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Bhagavad Gita 10.22

By Bhagavan Sri Krishna | Published 08/22/2005
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Text 22

vedanam sama-vedo ’smi
devanam asmi vasavah
indriyanam manas casmi
bhutanam asmi cetana

Translation

Of the Vedas I am the Sama Veda; of the demigods I am Indra, the king of heaven; of the senses I am the mind; and in living beings I am the living force [consciousness].

Commentary by Srila Prabhupada

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.

Commentary by Sri Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakur

Among the devatas, I am Indra (vasavah). I am jnana sakti (cetana) related to all beings. Here the use of the genitive relational.

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