vedānāṁ sāma-vedo 'smi
devānām asmi vāsavaḥ
indriyāṇāṁ manaś cāsmi
bhūtānām asmi cetanā
devānām asmi vāsavaḥ
indriyāṇāṁ manaś cāsmi
bhūtānām asmi cetanā
Synonyms
vedānām-of all the Vedas; sāma-vedaḥ-the Sāma-veda; asmi-I am; devānām-of all the demigods; asmi-I am; vāsavaḥ-heavenly king; indriyāṇām-of all the senses; manaḥ-the mind; ca-also; asmi-I am; bhūtānām-of all living entities; asmi-I am; 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.