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Chapter 10 · Verse 20 · Vibhooti Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 10.20

devotional Self & Identity Fear & Courage Jnana & Wisdom

Sanskrit

अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः। अहमादिश्च मध्यं च भूतानामन्त एव च।।10.20।।

Transliteration

aham ātmā guḍākeśha sarva-bhūtāśhaya-sthitaḥ aham ādiśh cha madhyaṁ cha bhūtānām anta eva cha

In plain words

You feel alone in your pain, cut off from anything sacred or steady—but you are not. Krishna says: I am the Self within you, the presence that has never left your chest, not for one breath. The divine is not somewhere else waiting for you to become worthy; it is already here, witnessing everything you are carrying, and it cannot abandon you.

Word by Word

aham I
ātmā soul
guḍākeśha Arjun, the conqueror of sleep
sarva-bhūta of all living entities
āśhaya-sthitaḥ seated in the heart
aham I
ādiḥ the beginning
cha and
madhyam middle
cha and
bhūtānām of all beings
antaḥ end
eva even
cha also
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals the deepest truth of Vedanta: He is not a distant God, but the very Self dwelling in every heart, the alpha and omega of all existence. He is the consciousness animating every breath, every thought, every creature from the smallest atom to the vastest cosmos.

When you realize this truth—that the divine presence is the innermost witness of your own being—fear dissolves and you discover your unshakeable ground of being. In daily life, this means recognizing the sacred presence within yourself and all beings, which transforms how you act, speak, and love.

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Bhagavad Gita 10.20 — BG 10.20

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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