

What one actually sees is embodiment created by act of nature and not the consciousness which is torching the embodiment.

When one completely sheds passion, desire, fear, anger, absorbed in the Lord, his mind is purified, and one thus attains knowledge and wisdom.

Then one ultimately obtains blessing of Lord by submerging in infinity.

That is the Lord himself (it is like a river merging in ocean) consciousness merging in Super Consciousness.

One has to wisely know that acts of embodied soul are natural and act of Lord Krishna are divine:

Janam karam ch me divayamevam yo veti tatvatah I

Tayaktva deham punarjanam neiti mameti so arjun II (4.9)

Arjun! My birth and activities are divine. He who knows this in reality, on leaving the embodiment, is never re-born but comes to me.

Eternal divinity is sustaining this entire universe, it envelops it from outside, it is in it and outside it. a human being tries to attain the stature of almighty by making accumulation of wealth and material gains. All the material has to vanish in specific period. But this period is uncertain. that is the reason the mind identified by self soul contemplates the embodiment as eternal. Self soul himself is eternal but not the material body. Even knowing that the acts of divine self are divine causes liberation of embodied self soul.

Lord is not an entity.

None else can be so.

Incarnations of Lord are divine. They are not controlled by the material nature; rather it is Lord who controls the material nature. By all this, one can infer one’s own position. Even the earth planet is illuminated from the light reflected from Sun and Moon is being enlightened from the light of Sun reflected from earth.

This also concludes that these objects are not powerful to illuminate Lord; rather they are illuminated by the power of lord.

Mamevansho jeevloke jeevbhutah sanatanah I

Manahshashthaniindriyarhi parkritsathani karshayati II (7)


Self soul, my eternal fragment in form of living entity, situated in material nature, struggles with six senses including mind.


Here is the secret of life.

Embodied self soul is the eternal fragment of Lord Krishna. The consciousness in this embodied self is the part of supreme consciousness, infinite Lord. This infinitesimal has all qualities of supreme self with its independent existence. Making stupid misuse of this independence, this self soul identifies with material nature. This self soul exists in the embodiment is confirmed by following verses:

Dehinoasmin yathadehe komaram youvanam jarah I

Tatha dehantarprapatirdhirastatra na muhayati II (2.13)

Just as birth, boyhood, youth and old age are attributed to the soul through its body, even so it attains another body in the process, and wise man is not deluded about all this.

Assertion of Lord Krishna in this verse is eye opener for human beings.

They should be very happy to know that they are originally eternal fragment of Lord infinite and not the present body. It paves an easy way for those who want and wish self realization.

Now one can start seeing through the scene presented in this verse through which a self soul has to pass while identifying with cover of embodiment.

A self soul first obtains a womb. According to its karmic reactions of goodness, passion and ignorance initiation of embodiment starts in womb of mother through a father.

After birth the embodiment has to pass through helpless childhood, then boyhood, youth, old age.

After cessation of life period, it obtains another body is a natural course of cycle of life and death, if he attaches itself with actions and their results.

Self soul is free like that of supreme self but not like him.
Embodied Soul actually wants to establish his Supremacy like Lord but with the help of material nature.

How it is possible?

Exercising its minute freedom, though being powerless, it encounters powerful material energy of almighty Lord infinite.

By way of sense gratification and accumulation of wealth, he wishes to establish his supremacy.

By coming into contact of material energy in form of body, mind, intellect, senses, he identifies itself with them.

It attains embodiment only because of its attachment with nature and its qualities.

As it obtains body, it develops childhood, boyhood, then transforms to youth. Old age comes without his desire to face it.

It attains other embodiment due to the result of its attachment to exhaust the fruit of identification of action.

Action and its fruits result in a unending account.
This account accumulates with continuous identification with material energy and its evolutes.

Knowing this, the wise does not attach him with the actions or their results.

There has no self soul who has obtained same incarnation as was its previous one.

And why all these beings are having different shapes, forms and structures.

