Speaker: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
यच्चापि सर्वभूतानां बीजं तदहमर्जुन ।
न तदस्ति विना यत्स्यान्मया भूतं चराचरम् ॥३९॥
yac cāpi sarva-bhūtānāṁ
bījaṁ tad aham arjuna
na tad asti vinā yat syān
mayā bhūtaṁ carācaram
Word for word (synonyms)
- yat
- whatever
- ca
- also
- api
- may be
- sarva-bhūtānām
- of all creations
- bījam
- the seed
- tat
- that
- aham
- I am
- arjuna
- O Arjuna
- na
- not
- tat
- that
- asti
- there is
- vinā
- without
- yat
- that
- syāt
- exists
- mayā
- by Me
- bhūtam
- created
- carācaram
- moving and unmoving
Translation
Furthermore, O Arjuna, I am the generating seed of all existences. There is no being—moving or unmoving—that can exist without Me.
Purport
Everything has a cause, and that cause or seed of manifestation is Kṛṣṇa. Without Kṛṣṇa's energy, nothing can exist; therefore He is called omnipotent. Without His potency, neither the movable nor the unmovable can exist. Whatever existence is not founded on the energy of Kṛṣṇa is called māyā, that which is not.
What this verse teaches
Various opulences of Kṛṣṇa (See the table)
| Verse | I am |
|---|---|
| 10.39 | the generating seed of all existences |
In thematic compilations 1
Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- Kṛṣṇa is generating seed of all existences, no being – moving or nonmoving – can exist without Him. (10.39 yac cāpi sarva-bhūtānāṁ...)
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