Chapter 7, Verse 10
Part of 7: Jñāna Vijñāna Yog — ज्ञानविज्ञानयोगबीजं मां सर्वभूतानां विद्धि पार्थ सनातनम्। बुद्धिर्बुद्धिमतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्॥
Transliteration
bījaṁ māṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ viddhi pārtha sanātanam buddhir buddhimatām asmi tejas tejasvinām aham
Meaning
Know Me, O Arjuna, as the eternal seed of all beings; I am the intelligence of the intelligent, and the splendour of the splendid objects.
Word-by-word meaning
bījam — the seedmām — mesarva-bhūtānām — of all beingsviddhi — knowpārtha — Arjun, the son of Prithasanātanam — the eternalbuddhiḥ — intellectbuddhi-matām — of the intelligentasmi — (I) amtejaḥ — splendortejasvinām — of the splendidaham — I
Commentary
Seed means cause. Tejas also means heroism or bravery. Had Arjuna asked? Who is the seed for Thee, the Lord would have replied? There is no seed for Me. There is no cause for Me. I am the source of everything. I am the causeless Cause. I am the primeval Being.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7, Verse 10?▼
Know Me, O Arjuna, as the eternal seed of all beings; I am the intelligence of the intelligent, and the splendour of the splendid objects.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?▼
This is verse 10 of Chapter 7 (Jñāna Vijñāna Yog — Self-Knowledge and Enlightenment) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.