Chapter 10 · 42 verses
विभूतियोगः
Vibhūti-yogaḥ
- 10.1भूय एव महाबाहो श्रृणु मे परमं वचः।The Blessed Lord said, Again, O mighty-armed Arjuna, listen to my supreme word which I will declare to you,…
- 10.2न मे विदुः सुरगणाः प्रभवं न महर्षयः।Neither the hosts of the gods nor the great sages know My origin; for I am the source of all the gods and the…
- 10.3यो मामजमनादिं च वेत्ति लोकमहेश्वरम्।He who knows Me as unborn and beginningless, as the great Lord of the worlds, he among mortals is undeluded…
- 10.4बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसंमोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः।Intellect, wisdom, non-delusion, forgiveness, truth, self-restraint, calmness, happiness, pain, existence or…
- 10.5अहिंसा समता तुष्टिस्तपो दानं यशोऽयशः।Non-injury, equanimity, contentment, austerity, beneficence, fame, and ill-fame—these different qualities of…
- 10.6महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा।The seven great sages, the ancient four, and the Manus, possessing powers like Mine (due to their minds being…
- 10.7एतां विभूतिं योगं च मम यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः।He who truly knows these manifold manifestations of My Being and this Yoga-power of Mine, becomes established…
- 10.8अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते।I am the source of all; from me everything evolves; Understanding this, the wise, endowed with meditation,…
- 10.9मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्तः परस्परम्।With their minds and lives wholly absorbed in Me, they enlighten each other and ever speak of Me, being…
- 10.10तेषां सततयुक्तानां भजतां प्रीतिपूर्वकम्।To those who are ever steadfast, worshipping me with love, I give the yoga of discrimination, by which they…
- 10.11तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तमः।Out of mere compassion for them, I, dwelling within their selves, destroy the darkness born of ignorance with…
- 10.12परं ब्रह्म परं धाम पवित्रं परमं भवान्।Arjuna said, "You are the Supreme Brahman, the supreme abode, the supreme purifier, eternal, divine Person,…
- 10.13आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा।All the sages have thus declared Thee, as also the divine sage Narada; so also Asita, Devala, and Vyasa; and…
- 10.14सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव।I believe all that You have said to me to be true, O Krishna; indeed, O blessed Lord! Neither the gods nor…
- 10.15स्वयमेवात्मनाऽत्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम।Verily, Thou Thyself knowest Thyself by Thyself, O Supreme Person, O source and Lord of all beings, O God of…
- 10.16वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः।You should indeed tell, without reserve, of your divine glories by which you exist, pervading all these…
- 10.17कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्।How shall I, ever meditating, know you, O Yogin? In what aspects or things, O blessed Lord, should I think of…
- 10.18विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन।Tell me again in detail, O Krishna, of your yogic power and glory; for I am not satiated with what I have…
- 10.19हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः।The Blessed Lord said, "Very well! Now I will declare to you My divine glories in their prominence, O Arjuna;…
- 10.20अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः।I am the Self, O Gudakesa, seated in the hearts of all beings; I am the beginning, the middle, and the end of…
- 10.21आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान्।Among the twelve Adityas, I am Vishnu; among luminaries, the radiant sun; among the seven or forty-nine…
- 10.22वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः।Among the Vedas, I am the Sama-Veda; among the gods, I am Vasava; among the senses, I am the mind; and among…
- 10.23रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्।And among the Rudras, I am Sankara; among the Yakshas and Rakshasas, the Lord of Wealth (Kubera); among the…
- 10.24पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्।And, among the household priests of kings, O Arjuna, know Me to be the chief, Brihaspati; among the army…
- 10.25महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्।Among the great sages, I am Bhrigu; among words, I am the one syllable (Om); among sacrifices, I am the…
- 10.26अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः।Among all the trees, I am the Peepul; among the divine sages, I am Narada; among the Gandharvas, I am…
- 10.27उच्चैःश्रवसमश्वानां विद्धि माममृतोद्भवम्।Know Me as Ucchaisravas, born of nectar, among horses; Airavata among lordly elephants; and the king among…
- 10.28आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्।Among weapons, I am the thunderbolt; among cows, I am the wish-fulfilling cow called Kamadhenu; I am the…
- 10.29अनन्तश्चास्मि नागानां वरुणो यादसामहम्।I am Ananta among the Nagas; I am Varuna among water-deities; Aryaman among the Manes; I am Yama among the…
- 10.30प्रह्लादश्चास्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतामहम्।And I am Prahlada among the demons, I am Time among reckoners, I am the lion among beasts, and Vainateya…
- 10.31पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम्।Among the purifiers, I am the wind; among the warriors, I am Rama; among the fishes, I am the shark; among…
- 10.32सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन।Among creations I am the beginning, the middle, and the end, O Arjuna; among the sciences, I am the science…
- 10.33अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च।Among the letters of the alphabet, I am the letter 'A' and the dual among compounds. I am verily the…
- 10.34मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम्।And I am the all-devouring Death, and the source of prosperity for those who are to be prosperous; among the…
- 10.35बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्।Among the hymns, I am the Brihatsaman; among meters, I am Gayatri; among months, I am Margasirsha; among…
- 10.36द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्।I am the gambling of the deceitful; I am the splendor of the splendid; I am victory; I am the resolve of the…
- 10.37वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनंजयः।Among the Vrishnis, I am Vaasudeva; among the Pandavas, I am Arjuna; among the sages, I am Vyasa; among the…
- 10.38दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम्।Of those who punish, I am the scepter; among those who seek victory, I am statesmanship; and among secrets, I…
- 10.39यच्चापि सर्वभूतानां बीजं तदहमर्जुन।And whatever is the seed of all beings, that too am I, O Arjuna; there is no being, be it moving or unmoving,…
- 10.40नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिव्यानां विभूतीनां परंतप।There is no end to My divine glories, O Arjuna, but this is a brief statement by Me of the particulars of My…
- 10.41यद्यद्विभूतिमत्सत्त्वं श्रीमदूर्जितमेव वा।Whatever being there is glorious, prosperous, or powerful, know that to be a manifestation of a part of My…
- 10.42अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन।But, of what avail is the knowledge of all these details to you, O Arjuna? I exist, supporting this whole…