Canto 11: General HistoryChapter 16: The Lord's Opulence

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.16.11

guṇinām apy ahaḿ sūtraḿ

mahatāḿ ca mahān aham

sūkṣmāṇām apy ahaḿ jīvo

durjayānām ahaḿ manaḥ

SYNONYMS

guṇinām — among things possessing qualities; api — indeed; ahamI am; sūtram — the primary sūtra-tattva; mahatām — among great things; ca — also; mahān — the total material manifestation; ahamI am; sūkṣmāṇām — among subtle things; api — indeed; ahamI am; jīvaḥ — the spirit soul; durjayānām — among things difficult to conquer; ahamI am; manaḥ — the mind.

TRANSLATION

Among things possessing qualities I am the primary manifestation of nature, and among great things I am the total material creation. Among subtle things I am the spirit soul, and of things that are difficult to conquer I am the mind.

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