Verse 13.33
यथा सर्वगतं सौक्ष्म्यादाकाशं नोपलिप्यते ।
सर्वत्रावस्थितो देहे तथात्मा नोपलिप्यते ॥
Transliteration
yathā sarvagataṃ saukṣmyādākāśaṃ nopalipyate |
sarvatrāvasthito dehe tathātmā nopalipyate ||
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3
Translation
As the all-pervading ether is not tainted, because of its subtlety, so the Self seated everywhere in the body is not tainted.
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As all-pervading space, being subtle, is not tainted, so the self, present everywhere in the body, is not tainted.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08 · +1 more
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By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08
Explanation
Krishna gives an image for the self's freedom from taint. Space, ākāśa, is everywhere, inside and around everything, yet because it is so subtle, nothing sticks to it. Smoke, dust or water may fill a room, but the space of the room is not soiled. In the same way the self pervades the whole body yet remains untouched by its states and acts. The image is one of the most enduring in Indian thought. It helps the mind grasp something otherwise abstract: a presence that is intimately everywhere and still entirely free.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08