Bhagavad Gita · 10.20
॥
Devanāgarī
अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः ।
अहमादिश्च मध्यं च भूतानामन्त एव च ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
aham ātmā guḍākeśa sarva-bhūtāśaya-sthitaḥ |
aham ādiś ca madhyaṁ ca bhūtānām anta eva ca ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अहम् आत्माaham ātmāI am the Soul (ātmā)
गुडाकेशguḍākeśaO Guḍākeśa! (conqueror of sleep)
सर्वभूताशयस्थितःsarva-bhūta-āśaya-sthitaḥdwelling (sthitaḥ) in the heart (āśaya) of all (sarva) living beings (bhūta)
अहम् आदिः चaham ādiḥ caI am both the beginning
मध्यम् चmadhyam caand the middle
भूतानाम्bhūtānāmof [all] beings
अन्तः एव चantaḥ eva caand also the end
Translation
“O Guḍākeśa, I am the Supersoul dwelling in the hearts of all living beings. I am the beginning, the middle, and the end of all creation.”
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