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Chapter 10: The Opulence of the Absolute

Bg 10.22
TEXT 22
vedanam sama-vedo 'smi
devanam asmi vasavah
indriyanam manas casmi
bhutanam asmi cetana
SYNONYMS
vedänäm—of all the Vedas; säma-vedaù—the Säma-veda; asmi—I am; devänäm—of all the demigods; asmi—I am; väsavaù—heavenly king; indriyäëäm—of all the senses; manaù—the mind; ca—also; asmi—I am; bhütänäm—of all living entities; asmi—I am; cetanä—the living force.
TRANSLATION
Of the Vedas I am the Säma-veda; of the demigods I am Indra; of the senses I am the mind, and in living beings I am the living force [knowledge].
PURPORT
The difference between matter and spirit is that matter has no consciousness like the living entity; therefore this consciousness is supreme and eternal. Consciousness cannot be produced by a combination of matter.

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