Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 10, verse 20
Before listing his outer glories, Krishna names the innermost one: he is the self in every heart. Many readers see this as the key to the whole list.
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अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः ।अहमादिश्च मध्यं च भूतानामन्त एव च ॥
ahamātmā guḍākeśa sarvabhūtāśayasthitaḥ |ahamādiśca madhyaṃ ca bhūtānāmanta eva ca ||
I am the self, Arjuna, seated in the heart of all beings. I am the beginning, the middle and the end of all beings.
हे अर्जुन, मैं सभी प्राणियों के हृदय में बसा आत्मा हूँ। मैं ही सभी प्राणियों का आरंभ, मध्य और अंत हूँ।
अर्जुना, मी सर्व प्राण्यांच्या हृदयात वसलेला आत्मा आहे. मीच सर्व प्राण्यांचा आदी, मध्य आणि अंत आहे.
In Sanskrit, sounds at word edges merge (sandhi), so a line looks like one long word. Split it to see each word and its meaning.
अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः ।अहमादिश्च मध्यं च भूतानामन्त एव च ॥
हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः ।
Krishna said: Very well, I will tell you of my divine glories, but only the main ones, Arjuna, for there is no end to their full extent.
10.21आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान् ।
Among the Adityas I am Vishnu; among lights, the radiant sun. Among the Maruts I am Marichi; among the stars, the moon.
The Yoga of Divine Glories
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