Bhagavad Gita · 13.23
॥
Devanāgarī
उपद्रष्टानुमन्ता च भर्ता भोक्ता महेश्वरः ।
परमात्मेति चाप्युक्तो देहेऽस्मिन्पुरुषः परः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
upadraṣṭānumantā ca bhartā bhoktā maheśvaraḥ |
paramātmeti cāpy ukto dehe 'smin puruṣaḥ paraḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
उपद्रष्टाupadraṣṭāthe observer, the witness.
अनुमन्ता चanumantā caand the one who gives consent, the sanctioner.
भर्ताbhartāthe maintainer, the sustainer.
भोक्ताbhoktāthe enjoyer.
महेश्वरःmahā-īśvaraḥthe supreme (mahā) Lord (īśvaraḥ).
परमात्मा इतिparamātmā itias ‘Paramātmā’, the Supersoul.
च अपि उक्तःca api uktaḥand also called.
देहे अस्मिन्dehe asminin this body.
पुरुषः परःpuruṣaḥ paraḥthe supreme (paraḥ) Puruṣa.
Translation
“Yet within this same body there also abides another, the supreme Puruṣa, who is called the Supersoul. He is the impartial witness, the one who sanctions, the maintainer, and the supreme enjoyer. He is the great Lord.”
Version
4e4a1ac5f334 · published Jul 2, 2026, 12:00:00 PM UTC
Available inRUENESHIZHPage between verses with