15. The Supreme Spirit

Puruṣhottam Yog

BG 15.15

I am seated in the heart of all. From me come memory, knowledge, and forgetfulness. I alone am what is to be known by the Vedas, and I alone am the knower of the Vedas.

सर्वस्य चाहं हृदि सन्निविष्टो मत्तः स्मृतिर्ज्ञानमपोहनं च
वेदैश्च सर्वैरहमेव वेद्यो वेदान्तकृद्वेदविदेव चाहम्



  • sarvasya — of all living beings

  • chāhaṁ — I am also

  • hṛidi — in the hearts

  • sanniviṣhṭo — seated

  • mattaḥ — from me

  • smṛitir — memory

  • jñānam — knowledge

  • apohanaṁ — forgetfulness

  • cha — and

  • vedaiśh — by the Vedas

  • cha — and

  • sarvair — all
    sarvaiḥ—all

  • aham — I

  • eva — alone

  • vedyo — to be known

  • vedānta-kṛid — author of the Vedas

    • vedānta

    • kṛid

  • veda-vid — knower of the Veda's meaning

    • veda

    • vid

  • eva — alone

  • chāham — I am also

    • cha — and

    • aham — I

...15.11

Know that I am like the brilliance of the sun, illuminating the whole world. The light of the moon and the fire are also from me.

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I permeate the Earth and sustain all living beings with my energy. I nourish all the plants and become the juice of life.

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I am situated within all living beings as the digestive fire, and digest the various types of foods in balance with the incoming and outgoing breath.

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I am seated in the heart of all. From me come memory, knowledge, and forgetfulness. I alone am what is to be known by the Vedas, and I alone am the knower of the Vedas.

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Similar verses

Chapter 15, Verse 15