पृथिवी वायुराकाश आपो ज्योतिरहं महान् । विकारः पुरुषोऽव्यक्तं रजः सत्त्वं तमः परम् । अहमेतत्प्रसङ्ख्यानं ज्ञानं तत्त्वविनिश्चयः ॥
pṛthivī vāyurākāśa āpo jyotirahaṃ mahān | vikāraḥ puruṣo'vyaktaṃ rajaḥ sattvaṃ tamaḥ param | ahametatprasaṅkhyānaṃ jñānaṃ tattvaviniścayaḥ ||
Earth, air, space, water, fire, ego and the Great principle; the evolutes, the person (puruṣa), the unmanifest, rajas, sattva, tamas, and the supreme: I am all this, and I am the enumeration of them, the knowledge, and the firm ascertainment of truth.
पृथ्वी, वायु, आकाश, जल, तेज, अहंकार और महत्; विकार, पुरुष, अव्यक्त, रज, सत्त्व, तम और परम: यह सब मैं हूँ, और इनकी गणना, ज्ञान और तत्त्व का निश्चय भी मैं ही हूँ।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Krishna is not only the world but also the understanding of it. Careful inquiry into what things are made of is counted as a path to him.
कृष्ण केवल संसार ही नहीं, उसकी समझ भी हैं। वस्तुएँ किससे बनी हैं, इसकी सावधान खोज भी उन्हीं तक पहुँचने का मार्ग मानी गई है।
Krishna lists his vibhūtis (manifestations of glory) to Uddhava (Bhāgavata 11.16), a list close to Gita chapter 10. He is all the Sāṅkhya principles, the elements, ego, mahat, the evolutes, puruṣa, the unmanifest and the guṇas, and also the knowledge that counts them.