This is all modification of self due to karmic reactions.
In this verse Lord Krishna has addressed ‘self soul’ as ‘my part’ that is clear from this that the self soul has a deep and real relation with Lord.

It had no relation with the material nature to which he has identified.

Due to this wrong identification the self soul has invited self bondage, in karmic prison.

Embodiment results from the combination of mother and father but here in the case of self soul, it is only father who has spread himself in the self soul of all beings.

Self soul has no concern with the material nature.

This material world is alien to us.

We have identified our selves with material body, mind and senses.

Self soul is struggling with these forms of material nature.

The entire world including the heaven is foreign for self soul.

Where ever it may go it will have to enter into transmigration, till it recognizes its eternal nature.

This is self soul’s struggle that it wants to be happy in the company of material nature in form of senses and senses objects, but instead of getting happiness from sense gratification, it gets itself more entangled.

The net result is that self soul is vigorously and forcefully chained in bondage.

Resulting unending miseries, dualities and attaining no happiness from Life after life, body after body.

Out of blunder of seeking happiness from material energy we have preferred to detach ourselves from Lord Infinite to whom we really belong. The self soul has become so much conditioned with material nature that it does not wish to shed it.
By looking face of the body in mirror, being called by others by a particular name, it got from this world, self soul identifies itself with cover of in form of body consisting of five elements, it identifies with those actions which are the reactions of its previous attachment in earlier embodiments.
Moreover it wishes to obtain fruits of those actions which are not his. If this goes on in this embodiment, it is not going to be a happier state either as this the position shall continue in next incarnation of material body, but it is not certain which form this self soul is going to get.
It is better to make full use of this golden opportunity of human form.
Recognize that you are not body; you are self soul witnessing all acts of body impartially, so as to clear sins and self soul twinkling likes pure diamond. With body, mind, intellect, and senses, yogis see actions being done by material nature in form of three evolutes and detached they obtain freedom from bondage and go in the service of Lord Almighty.
Lord Krishna says:
kayen mansa budhya kevalerindreyerapi I
yoginah karam kurvanti sangam tyaktvatamvishudhye II (5.11)

Karamyogis do act through senses, mind, and body as well only for self purification, shunning attachment with them.

Ego and attachment with body are the feelings which basically bind soul with embodiment which is result of past deeds arising out of qualities of nature.
human embodiment is meant for attaining liberation. the yogis shunning attachment altogether, act with body, mind, intellect and senses only for purification.

karamyogis do perform duties resulting from past experience and undergo sorrow and happiness alike.
the actions are never binding, they rather purify the self soul from sins. “word sin has been rightly explained in verse 13 of chapter three:
Binding is the identification of self soul with those action and desiring fruit for those action is one acting like a thief desiring others property.
Blessed with intellect a soul in human form can attain liberation by doing away with attachment. Devotion to Lord in simple way is that desire for fruit of acts is no more and all acts which are occasioned by senses, mind and body are surrendered to Lord.
Attachment completely banished from life span in a particular embodiment, detachment purifies it and pure soul leads to Lord.
Lord Krishna has assigned the embodied soul easiest way to achieve self realization but the impact of his unimpeachable three folded power of material nature is so great that even liberated soul have every chance to fall prey of it.
Height of illusion which has been caused by Material Nature.
yuktah karamfalam tyaktva shantimapnotineshthkim I
ayuktah kamkarerh fale sakto nibadhayate II ( 5.12 )

By offering fruit of actions to Lord, a Karamyogi attains lasting peace in form of self realization, where as the ignorant not realizing himself binds his soul by attachment for fruit of acts by desire.

