Original Scripture
Shloka & Transliteration
सर्वस्य, च, अहम्, हृदि, सन्निविष्टः, मत्तः, स्मृृतिः, ज्ञानम्, अपोहनम्,
च, वेदैः, च, सर्वैः, अहम्, एव, वेद्यः, वेदान्तकृत्, वेदवित्, एव, च, अहम्
Literal Translation
Standard Word-for-Word Meaning
I instill scripture-based thoughts within the hearts of all living beings across my twenty-one universes (brahmands). I alone am the source of memory, knowledge, and analytical reasoning that dispels doubt. Furthermore, I am the ultimate creator of Vedanta, the sole knower of the Vedas, and indeed, I am the singular authority worthy of being known through all Vedic literature.
Hidden Mysteries & Secrets
Verse 15.15 marks the grand climax of Kaal Brahm’s (Kshar Purush) personal manifesto. Having demonstrated his total control over the external cosmos (Verses 12–13) and internal biology (Verse 14), he now claims absolute dominion over the human mind, memory, intellect, and the entire scriptural ecosystem of his 21 universes.
I. The Controller of Consciousness: Memory, Knowledge, and Reason
The speaker makes a profound psychological claim: "I only am memory, knowledge and analysis (dispel doubts)."
II Bounded Knowledge: "Worthy of Being Known Through All the Vedas"
When the speaker says, "I only am worthy of being known through all the Vedas," he defines the exact upper limit of standard Vedic scholarship.
III The Strategic Transition to the Ultimate Truth
This verse is arguably the most vital setup in Chapter 15. By taking credit for the entire cosmic, biological, and scriptural matrix, Kaal Brahm establishes himself as the undisputed absolute ruler of the perishable world. However, by framing this as the absolute peak of his domain, he perfectly sets up the massive, historic revelations of the next two verses (Verses 16 and 17). Having explicitly detailed what lies inside his 21 universes, he is about to blow open the cosmic ceiling and reveal the existence of the Param Akshar Brahm—the Supreme God who rules the imperishable realms far beyond the reach of the Vedas.