अध्याय १५: पुरुषोत्तमयोग

संसार-वृक्ष पर चयनित श्लोक 15.1 (Selected verse 15.1 on the inverted Ashvattha tree; 1 of 20 shlokas)

श्लोक 1

ऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम्। छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित्॥

Urdhvamulamadhashakham Ashvattham Prahuravyayam | Chhandamsi Yasya Parnani Yastam Veda Sa Vedavit ||

They speak of an eternal banyan tree with its roots above and branches below, whose leaves are Vedic hymns. One who knows it knows the Veda.