वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः | इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना ||१०-२२||
vedānāṃ sāmavedo.asmi devānāmasmi vāsavaḥ . indriyāṇāṃ manaścāsmi bhūtānāmasmi cetanā ||10-22||
Chapter 10 · Verse 22
Vibhuti Yoga
विभूतियोग
Translation
10.22 Of the Vedas I am Samaveda. Of gods, I am Indra. Of sense-organs I am the Manas (mind), and of living beings I am consciousness.
Meaning
Vasava is Indra. Gods Such as Rudras. Adityas. Indriyas The five JnanaIndriyas or organs of knowledge viz. ear skin eye tongue and nose and the five KarmaIndriyas or organs of action viz. speech hands feet genitals and anus. The mind is regarded as the eleventh sense. As the senses cannot function without the help of the mind the mind is regarded as the chief among the senses. Chetana Intelligence is that state of intellect which is manifest in the aggregate of the body and the senses. That which illumines all from the intellect down to the grossest object is called Chetana.
Word by word
वेदानाम् among the Vedas सामवेदः the Sama Veda अस्मि (I) am देवानाम् among the gods अस्मि (I) am वासवः Indra इन्द्रियाणाम् among the senses मनः mind च and अस्मि (I) am भूतानाम् among living beings अस्मि (I) am चेतना intelligence.