Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 10

Bhagavad Gita 10.15

स्वयमेवात्मनाऽत्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम। भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते॥

swayam evātmanātmānaṁ vettha tvaṁ puruṣhottama bhūta-bhāvana bhūteśha deva-deva jagat-pate

Translation

Thyself indeed knowest Thyself by Thyself, O Purushottama; Source of beings, Lord of beings, Shining One of Shining Ones, Ruler of the world!

What it means

You alone know Yourself by Yourself, supreme Person, source and Lord of beings, God of gods, ruler of the world. Self-knowledge belongs to the Self-luminous. Every external measure falls short by definition.

Try this today

Self-knowledge of the source is the source's alone - the student can only receive, not derive it.

Something to reflect on

What do I accept can only be known from the inside?

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Translation by Annie Besant (1905, public domain). The meanings are original to Yathora, drawn from Shankara’s commentary.