Chapter 10, Verse 39
Part of 10: Vibhūti Yog — विभूतियोगयच्चापि सर्वभूतानां बीजं तदहमर्जुन। न तदस्ति विना यत्स्यान्मया भूतं चराचरम्॥
Transliteration
yach chāpi sarva-bhūtānāṁ bījaṁ tad aham arjuna na tad asti vinā yat syān mayā bhūtaṁ charācharam
Meaning
And whatever is the seed of all beings, that too am I, O Arjuna; there is no being, be it moving or unmoving, that can exist without Me.
Word-by-word meaning
yat — whichcha — andapi — alsosarva-bhūtānām — of all living beingsbījam — generating seedtat — thataham — Iarjuna — Arjunna — nottat — thatasti — isvinā — withoutyat — whichsyāt — may existmayā — mebhūtam — creaturechara-acharam — moving and nonmoving
Commentary
I am the primeval seed from which all creation has come into existence. I am the seed of everything. I am the Self of everything. Nothing can exist without Me. Everything is of My nature. I am the essence of everything. Without Me all things would be mere void. I am the soul of everything.
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And whatever is the seed of all beings, that too am I, O Arjuna; there is no being, be it moving or unmoving, that can exist without Me.
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This is verse 39 of Chapter 10 (Vibhūti Yog — Yoga through Appreciating the Infinite Opulences of God) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.