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Bhagavad Gita 7.10बीजं मां सर्वभूतानां विद्धि पार्थ सनातनम्।बुद्धिर्बुद्धिमतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम् ॥

bījaṁ māṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ viddhi pārtha

sanātanam buddhir buddhimatām asmi tejas tejasvinām aham

Sanskrit recitation

The divine inside ordinary nature · 7.1–7.14 · Teaching

Translation

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.

Hindi translation

हे पृथानन्दन ! सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंका अनादि बीज मुझे जान। बुद्धिमानोंमें बुद्धि और तेजस्वियोंमें तेज मैं हूँ।

Meaning

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.

After Swami Sivananda

The divine inside ordinary nature· 7.1–7.14→

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

Word-by-word→
aham
I
asmi
(I) am
mām
me
bījam
the seed
viddhi
know
pārtha
Arjun, the son of Pritha
tejaḥ
splendor
buddhiḥ
intellect
sanātanam
the eternal
tejasvinām
of the splendid
buddhi-matām
of the intelligent
sarva-bhūtānām
of all beings

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