अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम् ।भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च ॥
avibhaktaṃ ca bhūteṣu vibhaktamiva ca sthitam |bhūtabhartṛ ca tajjñeyaṃ grasiṣṇu prabhaviṣṇu ca ||
Undivided, it stands within beings, yet it seems divided. That knowable reality is the sustainer of beings; it devours them and brings them forth.
Explanation
Krishna continues describing the knowable (jñeya), Brahman, the ultimate reality. It is one and whole, though it appears split up among many separate beings. It is described as the one who sustains beings, dissolves them, and brings them forth again. Traditions differ on how the apparent division arises: some read it as an appearance only, others as real diversity within one reality.