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"I am the Self, O Guḍākeśa, seated in the hearts of all creatures. I am the beginning, the middle and …

"Of the Ādityas I am Viṣṇu, of lights I am the radiant sun. I am Marīci of the Maruts, and …

"Of the Vedas I am the Sāma-veda; of the demigods I am Indra; of the senses I am the mind; …

"Of all the Rudras I am Lord Śiva; of the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas I am the lord of wealth [Kuvera]; …

"Of priests, O Arjuna, know Me to be the chief, Bṛhaspati, the lord of devotion. Of generals I am Skanda, …

"Of the great sages I am Bhṛgu; of vibrations I am the transcendental oṁ. Of sacrifices I am the chanting …

"Of all trees I am the holy fig tree, and amongst sages and demigods I am Nārada. Of the singers …

"Of horses know Me to be Uccaiḥśravā, who rose out of the ocean, born of the elixir of immortality; of …

"Of weapons I am the thunderbolt; among cows I am the surabhi, givers of abundant milk. Of procreators I am …

"Of the celestial Nāga snakes I am Ananta; of the aquatic deities I am Varuṇa. Of departed ancestors I am …

"Among the Daitya demons I am the devoted Prahlāda; among subduers I am time; among the beasts I am the …

"Of purifiers I am the wind; of the wielders of weapons I am Rāma; of fishes I am the shark; …

"Of all conditions I am the beginning and the end and also the middle, O Arjuna. Of all sciences I …

"Of letters I am the letter A, and among compounds I am the dual word. I am also inexhaustible time, …

"I am all-devouring death, and I am the generator of all things yet to be. Among women I am fame, …

"Of hymns I am the Bṛhat-sāma sung to the Lord Indra, and of poetry I am the Gāyatrī verse, sung …

"I am also the gambling of cheats, and of the splendid I am the splendor. I am victory, I am …

"Of the descendants of Vṛṣṇi I am Vāsudeva, and of the Pāṇḍavas I am Arjuna. Of the sages I am …

"Among punishments I am the rod of chastisement, and of those who seek victory, I am morality. Of secret things …

"Furthermore, O Arjuna, I am the generating seed of all existences. There is no being---moving or unmoving---that can exist without …