Verse 10.20

Verse 10.20: “I am the soul, O Gudakesha, abiding within the heart of all the beings; I am, of the (animate—) beings, the origin, the mid-stay, as also the end. (215)

Commentary called Jnaneshwari by Jnaneshwar:

Hear thou, who wear the curly black hair on thy head, who art the very Shiva amongst archers. I abide as the eternal ‘Atman’ in each and every living being. Inside, I am the Supreme Soul in the heart of hearts of these beings; outside too their lives are wrapped up in My being. I am indeed the very beginning, the absolute end, as also the life that lives in the mid-stream of existence. To the clouds, up and down, inside and outside—the sky is every-where. Born of the vault of space, they float and move in it, and melting they return into it. Even so, I am the creator, the support, and the destroyer of all the living beings. Thou shalt know by this unitary vision of emanations, the boundless infinitude and all-filling quality of My essence. Therefore, hear thou ye, being all ears with the soul! Now let me speak of the principal emanations of My Divine Being.