Chapter 10 · The Divine Splendours

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 10.22

वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासव: इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना

vedānāṁ sāma-vedo ’smi devānām asmi vāsavaḥ indriyāṇāṁ manaśh chāsmi bhūtānām asmi chetanā

Recitation · Text 10.22
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (12 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Among the Vedas I am the Sāma Veda; among gods, Indra; among the senses, the mind; and in beings, consciousness itself. The last item breaks the pattern — consciousness is not one member of a class but the condition of noticing any of it.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Consciousness is not one member of a class but the condition of noticing.