Srimad Bhagavadgeeta:

Thursday, April 03, 2014.

Srimad Bhagavadggeta :

Chapter-9.( Raja-vidya-raja-guhya-yogam )

Slokam-4.

Maya    tatmidam    sarvam    jadadvyaktamurthina,

Matsthani   sarvabuthani    na   caham    teshvavasthitaha.

Maya            =    By Me;

Tatam           =    Spread;

Idam             =    All these manifestations;

Sarvam           =    All;

Jagat            =    Cosmic manifestation;

Avyakta-murtina  =     Unmanifested form;

Mat-sthani       =    Unto Me;

Sarva-bhutani    =      All living entities;

Na               =     Not;

Ca               =    Also;

Aham              =     I;

Tesu              =    In them;

Avasthitah        =   Present 

By the unmanifest of Me this entire cosmic manifestation is pervaded, all living entities are in Me and I am not [completely] in them.

By my unseen form this entire cosmic manifestation is pervaded; all beings are thus found in me while on the other hand the complete 

of me cannot be found in them. 

By Me, in My unmanifested form, this entire universe is pervaded. All beings are in Me, but I am not in them.

I cannot be experienced yet I pervade the whole universe. Everything has its being in

Me but I am free of everything.

Again in this slokam Lord Krishna discourses on the unmanifest state of the brahman or spiritual substratum pervading all existence.

Thus after causing one to become inquisitive by so praising this supreme and confidential wisdom, Lord Krishna expounds upon it in 

this verse and the next. The words sarvam jagat mean the whole cosmic material manifestation. This He has revealed is permeated by 

Him in the unmanifest form of the brahman or spiritual substratum pervading all existence which is beyond the ability of the senses 

to perceive. The Taittriya Upanisad II.VI states: That the Supreme Lord as the substratum of everything projects it into everything 

created. Therefore all beings moving or stationary abide within the Supreme Lord who embodies the cause of all beings. Although this 

is a reality still He is not part of any their effects unlike clay which effects can be seen as an ingredient in plates and pots. The 

Supreme Lord is unattached and unaffected like space containing unlimited variegated forms but is not affected by or attached to any 

of them. 

The complete cosmic creation constituted of variegated myriad of sentient and insentient beings is permeated by the Supreme Lord 

Krishna. The words avyakta-murttina mean His subtle form manifested as the brahman or spiritual substratum pervading all 

existence. It is indiscernible by the material senses and is unable to be perceived by the mind. Although secretly hidden, He is 

manifested internally in the unrivalled presence of paramatma the purely spiritual supreme soul in everything sentient and 

insentient. So in spirit He pervades everywhere. Lord Krishna does this in relation to universal creation as the Supreme Sovereign 

Lord manifesting it and also by maintaining and sustaining it. As stated in the Brihadaranyaka Upanisad V.VII.III beginning ya 

prithivyam tishtham or He who abides in earth but whom earth knows not and He to whom in the interior of earth is sovereign ruler 

and in verse V.VII.XXII beginning ya atmani tishtham meaning He who resides in the soul but the soul knows not and He to whom the 

soul is the body who from the interior of the soul is sovereign ruler. Both verses confirm His supreme presence and pervasive nature 

in everything which is sentient as well as insentient; but totally unperceived. By reference to earth, body, soul establishes complete 

compliance to His sovereign rulership and establishes the dependence of all things upon Him as they derive their very existence from 

Him. Hence all existences and everything existing in all existences have their abode within the Supreme Lord.

Lord Krishna has discussed this sacred spiritual knowledge which leads to Him by praising the merits of following it and stating the 

consequences incurred by not following it. Now He calls the attention of the listener by revealing that He pervades the sarvam jagad 

or complete material cosmic manifestation. How does He accomplish this? By dint of His unmanifest potency in the form of the 

brahman the spiritual substratum pervading all existence which is beyond the perception of the five senses. All beings movable and 

immovable reside within Lord Krishna who is the source of all creation. The Vedic scriptures declare that He is the atma or soul 

within which permeates all sentient beings and impels them to perform actions. Also Sahadeva's statement in the Sabhaparva of the 

Mahabharata that the mind, intellect, cosmic intelligence, wind, fire, water, earth, ether and the four fold beings reside within the 

Supreme Lord Krishna. But where does He reside? He reveals that He is in each and very living entity as paramatma the super soul 

and that He is the substratum of all beings; but none are His substratum for He is His own substratum and does not depend upon 

anything for residing and functioning. This is also confirmed in the Bhuma Vidya section of the Chandogya Upanisad VII.XXIV.I 

where it states that: On Earth people call the possession of cows, horses, elephants, gold, property, palaces etc. as greatness but the 

Supreme Lord does not think thus because clearly each thing is established upon another. In VII.XXV.I of the Chandogya Upanisad it 

states:That omnipresence is above and below and to the east and the west and the north and the south. Indeed it is the total material 

creation. 

The Supreme Personality of Godhead is not perceivable through the gross material senses. It is said that Lord Srikrishna's  name, 

fame, pastimes, etc., cannot be understood by material senses. Only to one who is engaged in pure devotional service under proper 

guidance is He revealed. In the Brahma-samhita it is stated, premanjanacchurita.... One can see the Supreme Personality of Godhead, 

Govinda, always within himself and outside himself if he has developed the transcendental loving attitude towards Him. Thus for 

people in general He is not visible. Here it is said that although He is all-pervading, everywhere present, He is yet not conceivable by 

the material senses. But actually, although we cannot see Him, everything is resting in Him. As we have discussed in the Seventh 

Chapter, the entire material cosmic manifestation is only a combination of His two different energies, the superior spiritual energy 

and the inferior material energy. Just as the sunshine is spread all over the universe, the energy of the Lord is spread all over the 

creation, and everything is resting in that energy.

Yet one should not conclude that because He is spread all over He has lost His personal existence. To refute such argument the Lord 

says, "I am everywhere, and everything is in Me, but still I am aloof." For example, a king heads a government which is but the 

manifestation of the king's energy; the different governmental departments are nothing but the energies of the king, and each 

department is resting on the king's power. But still one cannot expect the king to be present in every department personally. That is a 

crude example. Similarly, all the manifestations that we see, and everything that exists both in this material world and in the spiritual 

world, are resting on the energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The creation takes place by the diffusion of His different 

energies, and, as is stated in the Bhagavadgeeta, He is everywhere present by His personal representation, the diffusion of His 

different energies.