In Bhagavad Gita 15.19, Krishna says that whoever, free from delusion, knows him as Purushottama knows everything and worships him with his whole being.
Sanskrit Verse
श्रीभगवानुवाच · The Blessed Lord said
यो मामेवमसम्मूढो
जानाति पुरुषोत्तमम्
स सर्वविद्भजति मां
सर्वभावेन भारत ॥ १५-१९ ॥
yo māmevamasammūḍho
jānāti puruṣottamam
sa sarvavidbhajati māṃ
sarvabhāvena bhārata
English transliteration yo maamevamasammoodho
jaanaati purushottamam
sa sarvavidbhajati maam
sarvabhaavena bhaarata ॥ 15.19 ॥
Translation / Meaning
Whoever, free from delusion, knows Me thus as the Supreme Person, knows all, and worships Me with his whole being, O descendant of Bharata.
Word Meanings
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| यः yaḥ | whoever |
| माम् mām | Me |
| एवम् evam | thus |
| असम्मूढः asammūḍhaḥ | free from delusion |
| जानाति jānāti | knows |
| पुरुषोत्तमम् puruṣottamam | as the Supreme Person |
| सः saḥ | he |
| सर्ववित् sarvavit | knows all sarva (all) + vit (knower) |
| भजति bhajati | worships |
| माम् mām | Me |
| सर्वभावेन sarvabhāvena | with his whole being sarva (whole) + bhāvena (being) |
| भारत bhārata | O descendant of Bharata |
Word-wise Chanting
- yo mā–me–va–ma–sam–mū–ḍho 8 syllables yo maa-me-va-ma-sam-moo-dho
- jā–nā–ti pu–ru–ṣot–ta–mam | 8 syllables jaa-naa-ti pu-ru-shot-ta-mam
- sa sar–va–vid–bha–ja–ti māṃ 8 syllables sa sar-va-vid-bha-ja-ti maam
- sar–va–bhā–ve–na bhā–ra–ta || 15-19 8 syllables sar-va-bhaa-ve-na bhaa-ra-ta
How to read this
How to chant: each line is one pāda (quarter-verse); chant it in one breath. The hyphen (-) divides the syllables, inside a word and across a sandhi join, so every pāda shows its 8 syllables (11 in triṣṭubh verses). A consonant cluster is divided after its first consonant (kar-ma, vet-ti): that syllable is held longer. Mark above a syllable: guru, long (two beats); laghu, short (one beat). | closes the half-verse, || the verse; the number is the syllable count of the pāda.
Deeper Explanation – Chapter 15 Verse 19
Context
Krishna states the fruit of knowing him as the Supreme Person.
Meaning
One who knows the Divine as Puruṣottama, without confusion, is sarvavit, knower of everything worth knowing. Such knowledge naturally becomes worship sarva-bhāvena, with every faculty and feeling.
Knowledge of the Supreme does not remain in the head; it moves the whole person to love and worship.
In Practice
Let your understanding of the Divine move your heart today. Offer a prayer with your whole being.
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Continue Your Study
This verse belongs to Chapter 15: Purushottama Yoga (The Supreme Person). Read the chapter overview, browse every verse of the Gita, or return to the chapter-by-chapter guide. For a reading plan, see how to study the Bhagavad Gita and the study resources.