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BG 10.8 — 10.8 I am the source of all; from Me everything evolves; understanding thus, the wise, endowed with meditation, worship Me. | Live Gita
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अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते |
इति मत्वा भजन्ते मां बुधा भावसमन्विताः ||१०-८||

ahaṃ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṃ pravartate . iti matvā bhajante māṃ budhā bhāvasamanvitāḥ ||10-8||


।।10.8।। मैं ही सबका प्रभव स्थान हूँ; मुझसे ही सब (जगत्) विकास को प्राप्त होता है, इस प्रकार जानकर बुधजन भक्ति भाव से युक्त होकर मुझे ही भजते हैं।।

Word-by-word meanings

10.8 अहम् I? सर्वस्य of all? प्रभवः the source? मत्तः from Me? सर्वम् everything? प्रवर्तते evolves? इति thus? मत्वा understanding? भजन्ते worship? माम् Me? बुधाः the wise? भावसमन्विताः endowed with meditation. Commentary Waves originate in water? depend on water and dissolve in water. The only support for the waves is water. Even so the only support for the whole world is the Lord. Realising this? feeling the omnipresence of the Lord? the wise worship Him with devotion and affection in all plac

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।10.8।।किस प्रकारके अविचल योगसे युक्त हो जाता है सो कहा जाता है --, मैं वासुदेव नामक परब्रह्म समस्त जगत्की उत्पत्तिका कारण हूँ? और मुझसे ही यह स्थिति? नाश? क्रिया और कर्मफलोपभोगरूप विकारमय सारा जगत् घुमाया जा रहा है। इस अभिप्रायको ( अच्छी प्रकार ) समझकर भावसमन्वित -- परमार्थतत्त्वकी धारणासे युक्त हुए? बुद्धिमान् -- तत्त्वज्ञानी पुरुष? मुझे भजते हैं अर्थात् मेरा चिन्तन किया करते हैं।

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Swami Gambirananda

10.8 I am the origin of all; everything moves on owing to Me. Realizing thus, the wise ones, filled with fervour, adore Me.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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