Verse 22
Amritbindu
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
सर्वभूताधिवासं यद्भूतेषु च वसत्यपि ।
सर्वानुग्राहकत्वेन तदस्म्यहं वासुदेवः ॥२२॥
Padapatha (Word Split)
सर्व-भूत-अधिवासम् । यत् । भूतेषु । च । वसति । अपि ।
सर्व-अनुग्राहकत्वेन । तत् । अस्मि । अहम् । वासुदेवः ॥
IAST Transliteration
sarva-bhūtādhivāsaṃ yad bhūteṣu ca vasaty api |
sarvānugrāhakatvena tad asmy ahaṃ vāsudevaḥ ||22||
Translation
สิ่งนั้นเป็นที่สถิตรองรับของสรรพสัตว์ และยังสถิตอยู่ในสรรพสัตว์ด้วย; ด้วยภาวะเป็นผู้เกื้อกูลและประทานพระกรุณาแก่ทุกผู้—สิ่งนั้นคือเรา: วาสุเทวะ॥२२॥
Academic Translation
That which is the abode (indwelling basis) of all beings, and which indeed dwells in beings—by virtue of being the benefactor/gracious supporter of all, that am I: Vāsudeva.
Verse Context
Antaryāmin (inner ruler) and all-pervasive Brahman; nondual identity expressed in theistic languageMahavakya: Resonates with “tat tvam asi” (identity of the individual with the all-pervading ground) and with the Advaitic reading of “ahaṃ brahmāsmi,” here framed as “tad asmi aham.”AtharvaChandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka-like)