# Bg. 10.22 > वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः । > इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना ॥२२॥ ## Text > vedānāṁ sāma-vedo ’smi > devānām asmi vāsavaḥ > indriyāṇāṁ manaś cāsmi > bhūtānām asmi cetanā ## Synonyms *vedānām*—of all the *Vedas*; *sāma*-*vedaḥ*—the *Sāma-veda*; *asmi*—I am; *devānām*—of all the demigods; *asmi*—I am; *vāsavaḥ*—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. ## Translation **Of the Vedas I am the Sāma-veda; of the demigods I am Indra; of the senses I am the mind, and in living beings I am the living force [knowledge].** ## Purport 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.