Bhagavad Gita
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Verse 19
Chapter 10
Verse 20 of 42
Verse 21
Verse 10.20
अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः। अहमादिश्च मध्यं च भूतानामन्त एव च ॥10.20॥
10.20 aham ātmā guḍākeśa sarvabhūtāśayasthitaḥ aham ādiś ca madhyaṃ ca bhūtānām anta eva ca
Translations
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BradOriginal Translation

I am the Self (ātman), O Thick-haired one (Guḍākeśa), seated in the hearts of all beings. I am the beginning, the middle, and the very end of beings.

Stoller MillerLiterary

I am the self abiding in the heart of all creatures; I am their beginning, their middle, and their end.

ZaehnerJesuit

(20) I am the Self established in the heart of all contingent beings: I am the beginning, the middle, and the end of all contingent beings too.

GambhiranandaAdvaita

10.20 O Guḍākeśa, I am the Self residing in the hearts of all beings, and I am the beginning and the middle as also the end of (all) beings.

AdidevanandaVishishtadvaita

10.20 I am the Self, O Arjuna, dwelling in the hearts of all beings. I am the beginning, the middle and also the end of all beings.

SivanandaVedanta

10.20 I am the Self, O Guḍākeśa, seated in the hearts of all beings; I am the beginning, the middle and also the end of all beings.

Commentaries

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Sanskrit Original
Verse 19
Chapter 10
Verse 20 of 42
Verse 21