Bhagavad Gita 15.1
Chapter 15: Purushottama Yoga (The Supreme Person) · पुरुषोत्तमयोग
Shri Krishna said · श्रीभगवान ने कहा
ऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम् ।छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित् ॥
ūrdhvamūlamadhaḥśākhamaśvatthaṃ prāhuravyayam |chandāṃsi yasya parṇāni yastaṃ veda sa vedavit ||
Meaning of Gita 15.1 in English
Krishna describes the world as an eternal fig tree with its roots above and its branches below, whose leaves are the Vedic hymns. Whoever truly understands this tree understands the Vedas.
गीता 15.1 का हिंदी अर्थ
श्रीकृष्ण संसार को एक अविनाशी पीपल के पेड़ जैसा बताते हैं, जिसकी जड़ें ऊपर और शाखाएँ नीचे हैं, और वेद के मंत्र उसके पत्ते हैं। जो इस पेड़ को समझता है, वही वेद को जानता है।
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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.