Bhagavad Gita BG 10.39
Chapter 10, Verse 39 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
यच्चापि सर्वभूतानां बीजं तदहमर्जुन । न तदस्ति विना यत्स्यान्मया भूतं चराचरम् ॥
yac capi sarva-bhutanam bijam tad aham arjuna na tad asti vina yat syan maya bhutam caracharam
Meaning
And whatever is the seed of all beings — that I am, O Arjuna. There is no being, moving or unmoving, that could exist without Me.
Understanding
The summary of the entire vibhuti teaching: yac ca api sarva-bhutanam bijam (whatever is the seed of all beings) — tat aham (that am I). The comprehensive declaration: na tat asti (there is nothing) yat syan maya vina (that could exist without Me) — bhutam cara-acaram (any being, moving or stationary). Not just the excellent things in each category — NOTHING at all exists without the divine ground. The vibhuti catalog was specific examples of excellence; this verse says: even what wasn't mentioned, even the ordinary — nothing is without Me.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| बीजम् | bijam | seed, source, origin |
| न तदस्ति | na tad asti | there is no such thing, nothing exists |
| विना | vina | without |
| चराचरम् | caracharam | moving and non-moving, all of existence |
| यत् | yat | whatever |
| च | ca | and |
| अपि | api | also |
| सर्व-भूतानाम् | sarva-bhūtānām | of all beings |
| बीजम् | bījam | the seed |
| तत् | tat | that |
| अहम् | aham | I am |
| अर्जुन | arjuna | O Arjuna |
| न | na | not |
| तत् | tat | that |
| अस्ति | asti | exists |
| विना | vinā | without |
| यत् | yat | which |
| स्यात् | syāt | can exist |
| मया | mayā | by Me |
| भूतम् | bhūtam | created, existing |
| चर-अचरम् | cara-acaram | moving and non-moving |