वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः ।
इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना ॥ २२॥
इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना ॥ २२॥
vedānāṃ sāmavedo’smi devānāmasmi vāsavaḥ .
indriyāṇāṃ manaścāsmi bhūtānāmasmi cetanā .. 22..
Of the Vedas I am the Sama-Veda, I am Vāsava of the Gods, and of the senses I am the mind, I am the intelligence in living beings.
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Gods: such as the Rudras and the Ādityas. Vāsava: i.e., Indra. Of the eleven senses I am the mind. Chetana, sentiency or intelligence, is that state of * the intellect (buddhi) which manifests itself in the aggregate of the body and the senses.
It exhibits itself in the aggregate body, pervading it throughout till death, and forming the medium for the manifestation of the Spirit or Consciousness (Chaitanya.),—(A.)