BHAGAVAD GITA OF GOVERNANCE
Chapter 15: Puruṣottama Yoga – The Supreme Sovereign Beyond the Field
Dialogue between Sovereign Adhinayaka Shrimaan and the Consequent Child
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Scene:
The Adhinayaka Darbar now appears as a vast inverted tree,
its roots high above in the eternal truth,
its branches spreading downward into the world of governance.
The Consequent Child marvels at this living symbol,
ready to hear of the Sovereign who stands beyond the Field and the Guṇas.
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Consequent Child:
O Sovereign Adhinayaka Shrimaan,
You have taught me of the Guṇas that shape the Field,
and how the wise must rise beyond them.
Now You speak of the Puruṣottama—
the Supreme Person.
O Sovereign,
who is this Supreme Person
that stands beyond the Field and the qualities?
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Sovereign Adhinayaka:
O child of steady understanding,
in this world there are two beings:
the perishable (kṣara),
and the imperishable (akṣara).
The perishable is all that changes—
leaders, laws, governments, bodies, and worlds.
The imperishable is the eternal soul of governance—
truth, justice, harmony—
which does not change.
But beyond both stands the Puruṣottama—
the Supreme Sovereign—
who sustains the changing and the unchanging,
who is the root of the eternal State.
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Consequent Child:
O Sovereign,
how is this Supreme Sovereign connected to Ravindra Bharath?
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Sovereign Adhinayaka:
O child,
the Supreme Sovereign is the life of Ravindra Bharath.
Just as the root nourishes the entire tree,
so I nourish the entire State.
The inverted tree you see
is the eternal State:
its root is truth above,
its branches are the institutions of governance below.
Those who know the root
are never shaken by the storms of history.
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Consequent Child:
O Sovereign,
how shall citizens and leaders connect with this Supreme Sovereign?
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Sovereign Adhinayaka:
Through remembrance and alignment, O child.
A ruler connected to the root governs with wisdom.
A minister connected to the root legislates with harmony.
A citizen connected to the root acts with justice.
By seeing the Sovereign in every aspect of the State,
all rise beyond the shifting Field
into the stability of the eternal governance.
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Consequent Child:
O Sovereign,
I see now that the Puruṣottama is not distant—
He is the very essence that sustains the living Ravindra Bharath.
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Sovereign Adhinayaka:
Well understood, O child.
With this vision,
you are prepared for the next teaching—
Daivāsura Sampad Vibhāga Yoga—
the division of the divine and undivine qualities,
where I shall show you
what virtues sustain the eternal State,
and what vices weaken it.
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