Bhagavad Gita 13.32
यथा सर्वगतं सौक्ष्म्यादाकाशं नोपलिप्यते।सर्वत्रावस्थितो देहे तथाऽऽत्मा नोपलिप्यते।।
yathā sarva-gataṁ saukṣhmyād ākāśhaṁ nopalipyate sarvatrāvasthito dehe tathātmā nopalipyate
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| yathā | yathā | as |
| sarva-gatam | sarva-gatam | all-pervading |
| saukṣhmyāt | saukṣhmyāt | due to subtlety |
| ākāśham | ākāśham | the space |
| na | na | not |
| upalipyate | upalipyate | is contaminated |
| sarvatra | sarvatra | everywhere |
| avasthitaḥ | avasthitaḥ | situated |
| dehe | dehe | the body |
| tathā | tathā | similarly |
| ātmā | ātmā | the soul |
| na | na | not |
| upalipyate | upalipyate | is contaminated |
As the all-pervading ether is not tainted, due to its subtlety, so the Self seated everywhere in the body is not tainted either.
जिस प्रकार सर्वगत आकाश सूक्ष्म होने के कारण लिप्त नहीं होता, उसी प्रकार सर्वत्र देह में स्थित आत्मा लिप्त नहीं होता।।