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10.710.9

Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 10.8

Krishna as the source

अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्त: सर्वं प्रवर्तते ।

इति मत्वा भजन्ते मां बुधा भावसमन्विता: ॥ ८ ॥

ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo

mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate

iti matvā bhajante māṁ

budhā bhāva-samanvitāḥ

Translation

I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates from Me. The wise who perfectly know this engage in My devotional service and worship Me with all their hearts.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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What this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.

Kṛṣṇa Is the Source

  1. 1Kṛṣṇa is the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Those who truly know this serve and worship Him wholeheartedly.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that Vedic teachings confirm Kṛṣṇa as the supreme controller. Learning this from a genuine spiritual master makes devotion firm.
  3. 3Avoid unauthorized interpretations of Bhagavad-gītā and continue serving Kṛṣṇa with determination.

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In the story

Chapter 10, The Opulence of the Absolute: bhakti, loving dialogue and divine understanding.

What it teaches

Study note

Krishna reveals the foundation of reality and its devotional consequence.

How it feels

Interpretive

Wonder and recognition

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Key ideas in this verse

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Krishna, Supreme Person

Krishna is the source of all spiritual and material worlds.

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How does seeing Krishna as the source change my relationship with the world?

Practice

Recognize one ordinary experience as a reminder of Krishna’s energies.

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Related verses

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BG 7.7Krishna as the source of all thingsBG 15.18The Supreme Person beyond fallible and infallibleBG 18.65You are very dear to Me

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