समं सर्वेषु भूतेषु तिष्ठन्तं परमेश्वरम् ।विनश्यत्स्वविनश्यन्तं यः पश्यति स पश्यति ॥
samaṃ sarveṣu bhūteṣu tiṣṭhantaṃ parameśvaram |vinaśyatsv avinaśyantaṃ yaḥ paśyati sa paśyati ||
- समम् · samam
- the same, even
- सर्वेषु भूतेषु · sarveṣu bhūteṣu
- in all beings
- तिष्ठन्तम् · tiṣṭhantam
- abiding
- परमेश्वरम् · parameśvaram
- the Supreme Lord
- विनश्यत्सु · vinaśyatsu
- amid the perishing
- अविनश्यन्तम् · avinaśyantam
- the imperishable
- यः पश्यति सः पश्यति · yaḥ paśyati saḥ paśyati
- who sees, truly sees
“Who sees the Supreme Lord abiding the same in all beings — the imperishable amid the perishing — that one truly sees.”
— Original plain-language translation
True sight is defined in one stroke: the same Lord in every perishing form. All other seeing is partial; this alone is called seeing — the chapter's practical summit.
— Reader's notes (original)