इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना ॥२२॥
vedānāṁ sāma-vedo 'smi
devānām asmi vāsavaḥ
indriyāṇāṁ manaś cāsmi
bhūtānām asmi cetanā
vedānām - of all the Vedas; sāma-vedaḥ - the Sāma Veda; asmi - I am; devānām - of all the demigods; asmi - I am; vāsavaḥ - the 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.
Of the Vedas I am the Sāma Veda; of the demigods I am Indra, the king of heaven; of the senses I am the mind; and in living beings I am the living force [consciousness].
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.
