The Supreme Spirit (Purushotama-prapti Yoga)

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11. Those who strive, endued with Yoga, perceive Him dwelling in the self;

though striving, those of unrefined self, devoid of wisdom, perceive Him not.

 

12. That light which residing in the sun illumines the whole world, that which

is in the moon and in the fire, that light do thou know to be Mine.

 

13. Penetrating the earth I support all beings by (My) Energy; and having become

the watery moon I nourish all herbs.

 

14. Abiding in the body of living beings as Vaisvanara, associated with Prana

and Apana, I digest the fourfold food.

 

15. And I am seated in the hearts of all; from Me are memory, knowledge, as well

as their loss; it is I who am to be known by all the Vedas, I am indeed the

author of the Vedanta as well as the knower of the Vedas.

 

16. There are these two beings in the world the perishable and the imperishable;

the perishable comprises all creatures, the immutable is called the

imperishable.

 

17. But distinct is the Highest Spirit spoken of as the Supreme Self, the

indestructible Lord who penetrates and sustains the three worlds.

 

18. Because I transcend the perishable and am even higher than the imperishable,

therefore am I known in the world and in the Veda as 'Purushottama', the Highest

Spirit.

 

19. He who, un-deluded, thus knows Me, the Highest Spirit, he, knowing all,

worships Me with his whole being, O Bharata.

 

20. Thus, this most Secret Science has been taught by Me, O sinless one; on

knowing this, (a man) becomes wise, O Bharata and all his duties are

accomplished.