Bhagavad Gita · Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga YogaChapter 13, Shloka 32 (13.32)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
यथा सर्वगतं सौक्ष्म्यादाकाशं नोपलिप्यते
सर्वत्रावस्थितो देहे तथाऽऽत्मा नोपलिप्यते
॥ 13.32 ॥
yathā sarvagataṃ saukṣmyādākāśaṃ nopalipyate
sarvatrāvasthito dehe tathā''tmā nopalipyate
Translation
"Just as all-pervading space, because of its subtlety, is not tainted, so the Self, present everywhere in the body, is not tainted."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. yathā sarvagataṃ vyāpi api sat saukṣmyāt … ākāśaṃ khaṃ na upalipyate na saṃbadhyate.
Acharya Ramanuja. yathā ākāśaṃ sarvagatam api sarvaiḥ vastubhiḥ saṃyuktam api saukṣmyāt sarvavastusvabhāvaiḥ na lipyate — though joined with all things, it is not tainted by their nature; tathā ātmā atisaukṣmyāt … it is not tainted by the nature of the body.
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