Bhagavad Gita 10.32
सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन। अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम्॥
sargāṇām ādir antaśh cha madhyaṁ chaivāham arjuna adhyātma-vidyā vidyānāṁ vādaḥ pravadatām aham
Translation
Of creations the beginning and the ending, and also the middle am I, O Arjuna. Of sciences the science concerning the Self; the speech of orators I.
What it means
Of all creation I am the beginning, the end and the middle; among sciences, the science of the Self; among debaters, the winning argument. Knowledge of the Self is crowned above all disciplines. Everything else is commentary on it.
Try this today
The chapter's pivot inward: among all fields of knowledge, self-knowledge is the summit.
Something to reflect on
Which of my studies has ever turned back to examine me?
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