Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 22 (10.22)

वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः । इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना | | १०-२२ | |

vedānāṁ sāmavedo’smi devānāmasmi vāsavaḥ indriyāṇāṁ manaśhchāsmi bhūtānāmasmi chetanā

Word-by-word guide:

Line 1:

वेदानाम् (vedanam) — वेदों में(among Vedas I am the Sama Veda)
सामवेदः (Sama-vedah) — सामवेद(among Vedas I am the Sama Veda)
अस्मि (asmi) — मैं हूं(among Vedas I am the Sama Veda)
देवानाम् (devanam) — देवताओं के(among gods I am Indra)
अस्मि (asmi) — मैं हूं(among beings I am consciousness)
वासवः (Vasavah) — इंद्र(among gods I am Indra)

Line 2:

इन्द्रियाणाम् (indriyanam) — इंद्रियों में(among senses I am the mind)
मनः (manah) — मन को(among senses I am the mind)
c joined in manaśhchāsmi
अस्मि (asmi) — मैं हूं(among beings I am consciousness)
भूतानाम् (bhutanam) — प्राणियों के(among beings I am consciousness)
अस्मि (asmi) — मैं हूं(among beings I am consciousness)
चेतना (chetana) — चेतना(among beings I am consciousness)

English: Of the Vedas I am the Hymns, I am the Electric Force in the Powers of Nature; of the senses I am the Mind; and I am the Intelligence in all that lives.

💡 Commentary Note

Among the Vedas, He is the Sama Veda; among the gods, He is Indra; among the senses, He is the mind; and in living beings, He is consciousness.

Learnings from Shloka 22:

Power of Mind:: The mind is the chief of the senses; keeping it clean allows the light of consciousness to shine.
Consciousness Itself:: The very capacity to be aware and experience life is a direct manifestation of the Supreme.

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