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Bhagavad Gītā · Chapter 10 · Vibhūti Yoga

वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः

इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना

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vedānāṃ sāmavedo'smi devānāmasmi vāsavaḥ|

indriyāṇāṃ manaścāsmi bhūtānāmasmi cetanā||

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Word meanings

वेदानाम् = among the Vedas

सामवेदः = the Sāmaveda

अस्मि = I am

देवानाम् = among the gods

वासवः = Indra

अस्मि = I am

इन्द्रियाणाम् = among the senses

मनः = mind

अस्मि = the mind

= and

भूतानाम् = of beings

चेतना = consciousness

अस्मि = I am

Translation

Among the Vedas, I am the Samaveda;: among the gods, Iam Indra. Among the organs i of perception etc., I am the mind; and I & am the consciousness (life-energy) in living beings

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Rāmānuja · Viśiṣṭādvaita

English

Lord Krishna reveals that among the four Vedas, His vibhūti or divine, transcendental opulence is the Sāma Veda, of all the devas His vibhūti is the celestial chief Indra.

Of the 11 senses called indriyāṇāṃ being seeing, hearing, tasting, touching and smelling which corresponds respectively to the eyes, ears, tongue, skin and nose with the 11th being the mind which as the chief of them all is Lord Krishna vibhūti.

Of all living beings whatever consciousness arises within them apart from intelligence that is also His vibhūti.

Portrait of Madhvācārya

Madhvācārya · Dvaita

SanskritEnglish

On verses 10.21–10.25

“विष्णुः सर्वव्याप्तित्वप्रवेशित्वादेः | विष्णु व्याप्तौ | विश प्रवेशने इति हि पठन्ति || गतिश्च सर्वभूतानां प्रजानां चापि भारत | व्याप्तौ मे रोदसि पार्थ कान्तिश्चाभ्यधिका मम | अधिभूतानिविष्टश्च तदिच्छुश्चापि भारत | क्रमणाच्चाप्यहं पार्थ विष्णुरित्यभिसंज्ञितः | इति मोक्षधर्मे ||” - Vishnu, because He pervades, entering the entire space. Vishnu means all-pervading, Visha entering, thus also it is said. “I am the goal for all the creatures and the conscious beings, O Bharata. By Me is the world and the sky enveloped, O Partha and My glory is immeasurable. Abiding in all creatures, I desire their well-being. Because of My strident steps I am called Vishnu”, thus in Moksha Dharma text.

Portrait of Jñāneśvar

Jñāneśvar · Vārkarī

English

On verses 10.21–10.22

21 *Of Ādityas I am Vishnu, of luminaries the Sun (named) Amśumat; I am Marīci of the Maruts, and the Moon amongst the stellar bodies.* 22 *“I am, of the Vedas, the Sāmaveda, of the Gods I am Indra; of the sense-centres I am the Mind, and of the living beings their Sentiency.”* (221)

So saying, the kind (God) said, “I am Vishnu amongst the Ādityas; (Twelve sons of Āditi, the wife of progenitor Kashyapa); of the lustrous things I am the Sun beaming with rays; and of the host of gods I am the Marīchi-Patriarchal (first-born) beings. I am Sāmaveda amongst the Vedas,” said Govinda, “Indra, the brother of Maruta amongst Gods; the mind, the eleventh organ amongst the organs of sense, and life-breath of all living beings.

Swami Ramsukhdas · Modern

English

'Vedānām sāmavedo'smi'—Of the four Vedas, Sāmaveda is the most suitable for music. In it, there is the description of the Lord's glory in the form of Indra's glory. So, Sāmaveda is the divine glory of the Lord.

'Devānāmasmi vāsavaḥ'—Of all the gods, Indra is the chief one, the lord of the gods. So Lord Kṛṣṇa, has mentioned him, as His divine glory.

'Indriyāṇām manaścāsmi'—The five senses function, properly, only if the mind remains with them. If it wanders away, they cannot function properly. So the mind, is reckoned, as the Lord's divine glory.