A Karamyogi knowing that he is not the doer and all acts are result of his past deeds, culminating in embodiment, does not attach him with actions nor desires any fruit for these actions.
He also knows that the actions are coming automatically and he is not the doer.
Material nature automatically causes action and reaction, knowing this; the yogis do all actions selflessly and preferably for the welfare of other beings.
Such self soul, seated in body, acts without attachment and witnesses all actions with no desire for fruits of actions. Thus whatever troubles befalls him; Karamyogi takes them as predestined and see an act of kindness of lord.
He takes them as blessings from Lord as they were due to attachment of actions previously done. But whatever is done now, he does not attach himself to them. Thus he enables himself to realize. But ignorant binds him by way of further attachment and desire for fruit of act executed by nature.
Senses, mind and body are the after effect of nature, so whatever is done by these organs are caused by nature, but the self soul so embodied, is actually free. It is only the mind which has attained non- existing attachment; it is the formidable mind which creates desire and the like: thence proceed varieties of actions such as satvica, rajas and Tamas. These lead to rebirth in accordance with reactions of attachment with actions. But if these act done without desire and attachment, they result in liberation.
sarvkarmarhi mansa sanyaste sukham vashi I
navdvare pure dehi nev kurvanna karyan II (5. 13)
A wise man mentally renounces all actions and rest happily in self, relegating all actions to mansion of nine gates.
There may be repetition of facts but these are meant for grasping the real purport of human form. The yogis once tuned to the detachment from body, mind, and intellect. Senses and their objects, attain unalloyed peace. They renounce the entire wealth.
They can even sacrifice the wealth of entire universe for seeking self realization.
Actually there is truly no more enliven and exhilarating experience than fully dedicating one self to selfless service, considering every image, the image of lord himself.
The human body consists of nine openings which are gateways of senses. Individual soul seated in embodiment assuming it the doer, is not doer in real terms.
It is the mind which thinks of sense objects and inspired by intellect it prompts a particular sense, to act through its outlet.
All sense outings are performing with their objects and onlooker soul has nothing to do with those acts. But an assuming doer ship and its desire for fruit of act done by senses; mind and body lead to bondage.
So a sage with awakened self witnesses all acts being done through nine outings of body and remains a happy lot enjoying its own bliss.
He reflects on bondage and liberation of the self through the pursuit of knowledge.
Bondage consists of attachment with senses and liberation in their control. therefore a sage, controlling all his senses, looks upon everything in lord, deriving great bliss from self, turning away from petty desires.
As earlier said in verse 3 and 4, the beginning, the end, or real form of this world tree is not perceptible. Its roots are desires, having cut its roots of this tree by mighty axe of detachment and self knowledge; self soul should seek that supreme abode from where there is no return to this mortal world. Identification and attachment are two mighty weapon which cause bondage as well as liberation

Shariram yadavapnoti yachchutkramati ishwarahI

Grihitvaetani sanyati vayurgandhanivashayat II


Kshotram chakshuh saparshanam

ch rasnam ghrarhamev ch I
adhishthay manashchayam

vishyananupsevate II (8.9)

As the air takes away fragrance from its source, living entity while obtaining a new body or leaving a particular embodiment, or while staying in a body, it carries these senses and mind.

Living entity obtains Ear, eyes, the organ of touch, taste and smell as well as mind and enjoys the sense objects through them in new body.

While the living entity situated in a body, leaving or obtaining a new body in the process of karmic cycle of transmigration from one body to another, takes these senses and mind with it like air taking fragrance from a flower.

One cannot see this process of fragrance being taken away by air but one can seemingly smell it.

The process of living entity taking six senses including mind cannot be perceived by ignorant but wise can see it. On obtaining new body, the conditioned self soul again starts its struggle with these senses, mind, intellect, to get happiness out of sense objects but it does not dawns upon it that the human form has bee blessed for realization and not for accumulating material prosperity.


