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śrī-bhagavān uvāca ūrdhva-mūlam adhaḥ-śākham aśvatthaṁ prāhur avyayam chandāṁsi yasya parṇāni yas taṁ veda sa veda-vit

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: It is said that there is an imperishable banyan tree that has its roots …

After the discussion of the importance of bhakti-yoga, one may question, “What about the Vedas?” It is explained in this …

The entanglement of this material world is compared here to a banyan tree. For one who is engaged in fruitive …

This process of extrication should be understood. In the previous chapters it has been explained that there are many processes …

Now, there is no ready experience in this world of a tree situated with its branches down and its roots …

This tree, being the reflection of the real tree, is an exact replica. Everything is there in the spiritual world. …

adhaś cordhvaṁ prasṛtās tasya śākhā guṇa-pravṛddhā viṣaya-pravālāḥ adhaś ca mūlāny anusantatāni karmānubandhīni manuṣya-loke

The branches of this tree extend downward and upward, nourished by the three modes of material nature. The twigs are …

The description of the banyan tree is further explained here. Its branches spread in all directions. In the lower parts, …

The twigs of the tree are considered to be the sense objects. By development of the different modes of nature …

na rūpam asyeha tathopalabhyate nānto na cādir na ca sampratiṣṭhā aśvattham enaṁ su-virūḍha-mūlam asaṅga-śastreṇa dṛḍhena chittvā

tataḥ padaṁ tat parimārgitavyaṁ yasmin gatā na nivartanti bhūyaḥ tam eva cādyaṁ puruṣaṁ prapadye yataḥ pravṛttiḥ prasṛtā purāṇī

The real form of this tree cannot be perceived in this world. No one can understand where it ends, where …

It is now clearly stated that the real form of this banyan tree cannot be understood in this material world. …

The word asaṅga is very important in this connection because the attachment for sense enjoyment and lording it over the …

nirmāna-mohā jita-saṅga-doṣā adhyātma-nityā vinivṛtta-kāmāḥ dvandvair vimuktāḥ sukha-duḥkha-saṁjñair gacchanty amūḍhāḥ padam avyayaṁ tat

Those who are free from false prestige, illusion and false association, who understand the eternal, who are done with material …

The surrendering process is described here very nicely. The first qualification is that one should not be deluded by pride. …

na tad bhāsayate sūryo na śaśāṅko na pāvakaḥ yad gatvā na nivartante tad dhāma paramaṁ mama