'Bhūtānāmasmi cetanā'—The difference, between a living person and a dead person, is that the former has consciousness (life, energy), while the latter has no consciousness. So this consciousness, is the Lord's divine glory.

Whatever distinction is there, in the divine glories, is the Lord's.

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Ādi Śaṅkarācārya · Advaita

Sanskrit

वेदानां मध्ये साम-वेदः अस्मि । देवानां रुद्र-आदित्य-आदीनां वासवः इन्द्रः अस्मि । इन्द्रियाणां एकादशानां चक्षुः-आदीनां मनः च अस्मि सङ्कल्प-विकल्प-आत्मकं मनः च अस्मि । भूतानां अस्मि चेतना कार्य-करण-सङ्घाते नित्या-आभिव्यक्ता बुद्धि-वृत्तिः चेतना ॥

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Ādi Śaṅkarācārya · Advaita

Hindi

मैं वेदोंमें सामवेद हूँ, रुद्र, आदित्य आदि देवोंमें इन्द्र हूँ और चक्षु आदि एकादश इन्द्रियोंमें संकल्प- विकल्पात्मक मन हूँ। सब प्राणियोंमें (मैं) चेतना हूँ। कार्य-करणके समुदायरूप शरीरमें सदा प्रकाशित रहनेवाली जो बुद्धिवृत्ति है, उसका नाम चेतना है

Portrait of Jñāneśvar

Jñāneśvar · Vārkarī

Marathi

वेदांआंतु सामवेदु । तो मी म्हणे गोविंदु । देवांमाजी मरुद्‍बंधु । महेंद्र तो मी ॥ २२३ ॥

इंद्रियांआंतु अकरावें । मन तें मी हें जाणावें । भूतांमाजी स्वभावें । चेतना ते मी ॥ २२४ ॥

Portrait of Jñāneśvar

Jñāneśvar · Vārkarī

Hindi

(10.223) गोविन्द कहते हैं कि वेदों में जो सामवेद है वह मैं हूँ; देवों में जो मरुद्रन्धु महेन्द्र है वह मैं हूँ।

(10.224) इन्द्रियों में ग्यारहवाँ जो मन है वह मुझे ही समझे।

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Sri Udiya Baba · Modern

Hindi

भावार्थ— मैं वेदों में सामवेद हूँ देवताओं में इन्द्र हूँ इन्द्रियों में मन हूँ और प्राणियों में चेतना शक्ति हूँ।

Swami Ramsukhdas · Modern

Hindi

‘वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि’—वेदोंकी जो ऋचाएँ स्वरसहित गायी जाती हैं, उनका नाम सामवेद है। सामवेदमें इन्द्ररूपसे भगवान्की स्तुतिका वर्णन है। इसलिये सामवेद भगवान्की विभूति है।

‘देवानामस्मि वासवः’—सूर्य, चन्द्रमा आदि जितने भी देवता हैं, उन सबमें इन्द्र मुख्य है और सबका अधिपति है। इसलिये भगवान्ने उसको अपनी विभूति बताया है।

‘इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि’—नेत्र, कान आदि सब इन्द्रियोंमें मन मुख्य है। सब इन्द्रियाँ मनके साथ रहनेसे (मनको साथमें लेकर) ही काम करती हैं। मन साथमें न

रहनेसे इन्द्रियाँ अपना काम नहीं करतीं। यदि मनका साथ न हो तो इन्द्रियोंके सामने विषय आनेपर भी विषयोंका ज्ञान नहीं होता। मनमें यह विशेषता भगवान्से ही आयी है। इसलिये भगवान्ने मनको अपनी विभूति बताया है।

‘भूतानामस्मि चेतना’—सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंकी जो चेतना-शक्ति, प्राणशक्ति है, जिससे मेरे हुए आदमीकी अपेक्षा सोये हुए आदमीमें विलक्षणता दीखती है, उसे भगवान्ने अपनी विभूति बताया है।

इन विभूतियोंमें जो विशेषता है, वह भगवान्से ही आयी है। इनकी स्वतन्त्र विशेषता नहीं है।

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