Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 10: The Divine Glories

Bhagavad Gita 10.8

ahaṃ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṃ pravartate | iti matvā bhajante māṃ budhā bhāvasamanvitāḥ ||

I am the source of all, and from me everything proceeds. Knowing this, the wise worship me, filled with feeling.

Modern context

Verses 8 to 11 are often called the heart of the Gita. They begin here: I am the source of all; everything proceeds from me. Knowing this, the wise worship 'filled with feeling'. That phrase matters. Understanding the truth does not make the wise cold; it moves them. Knowledge and love are not opposites here. The more clearly one sees, the more one is moved to love.