Bhagavad Gita 7.10
Jnana Vijnana Yoga · English Translation
Sanskrit
बीजं मां सर्वभूतानां विद्धि पार्थ सनातनम् | बुद्धिर्बुद्धिमतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम् ||७-१०||
Transliteration
bījaṃ māṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ viddhi pārtha sanātanam . buddhirbuddhimatāmasmi tejastejasvināmaham ||7-10||
Know Me, O Arjuna, as the eternal seed of all beings; I am the intelligence of the intelligent; the splendour of the splendid objects am I.
Word by Word
बीजम् seed, माम् Me, सर्वभूतानाम् of all beings, विद्धि know, पार्थ O Partha, सनातनम् eternal, बुद्धिः intelligence, बुद्धिमताम् of the intelligent, अस्मि am (I), तेजः splendour, तेजस्विनाम् of the splendid, अहम् I
Classical Commentary
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.