BG 10.22
वेदानां सामवेदो ’स्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः
इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना
vedānāṃ sāmavedo ’smi
devānām asmi vāsavaḥ
indriyāṇāṃ manaś cāsmi
bhūtānām asmi cetanā
SYNONYMS
vedānām: of all the Vedas | sāma-vedaḥ: the Sāma-veda | asmi: I am | devānām: of all the demigods | vāsavaḥ: heavenly king | indriyāṇām: of all the senses | manaḥ: the mind | ca: also | bhūtānām: of all living entities | cetanā: the living force. |
TRANSLATION
Of the Vedas I am the Sāma-veda; of the demigods I am Indra; of the senses I am the mind, and in living beings I am the living force [knowledge].
PURPORT
The difference between matter and spirit is that matter has no consciousness like the living entity; therefore this consciousness is supreme and eternal. Consciousness cannot be produced by a combination of matter.