Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 10, Verse 2

Sanskrit Verse

न मे विदुः सुरगणाः प्रभवं न महर्षयः।

अहमादिर्हि देवानां महर्षीणां च सर्वशः।।10.2।।

Transliteration

na me viduḥ sura-gaṇāḥ prabhavaṁ na maharṣhayaḥ

aham ādir hi devānāṁ maharṣhīṇāṁ cha sarvaśhaḥ

Word meanings

na—neither; me—my; viduḥ—know; sura-gaṇāḥ—the celestial gods; prabhavam—origin; na—nor; mahā-ṛiṣhayaḥ—the great sages; aham—I; ādiḥ—the source; hi—certainly; devānām—of the celestial gods; mahā-ṛiṣhīṇām—of the great seers; cha—also; sarvaśhaḥ—in every way

Swami Sivananda's translation

Neither the hosts of the gods nor the great sages know My origin; for I am the source of all the gods and the great sages in every way.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 10