Chapter 15, Verse 2
"Ses branches s'étendent vers le bas et vers le haut, nourries par les qualités, avec les objets des sens comme bourgeons"
Ses branches s'étendent vers le bas et vers le haut, nourries par les qualités, avec les objets des sens comme bourgeons— Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 15, Verse 2
About This Verse
This verse appears as one of the opening verses of Chapter 15 — La personne suprême (पुरुषोत्तमयोगः), which explores the Supreme Person. This chapter contains 20 verses and focuses on the metaphor of the banyan tree, the material world, and God as the Supreme Person beyond all. In this particular verse, the teaching centers on the idea that ses branches s'étendent vers le bas et vers le haut, nourries par les qualités, avec les objets des sens comme bourgeons. The Bhagavad Gita is a 700-verse Hindu scripture that is part of the epic Mahabharata, consisting of a conversation between Prince Arjuna and Lord Krishna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.
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What does Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15 Verse 2 mean?
Chapter 15, Verse 2 of the Bhagavad Gita teaches that ses branches s'étendent vers le bas et vers le haut, nourries par les qualités, avec les objets des sens comme bourgeons. This verse is part of La personne suprême (पुरुषोत्तमयोगः), which contains 20 verses.
Who spoke Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15 Verse 2?
This verse is part of the dialogue in Chapter 15 — La personne suprême. The Bhagavad Gita is primarily a conversation between Lord Krishna and Arjuna, narrated by Sanjaya to King Dhritarashtra.
What is the context of Chapter 15, Verse 2 in the Bhagavad Gita?
This verse appears in Chapter 15 — "La personne suprême" (पुरुषोत्तमयोगः), which is verse 2 of 20 in this chapter. The Yoga of the Supreme Person The Bhagavad Gita has 18 chapters and 700 verses in total.
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