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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 10.20

Krishna’s divine opulences and manifestations

अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थित: ।

अहमादिश्च मध्यं च भूतानामन्त एव च ॥ २० ॥

aham ātmā guḍākeśa

sarva-bhūtāśaya-sthitaḥ

aham ādiś ca madhyaṁ ca

bhūtānām anta eva ca

Translation

I am the Supersoul, O Arjuna, seated in the hearts of all living entities. I am the beginning, the middle and the end of all beings.

What this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.

1Kṛṣṇa is the Supersoul in every living being’s heart and the beginning, middle and end of all beings.
2Prabhupāda explains that creation depends on Kṛṣṇa entering it through His expansions, not on material energy alone.
3Remember that Kṛṣṇa is present in every heart and maintains the whole universe.

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Chapter 10, The Opulence of the Absolute: krishna’s divine opulences and manifestations.

Theme summary

Recognize Kṛṣṇa as the source of all.

The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.

Key ideas: bhagavān, vibhūti.

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

What does BG 10.20 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to krishna’s nature?

Notice something excellent and see it as His opulence.

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