बीजं मां सर्वभूतानां विद्धि पार्थ सनातनम् | बुद्धिर्बुद्धिमतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम् ||७-१०||
bījaṃ māṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ viddhi pārtha sanātanam . buddhirbuddhimatāmasmi tejastejasvināmaham ||7-10||
Chapter 7 · Verse 10
Jnana Vijnana Yoga
ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग
Translation
7.10 Know Me to be, O Arjuna, the primeval seed of all beings. I am the intelligence of the discerning, and the brilliance of the brilliant.
Meaning
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.
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.