Word
bhūta
Used in 21 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- one who sees the Soul of all souls in every living being (2)
- for all living entities (1)
- situated in all living beings (1)
- situated in all beings (1)
- Actions pertaining to the material personality of living beings, and its development (1)
- the multitude of beings (1)
- the sustainer of all living beings (1)
- dwelling in (1)
Every verse
- 5.7योगयुक्तो विशुद्धात्मा विजितात्मा जितेन्द्रियः।yoga-yukto viśhuddhātmā vijitātmā jitendriyaḥHe who is devoted to the path of action, whose mind is pure, who has conquered the self, who has subdued his senses, and who realizes his Self as the Self in all beings…Here: one who sees the Soul of all souls in every living being
- 5.25लभन्ते ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृषयः क्षीणकल्मषाः।labhante brahma-nirvāṇam ṛiṣhayaḥ kṣhīṇa-kalmaṣhāḥThe sages obtain absolute freedom or Moksha when their sins have been destroyed, their dualities have been torn asunder, they are self-controlled, and they are intent on…Here: for all living entities
- 6.29सर्वभूतस्थमात्मानं सर्वभूतानि चात्मनि।sarva-bhūta-stham ātmānaṁ sarva-bhūtāni chātmaniWith the mind harmonized by Yoga, he sees the Self abiding in all beings and all beings in the Self; he sees the same everywhere.Here: situated in all living beings
- 6.31सर्वभूतस्थितं यो मां भजत्येकत्वमास्थितः।sarva-bhūta-sthitaṁ yo māṁ bhajatyekatvam āsthitaḥHe who, being established in unity, worships Me, who dwells in all beings, that yogi abides in Me, whatever their mode of living may be.Here: situated in all beings
- 8.3अक्षरं ब्रह्म परमं स्वभावोऽध्यात्ममुच्यते।akṣharaṁ brahma paramaṁ svabhāvo ’dhyātmam uchyateThe Blessed Lord said, "Brahman is the Imperishable, the Supreme; its essential nature is called Self-knowledge; the offering (to the gods) that causes the existence and…Here: Actions pertaining to the material personality of living beings, and its development
- 8.19भूतग्रामः स एवायं भूत्वा भूत्वा प्रलीयते।bhūta-grāmaḥ sa evāyaṁ bhūtvā bhūtvā pralīyateThis same multitude of beings, being born again and again, helplessly dissolves, O Arjuna, into the Unmanifested at the coming of the night and comes forth at the coming…Here: the multitude of beings
- 9.5न च मत्स्थानि भूतानि पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्।na cha mat-sthāni bhūtāni paśhya me yogam aiśhwaramNor do beings exist in Me (in reality); behold, My divine Yoga, which supports all beings, but does not dwell in them, is My Self, the efficient cause of beings.Here: the sustainer of all living beings
- 9.8प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।prakṛitiṁ svām avaṣhṭabhya visṛijāmi punaḥ punaḥAnimating My Nature, I again and again send forth all this multitude of beings, helpless under the force of Nature.Here: myriad forms
- 9.11अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम्।avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā mānuṣhīṁ tanum āśhritamFools disregard Me, clad in human form, not knowing My higher Being as the great Lord of all beings.Here: all beings
- 9.13महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः।mahātmānas tu māṁ pārtha daivīṁ prakṛitim āśhritāḥBut the great souls, O Arjuna, partaking of My divine nature, worship Me with a single-minded devotion, knowing Me as the imperishable source of all beings.Here: all creation
- 9.25यान्ति देवव्रता देवान् पितृ़न्यान्ति पितृव्रताः।yānti deva-vratā devān pitṝīn yānti pitṛi-vratāḥThe worshippers of the gods go to them; the ancestor-worshippers go to the manes; the worshippers of the deities who preside over the elements go to them; but My…Here: worshippers of ghosts
- 10.15स्वयमेवात्मनाऽत्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम।swayam evātmanātmānaṁ vettha tvaṁ puruṣhottamaVerily, Thou Thyself knowest Thyself by Thyself, O Supreme Person, O source and Lord of all beings, O God of gods, O ruler of the world!Here: the Creator of all beings
- 10.20अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः।aham ātmā guḍākeśha sarva-bhūtāśhaya-sthitaḥI am the Self, O Gudakesa, seated in the hearts of all beings; I am the beginning, the middle, and the end of all beings.Here: of all living entities
- 11.15पश्यामि देवांस्तव देव देहेpaśhyāmi devāns tava deva deheArjuna said, "O God, I see all the gods in Your body, as well as hosts of various classes of beings, Brahma the Lord seated on the lotus, all the sages, and the…Here: hosts of different beings
- 12.3ये त्वक्षरमनिर्देश्यमव्यक्तं पर्युपासते।ye tv akṣharam anirdeśhyam avyaktaṁ paryupāsateThose who worship the imperishable, the indefinable, the unmanifest, the omnipresent, the unthinkable, the immovable, and the eternal.Here: in the welfare of all beings
- 13.17अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम्।avibhaktaṁ cha bhūteṣhu vibhaktam iva cha sthitamUndivided yet, It exists as if divided in beings; It is to be known as the supporter of beings; It devours and It generates.Here: the sustainer of all beings
- 13.31यदा भूतपृथग्भावमेकस्थमनुपश्यति।yadā bhūta-pṛithag-bhāvam eka-stham anupaśhyatiWhen a person sees all beings as resting in the One and emanating from the One alone, they then become Brahman.Here: living entities
- 13.35क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोरेवमन्तरं ज्ञानचक्षुषा।kṣhetra-kṣhetrajñayor evam antaraṁ jñāna-chakṣhuṣhāThey who, by the eye of knowledge, perceive the distinction between the field and its knower, as well as the liberation from the Nature of being, go to the Supreme.Here: the living entity
- 16.6द्वौ भूतसर्गौ लोकेऽस्मिन् दैव आसुर एव च।dvau bhūta-sargau loke ’smin daiva āsura eva chaThere are two types of beings in this world: the divine and the demoniacal. The divine has been described at length; hear from Me, O Arjuna, about the demoniacal.Here: of created living beings
- 17.4यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।yajante sāttvikā devān yakṣha-rakṣhānsi rājasāḥThe sattvic, or pure, men worship the gods; the rajasic, or passionate, worship the yakshas and rakshasas; the others, the tamasic or deluded people, worship ghosts and…Here: ghosts and spirits
- 17.6कर्षयन्तः शरीरस्थं भूतग्राममचेतसः।karṣhayantaḥ śharīra-sthaṁ bhūta-grāmam achetasaḥKnow thou these to be of demonical resolves, senselessly torturing all the elements in the body and Me who dwell in the body.Here: elements of the body