Fourteen Worlds
FOURTEEN WORLDSVedic Cosmology

Bg. 10.22

Devanāgarī

वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासव: । इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना ॥ २२ ॥

Synonyms

vedānām—of all theVedas;sāma-vedaḥ—theSāma Veda;asmi—I am;devānām—of all the demigods;asmi—I am;vāsavaḥ—the heavenly king;indriyāṇām—of all the senses;manaḥ—the mind;ca—also;asmi—I am;bhūtānām—of all living entities;asmi—I am;cetanā—the living force.

Translation

Of the Vedas I am the Sāma Veda; of the demigods I am Indra, the king of heaven; of the senses I am the mind; and in living beings I am the living force [consciousness].

Purport

Of the Vedas I am the Sāma Veda; of the demigods I am Indra, the king of heaven; of the senses I am the mind; and in living beings I am the living force [consciousness].

The difference between matter and spirit is that matter has no consciousness like the living entity; therefore this consciousness is supreme and eternal. Consciousness cannot be produced by a combination of matter.

The difference between matter and spirit is that matter has no consciousness like the living entity; therefore this consciousness is supreme and eternal. Consciousness cannot be produced by a combination of matter.
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