Bhagavad Gita · Purushottama YogaChapter 15, Shloka 15 (15.15)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
सर्वस्य चाहं हृदि सन्निविष्टो
मत्तः स्मृतिर्ज्ञानमपोहनं च
वेदैश्च सर्वैरहमेव वेद्यो
वेदान्तकृद् वेदविदेव चाहम्
॥ 15.15 ॥
sarvasya cāhaṃ hṛdi sanniviṣṭo
mattaḥ smṛtirjñānamapohanaṃ ca
vedaiśca sarvairahameva vedyo
vedāntakṛd vedavideva cāham
Translation
"I am seated in the hearts of all; from me alone come memory, knowledge and their loss. I alone am what is to be known through all the Vedas; I am also the author of Vedanta and the knower of the Veda."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. ahamātmā san hṛdi buddhau saṃniviṣṭaḥ — as the Self, in the buddhi (intellect); vedāntakṛt vedāntārthasaṃpradāyakṛt ity arthaḥ — the one who carries forward the tradition of Vedanta's meaning.
Acharya Ramanuja. sakalapravṛttinivṛttimūlajñānodayadeśe hṛdi — in the heart, the place where the knowledge that is the root of all activity and withdrawal arises; antaḥpraviṣṭaḥ śāstā janānāṃ (the authority of the Taittiriya Aranyaka).
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.