Chapter 10: Vibhooti Yoga, verse 20
अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः।
अहमादिश्च मध्यं च भूतानामन्त एव च ॥
Say itaham ātmā guḍākeśha sarva-bhūtāśhaya-sthitaḥ
aham ādiśh cha madhyaṁ cha bhūtānām anta eva cha
Translation
I am the Self, O Gudakesa, seated in the hearts of all beings; I am the beginning, the middle, and the end of all beings.
Swami Sivananda
O Gudakesa, I am the Self residing in the hearts of all beings, and I am the beginning, middle, and end of all beings.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
I am the Self, O Arjuna, dwelling in the hearts of all beings; I am the beginning, the middle, and the end of all beings.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
O conqueror of sleep! I am the Soul residing in the hearts of all beings; I am the beginning, the middle, and the very end of all beings.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
O Arjuna! I am the Self, seated in the hearts of all beings; I am the beginning, the life, and the end of them all.
Shri Purohit Swami
हे नींदको जीतनेवाले अर्जुन ! सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंके आदि, मध्य तथा अन्तमें भी मैं ही हूँ और प्राणियोंके अन्तःकरणमें आत्मरूपसे भी मैं ही स्थित हूँ।
Swami Ramsukhdas
हे गुडाकेश (निद्राजित्) ! मैं समस्त भूतों के हृदय में स्थित सबकी आत्मा हूँ तथा सम्पूर्ण भूतों का आदि, मध्य और अन्त भी मैं ही हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.
Verse map
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