Learn·Chapter 10 · The divine glories·Verse 2 of 42

Bhagavad Gītā 10.2, word by word

न मे विदुः सुरगणाः प्रभवं न महर्षयः। अहमादिर्हि देवानां महर्षीणां च सर्वशः

na me viduḥ sura-gaṇāḥ prabhavaṁ na maharṣhayaḥ aham ādir hi devānāṁ maharṣhīṇāṁ cha sarvaśhaḥ

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In English

Neither the professors of divinity nor the great ascetics know My origin, for I am the source from which they all originate.

Translated by Shri Purohit Swami

Neither the hosts of the gods nor the great sages know My origin; for I am the source of all the gods and the great sages in every way.

Translated by Swami Sivananda

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