BG 10.22 (1972)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 22
- वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः ।
- इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना ॥२२॥
- vedānāṁ sāma-vedo 'smi
- devānām asmi vāsavaḥ
- indriyāṇāṁ manaś cāsmi
- bhūtānām asmi cetanā
SYNONYMS
vedānām—of all the Vedas; sāma-vedaḥ—the Sāma-veda; asmi—I am; devānām—of all the demigods; asmi—I am; vāsavaḥ—heavenly king; indriyāṇām—of all the senses; manaḥ—the mind; ca—also; asmi—I am; bhūtānām—of all living entities; asmi—I am; cetanā—the living force.
TRANSLATION
Of the Vedas I am the Sāma-veda; of the demigods I am Indra; of the senses I am the mind, and in living beings I am the living force [knowledge].
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.