Bhagavad GitaBhagavad Gita 15.15
Chapter 15, verse 15: the Sanskrit, the Roman letters, the meaning and what it is used for.
सर्वस्य चाहं हृदि संनिविष्टो मत्तः स्मृतिर्ज्ञानमपोहनं च
वेदैश्च सर्वैरहमेव वेद्यो वेदान्तकृद्वेदविदेव चाहम्
sarvasya cāhaṃ hṛdi saṃniviṣṭo mattaḥ smṛtirjñānamapohanaṃ ca
vedaiśca sarvairahameva vedyo vedāntakṛdvedavideva cāham
Meaning
I am seated in the heart of all; from me come memory, knowledge and their loss. I alone am to be known by all the Vedas; I am the author of the Vedanta and the knower of the Vedas.
Explanation
The verse describes the divine as present in the heart of every being and as the source of the power to remember and to forget. It is a favourite verse in the discussion of conscience and of the presence of the divine inside each person.
Where it fits
This is verse 15 of 20 in chapter 15, "The supreme person" (Purushottama Yoga). previous verse (15.14) · next verse (15.16)
Related verses
- Bhagavad Gita 2.20
- Bhagavad Gita 2.22
- Bhagavad Gita 4.7
- Bhagavad Gita 4.8
- Bhagavad Gita 7.14
- Bhagavad Gita 9.22
Questions people ask
What does Bhagavad Gita 15.15 mean?
I am seated in the heart of all; from me come memory, knowledge and their loss. I alone am to be known by all the Vedas; I am the author of the Vedanta and the knower of the Vedas.
Where is this verse?
It is verse 15 of chapter 15 (The supreme person), which has 20 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.