Bhagavad GitaBhagavad Gita 10.8
Chapter 10, verse 8: the Sanskrit, the Roman letters, the meaning and what it is used for.
अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते
इति मत्वा भजन्ते मां बुधा भावसमन्विताः
ahaṃ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṃ pravartate
iti matvā bhajante māṃ budhā bhāvasamanvitāḥ
Meaning
I am the source of everything; everything proceeds from me. Understanding this, the wise worship me with deep feeling.
Explanation
This verse opens the central passage of the tenth chapter. It is the first of four verses, often called the catuhshloki, that summarise the teaching about the divine as the source of all.
Where it fits
This is verse 8 of 42 in chapter 10, "The divine glories" (Vibhuti Yoga). previous verse (10.7) · next verse (10.9)
Related verses
- Bhagavad Gita 4.7
- Bhagavad Gita 4.8
- Bhagavad Gita 7.14
- Bhagavad Gita 9.22
- Bhagavad Gita 9.26
- Bhagavad Gita 15.15
Questions people ask
What does Bhagavad Gita 10.8 mean?
I am the source of everything; everything proceeds from me. Understanding this, the wise worship me with deep feeling.
Where is this verse?
It is verse 8 of chapter 10 (The divine glories), which has 42 verses.
Meanings and explanations are our own wording, not an authorised translation. Readers of the Gita follow different traditions and teachers; please ask yours about what you read here.