Chapter 7 · Verse 10

Self-Knowledge and Enlightenment

बीजं मां सर्वभूतानां विद्धि पार्थ सनातनम्। बुद्धिर्बुद्धिमतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्

bījaṁ māṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ viddhi pārtha sanātanam buddhir buddhimatām asmi tejas tejasvinām aham

Word Meanings

bījam — the seed; mām — me; sarva-bhūtānām — of all beings; viddhi — know; pārtha — Arjun, the son of Pritha; sanātanam — the eternal; buddhiḥ — intellect; buddhi-matām — of the intelligent; asmi — (I) am; tejaḥ — splendor; tejasvinām — of the splendid; aham — I

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Translation

Know me, O Arjuna, as the eternal seed of all beings. I am the intellect of the intelligent and the splendor of the splendid.

Commentary

बीजम् seed? माम् Me? सर्वभूतानाम् of all beings? विद्धि know? पार्थ O Partha? सनातनम् eternal? बुद्धिः intelligence? बुद्धिमताम् of the intelligent? अस्मि am (I)? तेजः splendour? तेजस्विनाम् of the splendid? अहम् I.Commentary Seed means cause.Tejas also means heroism or bravery.Had Arjuna asked? Who is the seed for Thee? the Lord would have replied? There is no seed for Me. There is no cause for Me. I am the source of everything. I am the causeless Cause. I am the primeval Being.