Bhagavad Gita 10.2 meaningGlimpses of the infinite
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Not even the gods know where I come from. I am where they come from.”
What it means
“Neither the gods nor the great sages know where I come from, because I am the source of all of them.”
The original Sanskrit
न मे विदुः सुरगणाः प्रभवं न महर्षयः । अहमादिर्हि देवानां महर्षीणां च सर्वशः ॥
na me viduḥ suragaṇāḥ prabhavaṃ na maharṣayaḥ ahamādirhi devānāṃ maharṣīṇāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ
Translations
Literal translation
Neither the gods nor the great sages know My majesty. For, in all respects, I am the source of the gods and the great sages.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
मेरी उत्पत्ति (प्रभव) को न देवतागण जानते हैं और न महर्षिजन; क्योंकि मैं सब प्रकार से देवताओं और महर्षियों का भी आदिकारण हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
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