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Bhagavad Gita 15.4

Chapter 15, Verse 4

Part of 15: Puruṣhottam Yogपुरुषोत्तमयोग

ततः पदं तत्परिमार्गितव्य यस्मिन्गता न निवर्तन्ति भूयः।तमेव चाद्यं पुरुषं प्रपद्ये यतः प्रवृत्तिः प्रसृता पुराणी॥

Transliteration

tataḥ padaṁ tat parimārgitavyaṁ yasmin gatā na nivartanti bhūyaḥ tam eva chādyaṁ puruṣhaṁ prapadye yataḥ pravṛittiḥ prasṛitā purāṇī

Meaning

Then, that goal should be sought for, to which, having gone, none returns again. I seek refuge in that Primeval Purusha, from whence streamed forth the ancient activity or energy.

Word-by-word meaning
tataḥthenpadamplacetatthatparimārgitavyamone must search outyasminwheregatāḥhaving gonenanotnivartantireturnbhūyaḥagaintamto himevacertainlychaandādyamoriginalpuruṣhamthe Supreme Lordprapadyetake refugeyataḥwhencepravṛittiḥthe activityprasṛitāstreamed forthpurāṇivery old
Commentary

That which fills the whole world with the form of ExistenceKnowledgeBliss is Purusha. Or, that which sleeps in this Puri (city) of the body is the Purusha. Singleminded devotion which consists of ceaselessly thinking of or meditating on the Supreme Being is the sure means of attaining Selfrealisation. Taking sole refuge in the Primeval Purusha is the means to know or realise that supreme goal goind whither the wise do not return again to this world of death. The aspirant should know the abode of Vishnu. He should struggle hard to reach it. He should seek it by taking refuge in the Primeval Purusha. If he reaches this immortal abode of Vishnu or the imperishable Brahmic seat of ineffable splendour and glory he will never return to this mortal world. The Primeval Purusha or the pure? Supreme Being Who is ExistenceKnowledgeBliss Absolute is the goal or the supreme abode or the abode of Vishnu. Just as illusory objects like elephants, horses, etc., come forth through the jugglery of the magician, so also this ancient energy or the original divine power or emanation of this tree or illusory Samsara has streamed forth from that Primeval Purusha. What sort of persons reach that goal eternal Listen.

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15, Verse 4?
Then, that goal should be sought for, to which, having gone, none returns again. I seek refuge in that Primeval Purusha, from whence streamed forth the ancient activity or energy.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?
This is verse 4 of Chapter 15 (Puruṣhottam Yog — The Yoga of the Supreme Divine Personality) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.