अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः । अहमादिश्च मध्यं च भूतानामन्त एव च ॥ १०-२०॥ ahamātmā guḍākeśa sarvabhūtāśayasthitaḥ ahamādiśca madhyaṃ ca bhūtānāmanta eva ca I am the Self, O Gudakesha, seated in the hearts of all beings; I am the Beginning, the Middle and also the End of all beings. ahaṃ = I; ātmā = the soul; guḍākeśa = O Arjuna; sarvabhūta = of all living entities; āśayasthitāḥ = situated within the heart; ahaṃ = I am; ādiḥ = the origin; ca = also; madhyaṃ = middle; ca = also; bhūtānāṃ = of all living entities; antaḥ = end; eva = certainly; ca = and.;