Bhagavad Gita · Vibhuti YogaChapter 10, Shloka 15 (10.15)
Original Sanskrit · अर्जुनः
स्वयमेवाऽऽत्मनाऽऽत्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम
भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते
॥ 10.15 ॥
svayamevā''tmanā''tmānaṃ vettha tvaṃ puruṣottama
bhūtabhāvana bhūteśa devadeva jagatpate
Translation
"O Supreme Person, O creator of beings, O lord of beings, O God of gods, O master of the world — you alone know yourself, through yourself."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. svayam eva ātmanā ātmānaṃ vettha jānāsi tvaṃ niratiśayajñānaiśvaryabalādiśaktimantam īśvaraṃ; bhūtāni bhāvayatīti bhūtabhāvanaḥ; bhūteśa bhūtānām īśitaḥ.
Acharya Ramanuja. svena eva jñānena vettha — by your own knowledge; devadeva daivatānām api paramadaivata — the supreme God even of the gods: yathā manuṣyamṛgapakṣisarīsṛpādīn saundaryasauśīlyādikalyāṇaguṇagaṇaiḥ daivatāni atītya vartante tathā tāni sarvāṇi daivatāni api … atītya vartamāna — just as the gods surpass humans, animals and birds in their qualities, so you surpass all the gods.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.