Sanskrit · Devanagari
न मे विदुः सुरगणाः प्रभवं न महर्षयः। अहमादिर्हि देवानां महर्षीणां च सर्वशः ॥
Sanskrit · IAST
na me viduḥ suragaṇāḥ prabhavaṃ na maharṣayaḥ ahamādirhi devānāṃ maharṣīṇāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ
English witness
Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882Not the multitudes of gods, nor the great sages know my source for I am in every way the origin of the gods and great sages. Of (all) mortals he who knows me to be unborn without beginning
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।10.2।। --,न मे विदुः न जानन्ति सुरगणाः ब्रह्मादयः। किं ते न विदुः मम प्रभवं प्रभावं प्रभुशक्त्यतिशयम्? अथवा प्रभवं प्रभवनम् उत्पत्तिम्। नापि महर्षयः भृग्वादयः विदुः। कस्मात् ते न विदुरित्युच्यते -- अहम् आदिः कारणं हि यस्मात् देवानां महर्षीणां च सर्वशः सर्वप्रकारैः।।किञ्च --,
6a062e821a7e…Rāmānuja
10.2 However supernatural the vision and however great the knowledge of the host of the gods and the wise seers may be, they cannot comprehend My powers. They do not know My name, actions, essence, attributes etc., for the reason that I am the source in every way of these gods and great seers. I am the source of their nature and knowledge, power etc. The knowledge given to them by Me according to their meritorious deeds constitutes the cause of their being gods, the great seers etc. That knowledge is limited. Thus, they have limited knowledge and do not know the real nature of My essence. Sri Krsna proceeds to explain that knowledge about His real nature, which is beyond the grasp of gods etc., and which is the means for release from the evil that stands in the way of the rise of devotion.
3754c531b6d1…Swami Sivananda
10.2 Commentary Prabhavam Origin. It may also mean great lordly power.Maharshis great sages like Bhrigu.As I am the source of all these gods? sages and living beings? it is very difficult for them to know Me.Sarvasah In every way -- not only am I the source of all the gods and the sages but also their efficient cause? their inner ruler and the dispenser or ordainer and the guide of their intellect? etc.
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