Bhagavad Gita · Vibhuti YogaChapter 10, Shloka 32 (10.32)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन
अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम्
॥ 10.32 ॥
sargāṇāmādirantaśca madhyaṃ caivāhamarjuna
adhyātmavidyā vidyānāṃ vādaḥ pravadatāmaham
Translation
"O Arjuna, I am the beginning, the end and also the middle of all creations; among sciences I am the science of the Self, and among those who debate, the discussion held to determine the truth."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. bhūtānāṃ jīvādhiṣṭhitānām eva ādiḥ antaś ca ity ādy uktam upakrame; iha tu sarvasyaiva sargamātrasya iti viśeṣaḥ — 10.20 spoke of the beginning and end of living beings, here of all creation; adhyātmavidyā vidyānāṃ mokṣārthatvāt pradhānam asmi; vādaḥ arthanirṇayahetutvāt pravadatāṃ pradhānam — vada is the best because it settles the meaning; the three forms of debate — vādajalpavitaṇḍānām.
Acharya Ramanuja. sargāṇām … sraṣṭāraḥ aham eva … saṃhartāraḥ api aham eva … pālayitāraś ca aham eva — I am all the creators, destroyers and preservers (as their inner controller); paramaniḥśreyasasādhanabhūtā adhyātmavidyā; jalpavitaṇḍādi kurvatāṃ tattvanirṇayāya pravṛtto vādaḥ yaḥ saḥ aham — among those who engage in jalpa and vitanda (wrangling and mere fault-finding), I am the discussion undertaken to determine the truth.
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