श्रीभगवानुवाच |
The Blessed Lord said Again, O mighty-armed Arjuna, listen to my supreme word which I wil…
10.2न मे विदुः सुरगणाः प्रभवं न महर्षयः |
Neither the hosts of the gods nor the great sages know My origin; for in every way I am th…
10.3यो मामजमनादिं च वेत्ति लोकमहेश्वरम् |
He who knows Me as unborn and beginningless, as the great Lord of the worlds, he, among mo…
10.4बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसम्मोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः |
Intellect, wisdom, non-delusion, forgiveness, truth, self-restraint, calmness, happiness, …
10.5अहिंसा समता तुष्टिस्तपो दानं यशोऽयशः |
Non-injury, eanimity, contentment, austerity, beneficence, fame, ill-fame (these) differe…
10.6महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा |
The seven great sages, the ancient four and also the Manus, possessed of powers like Me (o…
10.7एतां विभूतिं योगं च मम यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः |
He who in truth knows these manifold manifestations of My Being and (this) Yoga-power of M…
10.8अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते |
I am the source of all; from Me everything evolves; understanding thus, the wise, endowed …
10.9मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्तः परस्परम् |
With their mind and their life wholly absorbed in Me, enlightening each other and ever spe…
10.10तेषां सततयुक्तानां भजतां प्रीतिपूर्वकम् |
To them who are ever steadfast, worshipping Me with love, I give the Yoga of discriminatio…
10.11तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तमः |
Out of mere compassion for them, I, dwelling within their Self, destroy the darkness born …
10.12अर्जुन उवाच |
Arjuna said Thou art the Supreme Brahman, the supreme abode (or the supreme light), the s…
10.13आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा |
All the sages have thus declared Thee, as also the divine sage Narada; so also Asita, Deva…
10.14सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव |
I believe all this that Thou sayest to me to be true, O Krishna; verily, O blessed Lord!
10.15स्वयमेवात्मनात्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम |
Swami Sivananda did not comment on this sloka
10.16वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः |
Thou shouldst indeed tell, without reserve, of Thy divine glories by which Thou existest, …
10.17कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन् |
How shall I, ever meditating, know Thee, O Yogin?
10.18विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन |
Tell me again in detail, O Krishna, of Thy Yogic power and glory; for I am not satiated wi…
10.19श्रीभगवानुवाच |
The Blessed Lord said Very well!
10.20अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः |
I am the Self, O Gudakesa, seated in the hearts of all beings; I am the beginning, the mid…
10.21आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान् |
Among the (twelve) Adityas, I am Vishnu; among luminaries, the radiant sun; I am Marichi a…
10.22वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः |
Among the Vedas I am the Sama-Veda; I am Vasava among the gods; among the senses I am the …
10.23रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम् |
And, among the Rudras I am Sankara; among the Yakshas and Rakshasas, the Lord of wealth (K…
10.24पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम् |
And, among the household priests (of kings), O Arjuna, know Me to be the chief, Brihaspati…
10.25महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम् |
Among the great sages I am Bhrigu; among words I am the one syllable (Om); among sacrifice…
10.26अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः |
Among all the trees ( I am) the Peepul; among the divine sages, I am Narada; among Gandhar…
10.27उच्चैःश्रवसमश्वानां विद्धि माममृतोद्भवम् |
Know Me as Ucchaisravas born of nectar, among horses; among lordly elephants (I am) the Ai…
10.28आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक् |
Among weapons I am the thunderbolt; among cows I am the wish-fulfilling cow called Kamadhe…
10.29अनन्तश्चास्मि नागानां वरुणो यादसामहम् |
I am Ananta among the Nagas; I am Varuna among water-deities; Aryaman among the Manes I am…
10.30प्रह्लादश्चास्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतामहम् |
And, I am Prahlada among the demons, among the reckoners I am time; among beasts I am the …
10.31पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम् |
Among the purifiers (or the speeders) I am the wind; Rama among the warriors am I; among t…
10.32सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन |
Among creations I am the beginning, the middle and also the end, O Arjuna; among the scien…
10.33अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च |
Among the letters of the alphabets, the letter 'A' I am and the dual among the compounds. …
10.34मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम् |
And I am the all-devouring Death, and the prosperity of those who are to be prosperous; am…
10.35बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम् |
Among the hymns also I am the Brihatsaman; among metres Gayatri am I; among the montsh I a…
10.36द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम् |
I am the gambling of the fraudulent; I am the splendour of the splendid; I am victory; I a…
10.37वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनञ्जयः |
Among the Vrishnis I am Vaasudeva; among the Pandavas I am Arjuna; among the sages I am Vy…
10.38दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम् |
Of those who punish, I am the sceptre; among those who seek victory, I am statesmanship; a…
10.39यच्चापि सर्वभूतानां बीजं तदहमर्जुन |
And whatever is the seed of all beings, that also am I, O Arjuna; there is no being, wheth…
10.40नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिव्यानां विभूतीनां परन्तप |
There is no end to My divine gloreis, O Arjuna, but this is a brief statement by Me of the…
10.41यद्यद्विभूतिमत्सत्त्वं श्रीमदूर्जितमेव वा |
Whatever being there is glorious, prosperous or powerful, that know thou to be a manifesta…
10.42अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन |
But, of what avail to thee is the knowledge of all these details, O Arjuna?