Utkramantam sithitam vapi

bhunjanam va gurhanvitam I

vimudha nanupashayanti
pashayanti gyanchakshushah II

yatanto yoginashchenam
pashyatiatamaniavasthitamI
yatantoapiakritatmano nainam
pashayantiachetsahII (10-11)

Not ignorant but realized one can feel the presence of self soul while living in body, while enjoying the sense objects or when leaving the body.
Wise percept this soul through eyes of wisdom but ignorant even while making efforts, can not realize them.
Persons of self knowledge having realized themselves can perceive the self soul leaving the embodiment, seated in embodiment and posing to enjoy the sense objects, through sense organs.
They are capable of perceiving self soul being eluded by the three evolutes of material nature, but this perception is not possible for those who are ignorant. Faculties to see these realties are always available to all beings, but human form is, comparatively an easy instrument to access this goal.
Ignorant cannot perceive living entity departing from the body, staying in the body, enjoying sense objects by associating with material body and its being under the spell of modes of material nature but men of wisdom can see it.
One has to minutely observe as to what is the reality.
As a trader takes away his shop from one place to another and start functioning his business on a changed venue, the self soul being conditioned to enjoy senses objects through sense outlets starts the functioning of senses through new body which it attains due to karmic action and reactions. as it has been conditioned to do so, it does those acts of sense gratification in new bodies because of attachment and desires for sense gratification. the self soul has been going into embodiments of higher and lower species for the time immemorial. this virtual chain of birth and death don’t stop till it becomes desire less.
Vihay kamanyah sarvanpumanshcharti nispriah I
Nirmamo narahankarah sa shantimadhigachhati II (2.71)
When a living entity gives up his desires for sense gratification, who lives free from desires, who gives sense of proprietorship over material possession, which is free from false pride and ego, he obtains lasting peace.
Conditioned self soul indulges in seeking pleasure from sense gratification, so it gives preference to body, mind, intellect and senses, forgetting and ignoring its real self. to attain happiness from senses, it pretends to put in hard work and accumulates wealth but it never thinks of the real self. Senses lose their taste for material enjoyment when they develop higher taste for the nectar of spiritual bliss. Actually attainment of spiritual bliss is the real fulfillment of purpose of human incarnation of spirit. a purified soul will refrain from doing wrong things arising from residual and subtle desires for sensual pleasures.
The yogis, striving for perfection, behold the living entity abiding in their inner psyche as consciousness, but the ignorant whose inner psyche is not pure, even though striving, cannot perceive him.
Yadadityagatam tejo jagatbhasyateakhilamI
Yatchandramasi yachchagno tattejo vidhi mamkamII

Gamaavishya ch bhutani dharyamiahamojsa I
Pusharhami choshadhi sarvah somo bhutva rasatamakah II

Aham veshvanaro bhutva pararhinam dehamashritah I
Pararhaapansamyuktah pachamianamchaturvidham II

Sarvasya chaham hridi sannivishtho
Matah smiritirgyanapohonam ch I
Vedeshch sarverahamev vedyo
Vedantkritvedvidev chaham II (12-15)

