Bhagavad Gita 10.15स्वयमेवात्मनाऽत्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम।भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते ॥
swayam evātmanātmānaṁ vettha tvaṁ
puruṣhottama bhūta-bhāvana bhūteśha deva-deva jagat-pate
Sanskrit recitation
Arjuna asks to see more · 10.12–10.18 · Scene
Translation
Verily, Thou Thyself knowest Thyself by Thyself, O Supreme Person, O source and Lord of all beings, O God of gods, O ruler of the world!
Hindi translation
हे भूतभावन ! हे भूतेश ! हे देवदेव ! हे जगत्पते ! हे पुरुषोत्तम ! आप स्वयं ही अपने-आपसे अपने-आपको जानते हैं।
Meaning
Purushottama means the best among all Purushas. He assumes the four forms, viz., the source of beings, the Lord of beings, God of gods and ruler of the world. Hence He is called Purushottama.Devadeva is He who is worshipped even by Indra and other gods.Jagatpati The Lord protects the world and guides the people through the instructions given in the Vedas. Hence the name ruler of the world.
After Swami Sivananda
Arjuna asks to see more· 10.12–10.18→
Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.
- 10.12Arjuna said, "You are the Supreme Brahman, the supreme abode, the supreme purifier,…
- 10.13All the sages have thus declared Thee, as also the divine sage Narada; so also Asita,…
- 10.14I believe all that You have said to me to be true, O Krishna; indeed, O blessed Lord!…
10.15Verily, Thou Thyself knowest Thyself by Thyself, O Supreme Person, O source and Lord of…
- 10.16You should indeed tell, without reserve, of your divine glories by which you exist,…
- 10.17How shall I, ever meditating, know you, O Yogin? In what aspects or things, O blessed…
- 10.18Tell me again in detail, O Krishna, of your yogic power and glory; for I am not satiated…
Word-by-word→
- eva
- indeed
- tvam
- you
- swayam
- yourself
- vettha
- know
- ātmanā
- by yourself
- deva-deva
- the God of gods
- ātmānam
- yourself
- jagat-pate
- the Lord of the universe
- bhūta-īśha
- the Lord of everything
- bhūta-bhāvana
- the Creator of all beings
- puruṣha-uttama
- the Supreme Personality
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