Chapter 10: Vibhooti Yoga, verse 39
यच्चापि सर्वभूतानां बीजं तदहमर्जुन।
न तदस्ति विना यत्स्यान्मया भूतं चराचरम् ॥
Say ityach chāpi sarva-bhūtānāṁ bījaṁ tad aham arjuna
na tad asti vinā yat syān mayā bhūtaṁ charācharam
Translation
And whatever is the seed of all beings, that too am I, O Arjuna; there is no being, be it moving or unmoving, that can exist without Me.
Swami Sivananda
Moreover, O Arjuna, I am the seed of all beings. There is nothing, moving or non-moving, that can exist without Me.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
I am also that which is the seed of all beings, O Arjuna. Nothing that moves or does not move exists without Me.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Further, O Arjuna, I am the seed of all beings; there is no being, whether moving or non-moving, that can exist without Me.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
I am the seed of all beings, O Arjuna! No creature, moving or unmoving, can live without Me.
Shri Purohit Swami
हे अर्जुन! सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंका जो बीज है, वह बीज मैं ही हूँ; क्योंकि मेरे बिना कोई भी चर-अचर प्राणी नहीं है अर्थात् चर-अचर सब कुछ मैं ही हूँ।
Swami Ramsukhdas
हे अर्जुन ! जो समस्त भूतों की उत्पत्ति का बीज (कारण) है, वह भी में ही हूँ, क्योंकि ऐसा कोई चर और अचर भूत नहीं है, जो मुझसे रहित है।
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.
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