The brilliance which Sun illuminating entire universe, the splendor of moon and fire, come from me.
I enter into all planets and sustain all the living entities by my energy; I nourish all vegetation by becoming juice supplying Moon.
I am power of digestion in the bodies of all living beings and by balancing incoming and out going life air in their bodies, cause digestion of all four kind of foods.
Seated in the hearts of all living beings, I am the cause of memory, wisdom and forgetfulness, I am to be known by the Vedas, I am the complier of Vedas and end of Vedas, and I am the knower of Vedas.
The nature of self soul is that it is attracted toward important and beautiful things. even in embodied state, it identifies itself with body, mind,intellect, senses and continues to be attracted to many other embodied self souls having beautiful skin or wealth or opulence in any form.
in its quest to become equilent to almighty, it was attracted to the material nature of lord and caused its bondage. it still continues to identify itself with so called important things and persons. Lord here is telling that magnificence, brilliance and splendor with which the sun illuminates entire universe is coming from him. Moon and fire draws all their grandeur from him. This is revelation which exists but self soul identifying with a Skelton consisting of bones, flesh, skin, blood, sweat, spit, and all sorts of dirty substances, does not see it. The grandeur of sun, moon and fire depicts the spectrum of all powerful lord of universe.
Every one of us knows that there is dome superior power holding the entire universe in a perfect order. So here is other revelation. Lord enters the planets of entire universe to hold them in a perfect order some where under the law of gravitation and somewhere without it. There are different planets floating in the galaxies. There is enumerable number of galaxies, by entering the whole sum of universe holds it by his power but a self soul identifying with body does not try to understand it, they still opt to explore the universe instead of realizing themselves. The Lord being moon nourishes all vegetation by filling them with their respective juices, sweet so sour or poisonous.
The digestion system in beings is controlled by the fire of digestion, the lord in form of this fire in the bodies of beings causes digestion of four kind of food eaten by them by regulating the incoming and outgoing life air. (Four type of food is one eaten, drunk, licked, and sucked)
The Lord in form of universal strength holds the planets, in form of moon he nourishes vegetation, and by becoming the digestive force he causes digestion of food. In this way every activity is being performed by Lord in one way or other. Why then the embodied self soul considers itself the doer. It is just like a dog walking in the shade of bullock cart assumes himself driving the cart.
Till now the lord Krishna has described that he is the source of brilliance in Sun. Moon and fire. Now the lord Krishna is telling as to where he is resting.
Lord seated in the core of hearts of all beings causing memory, wisdom and forgetfulness.
This is the epitome of revelation.
If still you require a proof of lord, think why you forget the food you ate yesterday or some days earlier. You have forgotten, this faculty belongs to Lord Krishna.
So every thing is Lord himself.

The memory is by intellect.

Lord says in chapter 7 verse 10:

Budhibudhimatamasmi

I am the intellect of intelligent. So if he says that memory, wisdom or knowledge and forgetfulness is because of him, what is there to astonish?
Rather it is a chance to recognize yourself in form of living entity as divine consciousness and not a body frame as you are being called by your relatives and whole world addresses you like that.
In 10th chapter Lord Krishna reveals:

Budhirgyanasanmoha kshama satyam damah shamah I

Sukham dukham bhavoabhavo bhayamabhayamev ch II

Ahinsa samata tushtistapo danam yashoashah I

Bhavanti bhava bhutanam mattev prathakvadhah II (10.4-5)

Intelligence, knowledge, freedom from doubt, forgiveness, truthfulness, control of senses, control of mind, happiness, unhappiness, birth, death, fear, fearlessness, and also
non- violence, balance, satisfaction, penance, charity, fame, infamy- all these qualities of living beings are created because of me

Now lord has opened the vista to see him in your self. we are proud of calling us as self viz myself, thyself, your self, their selves, them selves, himself, her slef. where from we have prefixed this self with all bodies. this shows that my, her, his ,their ,our, your are the symptoms of a particular type of bodies or number of bodies but self is common and same in all.

This self is nothing but the consciousness addressing itself a body.

One can often hear that a particular person was beaten by his torments till he lost his consciousness. This is a general perception of life. This life is never miserable but by identifying yourself with embodiment and action caused by the good and bad reactions of previous attachment and identification and desires for fruit we are already in bondage of transmigration. Let us go to identify ourselves with the original form of us, an eternal servitor of Lord and go back to our real home.

In chapter seven he has said that he is life in all

Jivanam sarvbhuteshu (7.9)

Presence of life factor in all creatures is the sign of presence of lord in them. wothout that life the creature is dead. body minus life is always dead.if life is there, it is because of lord’s presence in all.
attributes of intelligence, knowledge, freedom from doubts and delusion, forgiving, speaking truth, controlling senses, controlling mind, happiness, distress, coming into being, death, fear, fearlessness, non- violence, equanimity, satisfaction, penance, charity, fame and infamy, all these qualities of living beings are because of life which further means because of lord.
so there is nothing which belongs to the self soul. it is due to non existing attachment that self soul has embarked upon ‘ego’ of self being an embodiment. the different qualities of beings are created by lord himself but he is beyond those qualities. it is only the self soul who has identified itself with those qualities and caused a trouble for it.
good or bad actioins, qualities, all sacrificed to lord become meditation and worship of lord,and liberate the self soul from the cycle birth and death which are fruit of actions and reactions.
if the creatures are not alive or conscious then an embodiment and qualities have no relevance. a conscious body can act and perform functions of all the above qualities not a dead body.feel the presence of lord in your self in the form of these qualities. these are not the qualities of dead wood that is your body. even the cohabition with your spouse, you are supposed to enjoy because of the presence of lord himself in this body.

