Verse 10.22
Speaker: Krishna
Sanskrit
वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः | इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना ||२२||
Transliteration (IAST)
vedānāṁ sāma-vedo 'smi devānām asmi vāsavaḥ | indriyāṇāṁ manaś cāsmi bhūtānām asmi cetanā ||22||
Word-by-Word Meanings
vedānām-of the Vedas
sāma-vedaḥ-the Sama Veda
devānām-of the gods
vāsavaḥ-Indra
indriyāṇām-of the senses
manaḥ-the mind
cetanā-consciousness
Translation
Of the Vedas I am the Sama Veda; of the gods I am Indra; of the senses I am the mind; and in living beings I am consciousness.
Commentary
The Sama Veda is singled out because it is sung - combining knowledge with beauty. The identification with mind among senses and consciousness among beings points to the principle that Krishna is the animating intelligence within all categories of existence.
Themes
jnanabhakti