173. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 15, Verses 1-4 (Contd.) | Swami Sarvapriyananda
3/21/20261 hr 16 min
Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches verses 1-4 from the fifteenth chapter, entitled Purushottama Yoga, the Yoga of the Supreme Being, of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks by Swami Sarvapriyananda on the Bhagavad Gita, 'the Song of God,' unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta.
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Chapter 15, Verse 1
श्रीभगवानुवाच |
ऊर्ध्वमूलमध:शाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम् |
छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित् || 1||
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha
ūrdhva-mūlam adhaḥ-śhākham aśhvatthaṁ prāhur avyayam
chhandānsi yasya parṇāni yas taṁ veda sa veda-vit
⧫ The Blessed Lord said, "They speak of the immutable Ashwatham tree, with its roots above and its branches below, whose leaves are the Vedas." He who knows it is the knower of the Vedas.
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First 90 secondsSwami Sarvapriyananda· Host0:00
[chanting] Vasudeva sutam devam kamsa-canoara-mardanam. Devaki-paramanandam krishnam vande jagad-gurum. I think we skipped one or two classes in between. Two classes, yes, it's a gap. Um, fifteenth chapter, very profound, and the first few v-verses are so sublime, so beautiful. We are on those first few ver- verses. The upside-down tree, you remember, of samsara. All of this, our experience here, is this upside-down tree. Let's chant the first four verses, and then I'll go, go ahead. Those who like, you can chant after me. [chanting] Sri bhagavan uvaca.
Speaker 20:59
[chanting] Sri bhagavan uvaca.
Swami Sarvapriyananda· Host1:00
[chanting] Bhagavan uvaca. [chanting] [chanting] Urdhvamulam adhah-shakham.
Speaker 21:05
[chanting] Urdhvamulam adhah-shakham.
Swami Sarvapriyananda· Host1:09
[chanting] Ashvattham prahur avyayam.
Speaker 21:13
[chanting] Ashvattham prahur avyayam.
Swami Sarvapriyananda· Host1:17
[chanting] Chandamsi yasya parnani.
Speaker 21:21
[chanting] Chandamsi yasya parnani.
Swami Sarvapriyananda· Host1:25
[chanting] Yas tam veda sa ved-vit.
Speaker 21:29
[chanting] Yas