Again Lord says in chapter seven:

bahunamjanmanamante gyanwan mam parpadayte I
vasudeva sarvamiti sa mahatama sudurlabhah II (7.19)

After numerous incarnations of various beings on attaining last incarnation as human form, the wise man surrenders to me realizing that I am the cause of every thing.

Lord Krishna says that after enumerable incarnations in the form of different species among total of 84 lac, a wise man in his last incarnation as human form, meditates me as every thing, in every form, such a person is scarcely available.

In second part of this verse the lord again exposes himself to every one.
The Lord is the creator of scriptures,
Knower of them, to be known by Vedas and also the scribe of Vedas.

The ending part of Vedas is called ‘Vedanta’

This part of scriptures consists of the method of realizing lord infinite.
This part is the only part of Vedas which deal with the attainment of self realization. Remaining part of these scriptures vividly lay down the principles of attaining material prosperity.
Lord himself is the creator of scriptures, he is in their form, he is to be known by them and end part of Vedas he himself. This is the pure description of Lord himself.
He is our inner self. He is very dear to us, very near to us. We can realize him.
He is exposing himself in every thing around us but we are closing our eyes just like a pigeon closing its eyes on seeing a oncoming cat.

But this closing of eyes is not going to save us from cycle of transmigration.

Lord is most near to us.

In verse seven he has already declared;

Mamevansho jeevloke jeevbhutah sanatanah I

Manahshashthaniindriyarhi parkritsathani karshayati II (15.7)


Self soul, my eternal fragment in form of living entity, situated in material nature, struggles with six senses including mind.

But because of identification with material nature and its evolutes the self soul has been away from the Lord.
Leave attachment with body, mind, intellect, senses, and sense objects.

Let the nature play its game.

Be an onlooker. You are thus free. None of material nature belongs to you nor do you belong to them. All relations and attachments are transitory. Open your eyes. Even the body with which you are so attached and make a false pride of it shall be destroyed by this cruel nature, with which you have identified.

Duvaimou purushou loke ksharashchakshar ev ch I

Ksharah sarvarhi bhutani kutasthoakshar uchayaye II (16)

There are two types of beings, one is destructible and other on is indestructible. The material bodies of all embodied beings are destructible. But the self souls identifying with embodiment are infallible.

This phenomenon is to comprehended with a purpose of self realization. For the easy access to the central point we should again go to chapter seven wherein the Lord Krishna has described his material as well as eternal nature. He has explained his own wholesome. What is described as material nature in chapter seven, it is termed as ksharah and what is eternal here it is termed as aksharah. Lord has explained his own wholesome in chapter seven. in these verses lord explains the supreme self:

mayyasakatmanah parth yogamyunjan madaashrya I
ashanshayam samagram mam yatha gyasaysi tatchhrirhu II

gyanam teaham svigyanam vakshishyami asheshtah
yajgyatwa neh bhuyoanyad gyatawyum avshishyete II(7.1-2)

Lord Shri Krishna says:
Parth! While devoting your mind to me, meditating me and taking my shelter, how you will know me completely, that you, listen from me.
I will narrate you the knowledge along with its science, on knowing which, nothing more remains to know.

manushyanam sahareshukashchit yatayati sidhiye I
yatatamapi sidhanam kashchitmam veti tatwatah. II (7.3)

Lord says that out of thousands of the human beings, one may try to realize and attain the Self/Lord.
Out of those making efforts, only a rare knows me completely.

