BHAGAVAD-GITA 10:22

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BHAGAVAD-GITA 10:22

 

vedanam sama-vedo 'smi

devanam asmi vasavah

indriyanam manas casmi

bhutanam asmi cetana

 

WORD FOR WORD

 

vedanam--of all the Vedas; sama-vedah--the Sama Veda; asmi--I am;

devanam--of all the demigods; asmi--I am; vasavah--the heavenly king;

indriyanam--of all the senses; manah--the mind; ca--also; asmi--I am;

bhutanam--of all living entities; asmi--I am; cetana--the living

force.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Of the Vedas I am the Sama Veda; of the demigods I am Indra, the king

of heaven; of the senses I am the mind; and in living beings I am the

living force [consciousness].

 

PURPORT

 

The difference between matter and spirit is that matter has no

consciousness like the living entity; therefore this consciousness is

supreme and eternal. Consciousness cannot be produced by a combination

of matter.

 

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