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Bhagavad Gita · 10.22 · Yoga through Appreciating the Infinite Opulences of God·22 of 42

वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवःइन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना

vedānāṁ sāma-vedo ’smi devānām asmi vāsavaḥ

indriyāṇāṁ manaśh chāsmi bhūtānām asmi chetanā

Sanskrit recitation

Glory in the world you already know · 10.19–10.42 · Teaching

Translation

Among the Vedas, I am the Sama-Veda; among the gods, I am Vasava; among the senses, I am the mind; and among living beings, I am intelligence.

Meaning

Vasava is Indra.Gods Such as Rudras, Adityas.Indriyas The five JnanaIndriyas or organs of knowledge, viz., ear, skin, eye, tongue and nose and the five KarmaIndriyas or organs of action, viz., speech, hands, feet, genitals and anus. The mind is regarded as the eleventh sense. As the senses cannot function without the help of the mind, the mind is regarded as the chief among the senses.Chetana Intelligence is that state of intellect which is manifest in the aggregate of the body and the senses.That which illumines all, from the intellect down to the grossest object, is called Chetana.

After Swami Sivananda

Glory in the world you already know· 10.19–10.42

Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.

Word-by-word
ca
and
asmi
I am
manaḥ
the mind
chetanā
consciousness
devānām
of all the celestial gods
vedānām
amongst the Vedas
bhūtānām
amongst the living beings
vāsavaḥ̣
Indra
sāma-vedaḥ
the Sāma Veda
indriyāṇām
of amongst the senses

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