Chapter 10 · Verse 2

Yoga through Appreciating the Infinite Opulences of God

न मे विदुः सुरगणाः प्रभवं न महर्षयः। अहमादिर्हि देवानां महर्षीणां च सर्वशः

na me viduḥ sura-gaṇāḥ prabhavaṁ na maharṣhayaḥ aham ādir hi devānāṁ maharṣhīṇāṁ cha sarvaśhaḥ

Word Meanings

na — neither; me — my; viduḥ — know; sura-gaṇāḥ — the celestial gods; prabhavam — origin; na — nor; mahā-ṛiṣhayaḥ — the great sages; aham — I; ādiḥ — the source; hi — certainly; devānām — of the celestial gods; mahā-ṛiṣhīṇām — of the great seers; cha — also; sarvaśhaḥ — in every way

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Translation

Neither the hosts of gods nor the great sages know My origin, for I am in every way the source of all the gods and the great sages.

Commentary

Commentary Prabhavam Origin. It may also mean great lordly power.Maharshis great sages like Bhrigu.As I am the source of all these gods? sages and living beings? it is very difficult for them to know Me.Sarvasah In every way -- not only am I the source of all the gods and the sages but also their efficient cause? their inner ruler and the dispenser or ordainer and the guide of their intellect? etc.