Bg 10.22

TEXT 22

TEXT

वेदानां सामवेदो ऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः ।
इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना ॥ २२ ॥

vedanam sama-vedo 'smi

devanam asmi vasavah

indriyanam manas casmi

bhutanam asmi cetana

vedanam-of all the Vedas; sama-vedah-the Sama-veda; asmi-I am; devanam-of all the demigods; asmi-I am; vasavah-heavenly king; indriyanam-of all the senses; manah-the mind; ca-also; asmi-I am; bhutanam-of all living entities; asmi-I am; cetana-the living force.

TRANSLATION

Of the Vedas I am the Sama-veda; of the demigods I am Indra; of the senses I am the mind, and in living beings I am the living force [knowledge].

The difference between matter and spirit is that matter has no consciousness like the living entity; therefore this consciousness is supreme and eternal. Consciousness cannot be produced by a combination of matter.

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