Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 9.4
Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 9.4 · 9 · Verse 4
Sanskrit Original
।।9.4।।इदं चेतनाचेतनात्मकं कृत्स्नं जगद् अव्यक्तमूर्तिना अप्रकाशितस्वरूपेण मया अन्तर्यामिणा ततम्। अस्य जगतो धारणार्थं नियमनार्थम् च शेषित्वेन व्याप्तम् इत्यर्थः। यथा अन्तर्यामिब्राह्मणेयः पृथिव्यां तिष्ठन् ৷৷. यं पृथिवी न वेद (बृ उ0 3।7।3)यं आत्मनि तिष्ठन् ৷৷. यमात्मा न वेद (श0 प0 ब्रा0 14।6।5।5।30) इति चेतनाचेतनवस्तुजातैः अदृष्टेन अन्तर्यामिणा तत्र तत्र व्याप्तिः उक्ता। ततो मत्स्थानि सर्वभूतानि सर्वाणि भूतानि मयि अन्तर्यामिणि स्थितानि? तत्र एव ब्राह्मणेयस्य पृथिवी शरीरं यः पृथिवीमन्तरो यमयति (बृ0 उ0 3।7।3)यस्यात्मा शरीरं य आत्मानमन्तरो यमयति (श0 प0 ब्रा0 14।6।6।5।30) इति शरीरत्वेन नियाम्यत्वप्रतिपादनात्। तदायत्ते स्थितिनियमने प्रतिपादिते शेषित्वं च? न च अहं तेषु अवस्थित्रः अहं तु न तदायत्तस्थितिः? मत्स्थितौ तैः न कश्चित् उपकार इत्यर्थः।
9.4 This 'entire universe,' composed to sentient and non-sentient beings, is pervaded by Me, the inner controller, whose 'form is not manifest,' namely, whose essential nature is unmanifest. The meaning is that all this is pervaded by Me, the Principal (Sesi), so that I may sustain and rule this universe. This, the pervasion of all by the inner controller, who is invisible to the entire group of sentient and non-sentient beings, is taught in the following passage of the Antaryami-brahmana: 'He who dwells in the earth ৷৷. whom the earth 'does not know' (Br. U., 3.7.3) and 'He who dwells in the self ৷৷. whom the self does not know etc.,' (Br. U. Madh., 3.7.22). Therefore 'all beings abide in Me'; all beings rest in Me who am their inner controller. In the same Brahmana it is taught that their existence and control are dependent on Him, as they are subject to His control and as they constitute His body: 'He whose body is the earth ৷৷. who controls the earth from within' (Br. U., 3.7.3) and 'He whose body is the self ৷৷. He who controls the self from within' (Br. U. Madh., 3.7.22). So also His primacy over everything is taught. 'I am not in them,' namely, I do not 'depend' on them for My existence. There is no help derived from them for My existence.