http://creative.sulekha.com/bhagvad-gita-chapter-15-summary-the-yoga-of-the-supreme-purusha_343316_blog The Supreme Lord said: It is said that there is an imperishable banyan tree that has its roots upward and its branches down and whose leaves are the Vedic hymns . One who knows this tree is the knower of the Vedas. (The entanglement of this material world is compared here to a banyan tree. For one who is engaged in fruitive activities, there is no end to the banyan tree. He wanders from one branch to another, to another, to another. The Vedic hymns, meant for elevating oneself, are called the leaves of this tree. This tree's roots grow upward because they begin from where Brahmaji is located, the topmost planet of this universe.) The Blessed Lord said: The real form of this tree cannot be perceived in this world. No one can understand where it ends, where it begins, or where its foundation is. But, with determination one must cut down this tree with the weapon of
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