Bhagavad Gita 10.2न मे विदुः सुरगणाः प्रभवं न महर्षयः।अहमादिर्हि देवानां महर्षीणां च सर्वशः ॥
na me viduḥ sura-gaṇāḥ prabhavaṁ na maharṣhayaḥ
aham ādir hi devānāṁ maharṣhīṇāṁ cha sarvaśhaḥ
Sanskrit recitation
The source behind everything · 10.1–10.11 · Teaching
Translation
Neither the hosts of the gods nor the great sages know My origin; for I am the source of all the gods and the great sages in every way.
Hindi translation
मेरे प्रकट होनेको न देवता जानते हैं और न महर्षि; क्योंकि मैं सब प्रकारसे देवताओं और महर्षियोंका आदि हूँ।
Meaning
Prabhavam Origin. It may also mean great lordly power.Maharshis great sages like Bhrigu.As I am the source of all these gods, sages and living beings, it is very difficult for them to know Me.Sarvasah In every way -- not only am I the source of all the gods and the sages but also their efficient cause, their inner ruler and the dispenser or ordainer and the guide of their intellect, etc.
After Swami Sivananda
The source behind everything· 10.1–10.11→
Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.
- 10.1The Blessed Lord said, Again, O mighty-armed Arjuna, listen to my supreme word which I…
10.2Neither the hosts of the gods nor the great sages know My origin; for I am the source of…
- 10.3He who knows Me as unborn and beginningless, as the great Lord of the worlds, he among…
- 10.4Intellect, wisdom, non-delusion, forgiveness, truth, self-restraint, calmness, happiness,…
- 10.5Non-injury, equanimity, contentment, austerity, beneficence, fame, and ill-fame—these…
- 10.6The seven great sages, the ancient four, and the Manus, possessing powers like Mine (due…
- 10.7He who truly knows these manifold manifestations of My Being and this Yoga-power of Mine,…
- 10.8I am the source of all; from me everything evolves; Understanding this, the wise, endowed…
- 10.9With their minds and lives wholly absorbed in Me, they enlighten each other and ever speak…
- 10.10To those who are ever steadfast, worshipping me with love, I give the yoga of…
- 10.11Out of mere compassion for them, I, dwelling within their selves, destroy the darkness…
Word-by-word→
- hi
- certainly
- me
- my
- na
- nor
- cha
- also
- aham
- I
- viduḥ
- know
- ādiḥ
- the source
- devānām
- of the celestial gods
- prabhavam
- origin
- sarvaśhaḥ
- in every way
- sura-gaṇāḥ
- the celestial gods
- mahā-ṛiṣhayaḥ
- the great sages
- mahā-ṛiṣhīṇām
- of the great seers
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