Learn·Chapter 10 · The divine glories·Verse 20 of 42

Bhagavad Gītā 10.20, word by word

अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः। अहमादिश्च मध्यं च भूतानामन्त एव च

aham ātmā guḍākeśha sarva-bhūtāśhaya-sthitaḥ aham ādiśh cha madhyaṁ cha bhūtānām anta eva cha

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In English

O Arjuna! I am the Self, seated in the hearts of all beings; I am the beginning, the life, and the end of them all.

Translated by Shri Purohit Swami

I am the Self, O Gudakesa, seated in the hearts of all beings; I am the beginning, the middle, and the end of all beings.

Translated by Swami Sivananda

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