Bhagavad Gita · Vibhuti YogaChapter 10, Shloka 39 (10.39)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
यच्चापि सर्वभूतानां बीजं तदहमर्जुन
न तदस्ति विना यत् स्यान्मया भूतं चराचरम्
॥ 10.39 ॥
yaccāpi sarvabhūtānāṃ bījaṃ tadahamarjuna
na tadasti vinā yat syānmayā bhūtaṃ carācaram
Translation
"O Arjuna, whatever is the seed of all beings, that I am. Moving or unmoving — there is no being that can exist without me."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. bījaṃ prarohakāraṇam — the cause of sprouting; mayā apakṛṣṭaṃ parityaktaṃ nirātmakaṃ śūnyaṃ hi tat syāt; ataḥ madātmakaṃ sarvam ity arthaḥ — anything separated from me would become empty; therefore everything has me as its Self.
Acharya Ramanuja. sarvāvasthāvasthitānāṃ tattadavasthābījabhūtaṃ pratīyamānam apratīyamānaṃ ca yat tad aham eva — the seed of every state, seen or unseen; linking with 10.20: atra api ātmatayā avasthānam eva vivakṣitam — here too what is meant is abiding as the Self; ātmatayā avasthitiḥ eva hetuḥ — the reason for saying "I am X": I am the Self of X.
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