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Chapter 10 · Verse 32 · Vibhooti Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 10.32

philosophical Self & Identity Jnana & Wisdom

Sanskrit

सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन। अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम्।।10.32।।

Transliteration

sargāṇām ādir antaśh cha madhyaṁ chaivāham arjuna adhyātma-vidyā vidyānāṁ vādaḥ pravadatām aham

In plain words

You're searching everywhere for answers — scrolling, praying, asking others — because you're terrified of getting it wrong. Krishna says: the deepest knowledge you need isn't outside you, waiting to be found. It's the quiet certainty beneath all your doubt, the part of you that already knows what matters. Stop looking for permission; start listening to what's real.

Word by Word

sargāṇām of all creations
ādiḥ the beginning
antaḥ end
cha and
madhyam middle
cha and
eva indeed
aham I
arjuna Arjun
adhyātma-vidyā science of spirituality
vidyānām amongst sciences
vādaḥ the logical conclusion
pravadatām of debates
aham I
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals the seamless continuity of His presence — He is the alpha and omega of all creation, the eternal thread woven through beginning, middle, and end. Among all branches of knowledge, the science of Self-realization stands supreme because it alone dissolves the illusion of separation and reveals the One beneath the many.

In our modern search for meaning across countless philosophies and systems, this verse invites us to recognize that authentic wisdom always points us inward, toward the unchanging Self that witnesses all change.

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Bhagavad Gita 10.32 — BG 10.32

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

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