bhumiapoanlo vayu kham manoh bhudhirev ch I
ahankaram etiayam me bhinnah parkriti ashatdha II (7.4)

Earth, water, fire, air, space, mind, intellect , and ego are eight folded different type of my nature.

aparmayam itastuanyam parkritim vidhi me pram I
jeevbhutam mahabaho yayedsm dharyate jagat II (7.5)

Oh Mighty Armed! Another superior nature of mine is the individual soul nature whereby I create and hold this universe.


etatad yonini bhutani sarvarhinitiupdharay I
aham krisanam jagatah parbhavah parlayastatha II (7.6)

Presume all the beings held in the union of these two types of nature and I with these two forms of nature, create and destroy this universe.

Now by this very disclosure we can see that the inanimate of lord in described in verse 4 and other eternal energy of lord has been termed as jeevbhutanam, which is fragment of lord but in search of supremacy this eternal energy acts foolishly. it engages itself with material nature.
The material bodies are fallible till the embodied self soul transgresses this quagmire with the help of Lord Krishna through a guru.
When this self soul reaches eternal his eternal home, it attains that eternity of pure self. There is neither dualities nor material anxiety, nor sorrow nor happiness, hunger or thirst, neither birth nor death.

Service of Lord Krishna, attainment of which is goal of human from .

This message is not meant for acquiring worldly wisdom but it endeavors attainment of self realization that we are not this human Skelton roaming in material world to enjoy transitory sense objects. Detaching completely ourselves from this material nature /energy
We should go to the service of godhead and attain eternal peace.

Uttamah purushahastuanyah parmatamitiudahritah I

Yo loktrayamavishay vibhartiyavayayah ishwarah II


Yasmatksharamatitoahamaksharadapi chotammah I

Atoasmi loke vede ch paratithah purushotammah II


Yo mamevamasammudho janati purushattmmah I

Sa sarvidbhajati mam sarbhaven bharat II (15.17-19)

Superior personality is someone else who is addressed as Supreme Soul who by entering the entire universe holds it.

This Great Soul is beyond the fallible and infallible, that is why it is called Supreme Soul in Holy Scriptures and in the planets.

One who undoubtedly know me the Supreme Self, he is the knower of every thing, he worships me with all devotion

Supreme soul is unparallel. None of self soul can supersede him in his opulence. he is for this reason called super soul (Purushottam) in Vedas and in the entire universe. He is the controller of all inanimate objects and all beings. He is in their form and beyond that. He is formless as well in form. None can beat him. He is faster than mind and surpasses others while seemingly sitting at one place.
Whether they may be fallible self soul attached with material nature, acquiring huge wealth, vast empire of three proverbial planets of earth, heaven and lower planets, or eternal self souls, he is superior to all of them. Even the creator Brahma is under the control of lord.
He is primeval being, the Lord of Parkriti and Purush.







Material Nature Eternal Nature

Earth, water, ether, fire, air, I
Mind, Intellect and ego Self Soul



Attachment

Self Soul in Material Body

Identification with Action

Cycle of Transmigration

Self Realization

Dovetail with Lord

Reaching home






This self soul is under the sway of lord’s inscrutable power.
Lord is transcendental, celebrated as supreme person all over.

He, who without doubt knows the supreme soul, self of all, transcendental supreme person. who is the knower of everything and he as such worships him devotedly.

Iti guhaytamasm shastramidamuktam mayaanaghI

Etadbudhva budhimansayatkritkritashch bharatII (15.20)

O sinless Arjun! I have narrated you this absolute secret knowledge, knowing which the embodied self soul attains wisdom and becomes most perfect in his endeavors.

This is an absolute secret from realized Vedic scriptures. Knowing this the human beings attain wisdom. Above all this secret leads one to reach perfection of one’s endeavor for self realization.



(Thus ends Supreme person Yoga 15th chapter of Shrimad Bhagwad Geeta)