The Supreme Person · 15.1
Sacred fig tree: The Supreme Self
श्री भगवानुवाचऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम्।छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित्॥ १५.१ ॥
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha
ūrdhva-mūlam adhaḥ-śhākham aśhvatthaṁ prāhur avyayam
chhandānsi yasya parṇāni yas taṁ veda sa veda-vit
Translation
Lord Shri Krishna continued: This phenomenal creation, which is both ephemeral and eternal, is like a tree, with its seed above in the Highest and its ramifications below on this earth. The scriptures are its leaves, and he who understands this knows.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 15.1 through stronger key ideas from the verse: sacred fig tree, vedic mantras, knower of the vedas. In the context of The Supreme Self, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.
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