166. You are Me
K rishna says, “I am the all-devouring death and birth of future beings. Amongst feminine qualities I am fame, prosperity, speech, memory, intelligence, courage, and forgiveness (10.34). I am Brihatsama of hymns in the Sama Veda ; I am Gayatri of metres, of months I am Margasirah , of seasons the spring (10.35). I am the gambling of the fraudulent, the splendor of the splendid. I am the victory, I am the resolve of the resolute, and the virtue of the virtuous (10.36). I am dand (sceptre) of the rulers, art of those who seek victory, I am also the silence of secrets, I am knowledge of knowers” (10.38). He further says, “Amongst the descendants of Vrishni, I am Krishna, and amongst the Pandavas I am Arjuna. Know me to be Ved Vyas amongst the sages, and Shukracharya amongst the seers” (10.37). Interestingly, Krishna says I am Arjuna. One way to look at it is that He is the best among archers. Another way is that when we find Paramatma at the end of our spiritual journey,...