Chapter 15 · Purushottama Yoga - The Yoga of the Supreme PersonKrishna
Verse 15
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 15, श्लोक 15
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
सर्वस्य चाहं हृदि सन्निविष्टो
मत्तः स्मृतिर्ज्ञानमपोहनं च।
वेदैश्च सर्वैरहमेव वेद्यो
वेदान्तकृद्वेदविदेव चाहम्॥१५॥
Transliteration
Sarvasya Cha-Aham Hridi Sannivishtho
Mattah Smritir-Jnanam-Apohanam Cha.
Vedaish-Cha Sarvair-Aham-Eva Vedyo
Vedanta-Krid-Veda-Vid-Eva Cha-Aham.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
सर्वस्यsarvasyaof all
अहम्ahamI
हृदिhridiin the heart
सन्निविष्टःsannivishtaham seated
मत्तःmattahfrom Me
स्मृतिःsmritihmemory
ज्ञानम्jnanamknowledge
अपोहनम्apohanamforgetfulness
वेदैःvedaihby all the Vedas
सर्वैःsarvaihall
अहम् एवaham evaI alone
वेद्यःvedyaham to be known
वेदान्तकृत्vedanta-kritthe author of Vedanta
वेदवित्veda-vitthe knower of the Vedas
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
मैं सबके हृदय में स्थित हूँ। मुझसे ही स्मृति, ज्ञान और अपोहन (विस्मरण) होता है। सब वेदों द्वारा मैं ही जानने योग्य हूँ। मैं ही वेदान्त का कर्ता और वेदों का ज्ञाता हूँ।
English Translation
I am seated in the hearts of all. From Me come memory, knowledge, and their removal. I alone am to be known by all the Vedas. I am the author of Vedanta and the knower of the Vedas.
Commentary (टीका)
This is one of the most important and frequently quoted verses of the Gita. Krishna reveals His presence in every heart as the inner controller (Antaryamin). Memory, knowledge, and even forgetfulness are controlled by Him. All Vedic scriptures ultimately point to Him as the Supreme Truth. As the author of Vedanta (the end/essence of the Vedas) and the knower of their true meaning, Krishna is both the source and goal of all scriptural knowledge.