Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15 Verse 1

Gita 15.1

ऊर्ध्वमूलम्, अधःशाखम्, अश्वत्थम्, प्राहुः, अव्ययम्,
छन्दांसि, यस्य, पर्णानि, यः, तम्, वेद, सः, वेदवित्।।1।।

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Gita 15.1

Oordhvmoolam’, adhHshaakham’, ashvttham’, praahuH, avyyam’,
Chhandaasi, yasya, parnaani, yaH, tam’, ved, saH, vedvit’ ||1||

Translation: (Oordhvmoolam’) with the roots above in the form of Purna Parmatma Aadi Purush Parmeshwar (adhHshaakham’) the branches below in the form of the three gunas i.e. Rajgun-Brahma, Satgun-Vishnu and Tamgun-Shiv (avyyam’) imperishable (ashvttham’) is extensive Pipal tree (yasya) whose (chhandaasi) just as there are verses in Vedas similarly the world-like tree also has divisions, small-small parts or twigs and (parnaani) leaves (praahuH) are said to be (tam’) that tree of world (yaH) who (ved) knows in detail (saH) he (vedvit’) is completely knowledgeable i.e. is Tatvdarshi. (1)

Translation: With the roots above in the form of Purna Parmatma Aadi Purush Parmeshwar and the branches below in the form of the three gunas i.e. Rajgun-Brahma, Satgun-Vishnu and Tamgun-Shiv, it is an imperishable, extensive Pipal tree, whose divisions, small-small parts, just as there are verses in Vedas, are said to be twigs and leaves. One, who knows that tree of world in detail, is completely knowledgeable i.e. is Tatvdarshi.

Purport of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15 Verse 1

Bhagavad Gita 15.1 gives the description of an inverted tree of the world, and the traits of a Complete Saint (Tatvadarshi Saint).

Description of Inverted Tree

• Roots - Supreme God (God Kabir) (Hindi - Purna Parmatma, Aadi Purush Parmeshwar)
• Branches - Brahma, Vishnu & Shiv (Rajgun-Brahma Ji, Satgun-Vishnu Ji and Tamgun-Shiv Ji)
• Leaves - World

Meaning Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15 Verse 1:

• In Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 Verse 34, it is stated that Arjun, go to the Tatvadarshi saints, who know the Tatvgyan of Purna Parmatma and obtain the path of bhakti of Purna Parmatma with humility; I do not know the path for attaining that Purna Parmatma.
• In this very Gita Chapter 15 Verse 3 also, speaker of Gita has mentioned that I will not be able to tell the extent of this world-like tree i.e. creation, in this discussion here i.e. in this knowledge of Gita because I do not know about its beginning and end (to the extent it is spread i.e. description of all the brahmands).
• Regarding a Tatvadarshi Saint, speaker of Gita has explained in this Gita Chapter 15 Verse 1 the characteristics of a Tatvadarshi saint. The speaker of Gita says that one who will give the complete description of the tree of the world that its base (roots) is Purna Parmatma, trunk is Akshar Purush i.e ParBrahm, a big branch is Brahm i.e. Kshar Purush and smaller branches are the three gunas (Rajgun-Brahma Ji, Satgun-Vishnu Ji and Tamgun-Shiv Ji) and the leaves are this world i.e. he will give a detailed description of all the brahmands; he is a Tatvdarshi saint.

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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15 Verse 1

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