Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 - Vibhuti Yoga - Sloka 2

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Iswara the source of everything -1-6

1 Gita Sloka  every day - Chapter 10 - Vibhuti Yoga - Sloka 2

Na me viduh suraganah prabhavam na maharshayah I

Aham adir hi devanam maharishinam cha sarvasah II sloka 2

न मे विदुः सुरगणाः प्रभवं न महर्षयः I 

अहं आदिः हि देवानां महारिषिणाम् च सर्वशः II श्लोक 2

Neither the hosts of devas nor the great rishis know my origin; for in every respect I am the source of teh devas and the great rishis.

The birth of the son and his progress in life is known to the father, but the birth and boyhood of the father remains ever beyond the ken of the son. Analogously Brahman is the source and witness of the universe that comes from him and merges into him. The eternal brahman is to some extent cognised by the perfect beings like the great rishis. But his glory in its entirety can never be known by the hosts of saints and sages. He only remains partially revealed even when he embodies as an incarnation like Rama or Krishna.

The divine breeze blowing  from the ocean of sat chit ananda Brahman  transports people into ecstasy. Sanaka Sanantana and other ancient rishis got themselves perfected by this divine breeze. A mere glimpse of this ocean sent Narada into raptures. Suka the Brahma jnani  touched this water but once and got himself filled with Brahmavastha  and wandered the world as a divine lad. Siva the cosmic teacher took only 3 sips of the great ocean and became dazed with transcendental bliss. Indeed who can measure the depth or the characteristics of the Infinite Ocean of the Brahman

Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa