Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā · Chapter 10 of 18
Vibhuti Yoga — The Yoga of Divine Glories
विभूतियोगः
Krishna describes his own origin as unknown even to the gods and great sages, since he is their source. He explains that every notable quality in beings -- intelligence, patience, truth, even fame and disrepute -- arises from him, and that the great sages and lawgivers from whom humanity descends were born of his will. Arjuna, deeply moved, asks Krishna to describe his divine manifestations in full so he can better meditate on him. Krishna responds with the chapter's famous catalogue: among each category of being or thing, he names himself as the finest or most representative example -- Vishnu among sun-gods, the Ganga among rivers, Arjuna himself among the Pandavas -- illustrating that his presence infuses the very best of everything in creation. He closes by noting that this list is only a glimpse of his endless glory, since he sustains the entire universe with just a fragment of himself.
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Krishna
10.1
भूय एव महाबाहो श्रृणु मे परमं वचः। यत्तेऽहं प्रीयमाणाय वक्ष्यामि हितकाम्यया॥
bhūya eva mahābāho śrṛṇu me paramaṃ vacaḥ, yatte'haṃ prīyamāṇāya vakṣyāmi hitakāmyayā.
हिन्दी अर्थ
श्रीभगवान् बोले -- हे महाबाहो अर्जुन ! मेरे परम वचनको तुम फिर भी सुनो, जिसे मैं तुम्हारे हितकी कामनासे कहूँगा; क्योंकि तुम मेरेमें अत्यन्त प्रेम रखते हो।
English
Lord Shri Krishna said: Now, O Prince! Listen to My supreme advice, which I give thee for the sake of thy welfare, for thou art My beloved.
Krishna tells Arjuna, his beloved friend, that he will share this supreme teaching for Arjuna's own welfare.
Krishna
10.2
न मे विदुः सुरगणाः प्रभवं न महर्षयः। अहमादिर्हि देवानां महर्षीणां च सर्वशः॥
na me viduḥ suragaṇāḥ prabhavaṃ na maharṣayaḥ, ahamādirhi devānāṃ maharṣīṇāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ.
हिन्दी अर्थ
मेरे प्रकट होनेको न देवता जानते हैं और न महर्षि; क्योंकि मैं सब प्रकारसे देवताओं और महर्षियोंका आदि हूँ।
English
Neither the professors of divinity nor the great ascetics know My origin, for I am the source of them all.
Neither the gods nor the great sages know Krishna's origin, since Krishna himself is the source of the gods and sages alike.
Krishna
10.3
यो मामजमनादिं च वेत्ति लोकमहेश्वरम्। असम्मूढः स मर्त्येषु सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते॥
yo māmajamanādiṃ ca vetti lokamaheśvaram, asammūḍhaḥ sa martyeṣu sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate.
हिन्दी अर्थ
जो मनुष्य मुझे अजन्मा, अनादि और सम्पूर्ण लोकोंका महान् ईश्वर जानता है अर्थात् दृढ़तासे मानता है, वह मनुष्योंमें असम्मूढ़ (जानकार) है और वह सम्पूर्ण पापोंसे मुक्त हो जाता है।
English
He who knows Me as the unborn, without beginning, the Lord of the universe, he, stripped of his delusion, becomes free from all conceivable sin.
One who knows Krishna as unborn, without beginning, and the great Lord of the worlds becomes free of delusion and untouched by sin.
Krishna
10.4
बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसंमोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः। सुखं दुःखं भवोऽभावो भयं चाभयमेव च॥
buddhirjñānamasaṃmohaḥ kṣamā satyaṃ damaḥ śamaḥ, sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhavo'bhāvo bhayaṃ cābhayameva ca.
हिन्दी अर्थ
बुद्धि, ज्ञान, असम्मोह, क्षमा, सत्य, दम, शम, सुख, दुःख, भव, अभाव, भय, अभय, अहिंसा, समता, तुष्टि, तप, दान, यश और अपयश -- प्राणियोंके ये अनेक प्रकारके और अलग-अलग (बीस) भाव मेरेसे ही होते हैं।
English
Intelligence, wisdom, non-illusion, forgiveness, truth, self-control, calmness, pleasure, pain, birth, death, fear and fearlessness;
Qualities such as intelligence, knowledge, freedom from delusion, patience, truth, self-restraint, calm, pleasure, pain, birth, death, fear, and courage all arise from Krishna.
Krishna
10.5
अहिंसा समता तुष्टिस्तपो दानं यशोऽयशः। भवन्ति भावा भूतानां मत्त एव पृथग्विधाः॥
ahiṃsā samatā tuṣṭistapo dānaṃ yaśo'yaśaḥ, bhavanti bhāvā bhūtānāṃ matta eva pṛthagvidhāḥ.
हिन्दी अर्थ
बुद्धि, ज्ञान, असम्मोह, क्षमा, सत्य, दम, शम, सुख, दुःख, भव, अभाव, भय, अभय, अहिंसा, समता, तुष्टि, तप, दान, यश और अपयश -- प्राणियोंके ये अनेक प्रकारके और अलग-अलग (बीस) भाव मेरेसे ही होते हैं।
English
Harmlessness, equanimity, contentment, austerity, beneficence, fame and failure, all these, the characteristics of beings, spring from Me only.
Nonviolence, equanimity, contentment, austerity, charity, fame, and disrepute -- all such qualities of beings arise from Krishna alone.
Krishna
10.6
महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा। मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः॥
maharṣayaḥ sapta pūrve catvāro manavastathā, madbhāvā mānasā jātā yeṣāṃ loka imāḥ prajāḥ.
हिन्दी अर्थ
सात महर्षि और उनसे भी पूर्वमें होनेवाले चार सनकादि तथा चौदह मनु -- ये सब-के-सब मेरे मनसे पैदा हुए हैं और मेरेमें भाव (श्रद्धाभक्ति) रखनेवाले हैं, जिनकी संसारमें यह सम्पूर्ण प्रजा है।
English
The seven Great Seers (Mareechi, Atri, Angira, Pulah, Kratu, Pulastya, Vahishta), the Progenitors of mankind, the Ancient Four (Sanak, Sanandan, Sanatan, Sanatkumar), and the Lawgivers were born of My Will and come forth direct from Me. The race of mankind has sprung from them.
The seven great sages (Marichi, Atri, Angiras, Pulaha, Kratu, Pulastya, and Vasishtha), the four ancient sages (Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanatana, and Sanatkumara), and the primal lawgivers all arose from Krishna's will, and all humanity descends from them.
Krishna
10.7
एतां विभूतिं योगं च मम यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः। सोऽविकम्पेन योगेन युज्यते नात्र संशयः॥
etāṃ vibhūtiṃ yogaṃ ca mama yo vetti tattvataḥ, so'vikampena yogena yujyate nātra saṃśayaḥ.
हिन्दी अर्थ
जो मनुष्य मेरी इस विभूतिको और योगको तत्त्वसे जानता है अर्थात् दृढ़तापूर्वक मानता है, वह अविचल भक्तियोगसे युक्त हो जाता है; इसमें कुछ भी संशय नहीं है।
English
He who rightly understands My manifested glory and My Creative Power, beyond doubt attains perfect peace.
One who truly understands Krishna's divine power and presence becomes united with him through unwavering devotion, without doubt.
Krishna
10.8
अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते। इति मत्वा भजन्ते मां बुधा भावसमन्विताः॥
ahaṃ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṃ pravartate, iti matvā bhajante māṃ budhā bhāvasamanvitāḥ.
हिन्दी अर्थ
मैं संसारमात्रका प्रभव (मूलकारण) हूँ, और मुझसे ही सारा संसार प्रवृत्त हो रहा है अर्थात् चेष्टा कर रहा है -- ऐसा मेरेको मानकर मेरेमें ही श्रद्धा-प्रेम रखते हुए बुद्धिमान् भक्त मेरा ही भजन करते हैं -- सब प्रकारसे मेरे ही शरण होते हैं।
English
I am the source of all; from Me everything flows. Therefore the wise worship Me with unchanging devotion.
Krishna is the source of everything; all things proceed from him, so the wise, understanding this, worship him with heartfelt devotion.
Krishna
10.9
मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्तः परस्परम्। कथयन्तश्च मां नित्यं तुष्यन्ति च रमन्ति च॥
maccittā madgataprāṇā bodhayantaḥ parasparam, kathayantaśca māṃ nityaṃ tuṣyanti ca ramanti ca.
हिन्दी अर्थ
। मेरेमें चित्तवाले, मेरेमें प्राणोंको अर्पण करनेवाले भक्तजन आपसमें मेरे गुण, प्रभाव आदिको जानते हुए और उनका कथन करते हुए ही नित्य-निरन्तर सन्तुष्ट रहते हैं और मेरेमें प्रेम करते हैं।
English
With minds concentrated on Me, with lives absorbed in Me, and enlightening each other, they ever feel content and happy.
With minds absorbed in Krishna and lives dedicated to him, his devotees find contentment and joy in enlightening one another about him.
Krishna
10.10
तेषां सततयुक्तानां भजतां प्रीतिपूर्वकम्। ददामि बुद्धियोगं तं येन मामुपयान्ति ते॥
teṣāṃ satatayuktānāṃ bhajatāṃ prītipūrvakam, dadāmi buddhiyogaṃ taṃ yena māmupayānti te.
हिन्दी अर्थ
उन नित्य-निरन्तर मेरेमें लगे हुए और प्रेमपूर्वक मेरा भजन करनेवाले भक्तोंको मैं वह बुद्धियोग देता हूँ, जिससे उनको मेरी प्राप्ति हो जाती है।
English
To those who are always devout and who worship Me with love, I give the power of discrimination, which leads them to Me.
To those who are constantly devoted and worship him with love, Krishna grants the understanding by which they come to him.
Krishna
10.11
तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तमः। नाशयाम्यात्मभावस्थो ज्ञानदीपेन भास्वता॥
teṣāmevānukampārthamahamajñānajaṃ tamaḥ, nāśayāmyātmabhāvastho jñānadīpena bhāsvatā.
हिन्दी अर्थ
उन भक्तोंपर कृपा करनेके लिये ही उनके स्वरूप (होनेपन) में रहनेवाला मैं उनके अज्ञानजन्य अन्धकारको देदीप्यमान ज्ञानरूप दीपकके द्वारा सर्वथा नष्ट कर देता हूँ।
English
By My grace, I live in their hearts; and I dispel the darkness of ignorance by the shining light of wisdom.
Out of compassion, Krishna, dwelling within them, dispels the darkness born of ignorance with the shining lamp of wisdom.
Arjuna
10.12
परं ब्रह्म परं धाम पवित्रं परमं भवान्। पुरुषं शाश्वतं दिव्यमादिदेवमजं विभुम्॥
paraṃ brahma paraṃ dhāma pavitraṃ paramaṃ bhavān, puruṣaṃ śāśvataṃ divyamādidevamajaṃ vibhum.
हिन्दी अर्थ
अर्जुन बोले -- परम ब्रह्म, परम धाम और महान् पवित्र आप ही हैं। आप शाश्वत, दिव्य पुरुष, आदिदेव, अजन्मा और विभु (व्यापक) हैं -- ऐसा सब-के-सब ऋषि, देवर्षि नारद, असित, देवल तथा व्यास कहते हैं और स्वयं आप भी मेरे प्रति कहते हैं।
English
Arjuna asked: Thou art the Supreme Spirit, the Eternal Home, the Holiest of the Holy, the Eternal Divine Self, the Primal God, the Unborn and the Omnipresent.
Arjuna addresses Krishna as the Supreme Brahman, the highest abode, the purest of the pure, the eternal divine Person, the primal God, unborn and all-pervading.
Arjuna
10.13
आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा। असितो देवलो व्यासः स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे॥
āhustvāmṛṣayaḥ sarve devarṣirnāradastathā, asito devalo vyāsaḥ svayaṃ caiva bravīṣi me.
हिन्दी अर्थ
अर्जुन बोले -- परम ब्रह्म, परम धाम और महान् पवित्र आप ही हैं। आप शाश्वत, दिव्य पुरुष, आदिदेव, अजन्मा और विभु (व्यापक) हैं -- ऐसा सब-के-सब ऋषि, देवर्षि नारद, असित, देवल तथा व्यास कहते हैं और स्वयं आप भी मेरे प्रति कहते हैं।
English
So have said the seers and the divine sage Narada; as well as Asita, Devala and Vyasa; and Thou Thyself also sayest it.
Arjuna notes that sages, the divine sage Narada, and scholars like Asita, Devala, and Vyasa have all declared this, and now Krishna confirms it himself.
Arjuna
10.14
सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव। न हि ते भगवन् व्यक्तिं विदुर्देवा न दानवाः॥
sarvametadṛtaṃ manye yanmāṃ vadasi keśava, na hi te bhagavan vyaktiṃ vidurdevā na dānavāḥ.
हिन्दी अर्थ
हे केशव ! मेरेसे आप जो कुछ कह रहे हैं, यह सब मैं सत्य मानता हूँ। हे भगवन् ! आपके प्रकट होनेको न तो देवता जानते हैं और न दानव ही जानते हैं।
English
I believe in what Thou hast said, my Lord! For neither the godly not the godless comprehend Thy manifestation.
Arjuna says he fully believes everything Krishna has told him, since neither gods nor demons truly comprehend Krishna's manifestation.
Arjuna
10.15
स्वयमेवात्मनाऽत्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम। भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते॥
svayamevātmanā'tmānaṃ vettha tvaṃ puruṣottama, bhūtabhāvana bhūteśa devadeva jagatpate.
हिन्दी अर्थ
हे भूतभावन ! हे भूतेश ! हे देवदेव ! हे जगत्पते ! हे पुरुषोत्तम ! आप स्वयं ही अपने-आपसे अपने-आपको जानते हैं।
English
Thou alone knowest Thyself, by the power of Thy Self; Thou the Supreme Spirit, the Source and Master of all being, the Lord of Lords, the Ruler of the Universe.
Arjuna acknowledges that only Krishna, the origin and lord of all beings, the God of gods, the ruler of the universe, truly knows himself.
Arjuna
10.16
वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः। याभिर्विभूतिभिर्लोकानिमांस्त्वं व्याप्य तिष्ठसि॥
vaktumarhasyaśeṣeṇa divyā hyātmavibhūtayaḥ, yābhirvibhūtibhirlokānimāṃstvaṃ vyāpya tiṣṭhasi.
हिन्दी अर्थ
जिन विभूतियोंसे आप इन सम्पूर्ण लोकोंको व्याप्त करके स्थित हैं, उन सभी अपनी दिव्य विभूतियोंका सम्पूर्णतासे वर्णन करनेमें आप ही समर्थ हैं।
English
Please tell me all about Thy glorious manifestations, by means of which Thou pervadest the world.
Arjuna asks Krishna to describe in full his own divine glories by which he pervades and sustains all the worlds.
Arjuna
10.17
कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्। केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया॥
kathaṃ vidyāmahaṃ yogiṃstvāṃ sadā paricintayan, keṣu keṣu ca bhāveṣu cintyo'si bhagavanmayā.
हिन्दी अर्थ
हे योगिन् ! हरदम साङ्गोपाङ्ग चिन्तन करता हुआ मैं आपको कैसे जानूँ ? और हे भगवन् ! किन-किन भावोंमें आप मेरे द्वारा चिन्तन किये जा सकते हैं अर्थात् किन-किन भावोंमें मैं आपका चिन्तन करूँ ?
English
O Master! How shall I, by constant meditation, know Thee? My Lord! What are Thy various manifestations through which I am to mediate on Thee?
Arjuna asks how he should meditate constantly to know Krishna, and in what various forms he should contemplate him.
Arjuna
10.18
विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन। भूयः कथय तृप्तिर्हि श्रृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम्॥
vistareṇātmano yogaṃ vibhūtiṃ ca janārdana, bhūyaḥ kathaya tṛptirhi śrṛṇvato nāsti me'mṛtam.
हिन्दी अर्थ
हे जनार्दन ! आप अपने योग (सामर्थ्य) को और विभूतियोंको विस्तारसे फिर कहिये; क्योंकि आपके अमृतमय वचन सुनते-सुनते मेरी तृप्ति नहीं हो रही है।
English
Tell me again, I pray, about the fullness of Thy power and Thy glory; for I feel that I am never satisfied when I listen to Thy immortal words.
Arjuna asks Krishna to describe his power and glory again in detail, since he never tires of hearing this nectar-like teaching.
Krishna
10.19
हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः। प्राधान्यतः कुरुश्रेष्ठ नास्त्यन्तो विस्तरस्य मे॥
hanta te kathayiṣyāmi divyā hyātmavibhūtayaḥ, prādhānyataḥ kuruśreṣṭha nāstyanto vistarasya me.
हिन्दी अर्थ
श्रीभगवान् बोले -- हाँ, ठीक है। मैं अपनी दिव्य विभूतियोंको तेरे लिये प्रधानतासे (संक्षेपसे) कहूँगा; क्योंकि हे कुरुश्रेष्ठ ! मेरी विभूतियोंके विस्तारका अन्त नहीं है।
English
Lord Shri Krishna replied: So be it, My beloved fried! I will unfold to thee some of the chief aspects of My glory. Of its full extent there is no end.
Krishna agrees to describe the chief among his divine manifestations for Arjuna, since their full extent has no end.
Krishna
10.20
अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः। अहमादिश्च मध्यं च भूतानामन्त एव च॥
ahamātmā guḍākeśa sarvabhūtāśayasthitaḥ, ahamādiśca madhyaṃ ca bhūtānāmanta eva ca.
हिन्दी अर्थ
हे नींदको जीतनेवाले अर्जुन ! सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंके आदि, मध्य तथा अन्तमें भी मैं ही हूँ और प्राणियोंके अन्तःकरणमें आत्मरूपसे भी मैं ही स्थित हूँ।
English
O Arjuna! I am the Self, seated in the hearts of all beings; I am the beginning and the life, and I am the end of them all.
Krishna is the self seated in the heart of every being, and also their beginning, their middle, and their end.
Krishna
10.21
आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान्। मरीचिर्मरुतामस्मि नक्षत्राणामहं शशी॥
ādityānāmahaṃ viṣṇurjyotiṣāṃ raviraṃśumān, marīcirmarutāmasmi nakṣatrāṇāmahaṃ śaśī.
हिन्दी अर्थ
मैं अदितिके पुत्रोंमें विष्णु (वामन) और प्रकाशमान वस्तुओंमें किरणोंवाला सूर्य हूँ। मैं मरुतोंका तेज और नक्षत्रोंका अधिपति चन्द्रमा हूँ।
English
Of all the creative Powers I am the Creator, of luminaries the Sun; the Whirlwind among the winds, and the Moon among planets.
Among the sun-gods Krishna is Vishnu, among lights he is the radiant sun, among the wind-gods he is Marichi, and among stars he is the moon.
Krishna
10.22
वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः। इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना॥
vedānāṃ sāmavedo'smi devānāmasmi vāsavaḥ, indriyāṇāṃ manaścāsmi bhūtānāmasmi cetanā.
हिन्दी अर्थ
मैं वेदोंमें सामवेद हूँ, देवताओंमें इन्द्र हूँ, इन्द्रियोंमें मन हूँ और प्राणियोंकी चेतना हूँ।
English
Of the Vedas I am the Hymns, I am the Electric Force in the Powers of Nature; of the senses I am the Mind; and I am the Intelligence in all that lives.
Among the Vedas Krishna is the Samaveda, among gods he is Indra, among the senses he is the mind, and in living beings he is consciousness.
Krishna
10.23
रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्। वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्॥
rudrāṇāṃ śaṅkaraścāsmi vitteśo yakṣarakṣasām, vasūnāṃ pāvakaścāsmi meruḥ śikhariṇāmaham.
हिन्दी अर्थ
रुद्रोंमें शंकर और यक्ष-राक्षसोंमें कुबेर मैं हूँ।वसुओंमें पावक (अग्नि) और शिखरवाले पर्वतोंमें सुमेरु मैं हूँ।
English
Among Forces of Vitality I am the life, I am Mammon to the heathen and the godless; I am the Energy in fire, earth, wind, sky, heaven, sun, moon and planets; and among mountains am the Mount Meru.
Among the Rudras Krishna is Shankara, among spirits he is the lord of wealth, among elemental gods he is fire, and among mountains he is Meru.
Krishna
10.24
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्। सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः॥
purodhasāṃ ca mukhyaṃ māṃ viddhi pārtha bṛhaspatim, senānīnāmahaṃ skandaḥ sarasāmasmi sāgaraḥ.
हिन्दी अर्थ
हे पार्थ ! पुरोहितोंमें मुख्य बृहस्पतिको मेरा स्वरूप समझो। सेनापतियोंमें स्कन्द और जलाशयोंमें समुद्र मैं हूँ।
English
Among the priests, know, O Arjuna, that I am the Apostle Brihaspati; of generals I am Skanda, the Commander-in-Chief, and of waters I am the Ocean.
Among priests Krishna is Brihaspati, chief of the household priests; among generals he is Skanda; and among bodies of water he is the ocean.
Krishna
10.25
महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्। यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः॥
maharṣīṇāṃ bhṛgurahaṃ girāmasmyekamakṣaram, yajñānāṃ japayajño'smi sthāvarāṇāṃ himālayaḥ.
हिन्दी अर्थ
महर्षियोंमें भृगु और वाणियों-(शब्दों-) में एक अक्षर अर्थात् प्रणव मैं हूँ। सम्पूर्ण यज्ञोंमें जपयज्ञ और स्थिर रहनेवालोंमें हिमालय मैं हूँ।
English
Of the great seers I am Bhrigu, of words I am Om, of offerings I am the silent prayer, among things immovable I am the Himalayas.
Among great sages Krishna is Bhrigu, among words he is the single syllable Om, among forms of worship he is silent repetition, and among immovable things he is the Himalayas.
Krishna
10.26
अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः। गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः॥
aśvatthaḥ sarvavṛkṣāṇāṃ devarṣīṇāṃ ca nāradaḥ, gandharvāṇāṃ citrarathaḥ siddhānāṃ kapilo muniḥ.
हिन्दी अर्थ
सम्पूर्ण वृक्षोंमें पीपल, देवर्षियोंमें नारद, गन्धर्वोंमें चित्ररथ और सिद्धोंमें कपिल मुनि मैं हूँ।
English
Of trees I am the sacred Fig-tree, of the Divine Seers Narada, of the heavenly singers I am Chitraratha, their Leader, and of sages I am Kapila.
Among all trees Krishna is the sacred fig tree, among divine sages he is Narada, among celestial musicians he is Chitraratha, and among perfected beings he is the sage Kapila.
Krishna
10.27
उच्चैःश्रवसमश्वानां विद्धि माममृतोद्भवम्। ऐरावतं गजेन्द्राणां नराणां च नराधिपम्॥
uccaiḥśravasamaśvānāṃ viddhi māmamṛtodbhavam, airāvataṃ gajendrāṇāṃ narāṇāṃ ca narādhipam.
हिन्दी अर्थ
घोड़ोंमें अमृतके साथ समुद्रसे प्रकट होनेवाले उच्चैःश्रवा नामक घोड़ेको, श्रेष्ठ हाथियोंमें ऐरावत नामक हाथीको और मनुष्योंमें राजाको मेरी विभूति मानो।
English
Know that among horses I am Pegasus, the heaven-born; among the lordly elephants I am the White one, and I am the Ruler among men.
Among horses Krishna is Uchchaihshravas, born from the nectar of immortality; among elephants he is Airavata; and among men he is the king.
Krishna
10.28
आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्। प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः॥
āyudhānāmahaṃ vajraṃ dhenūnāmasmi kāmadhuk, prajanaścāsmi kandarpaḥ sarpāṇāmasmi vāsukiḥ.
हिन्दी अर्थ
आयुधोंमें वज्र और धेनुओंमें कामधेनु मैं हूँ। सन्तान-उत्पत्तिका हेतु कामदेव मैं हूँ और सर्पोंमें वासुकि मैं हूँ।
English
I am the Thunderbolt among weapons; of cows I am the Cow of Plenty, I am Passion in those who procreate, and I am the Cobra among serpents.
Among weapons Krishna is the thunderbolt, among cows he is the wish-fulfilling Kamadhenu, in procreation he is the god of love, and among serpents he is Vasuki.
Krishna
10.29
अनन्तश्चास्मि नागानां वरुणो यादसामहम्। पितृ़णामर्यमा चास्मि यमः संयमतामहम्॥
anantaścāsmi nāgānāṃ varuṇo yādasāmaham, pitṛ़ṇāmaryamā cāsmi yamaḥ saṃyamatāmaham.
हिन्दी अर्थ
नागोंमें अनन्त (शेषनाग) और जल-जन्तुओंका अधिपति वरुण मैं हूँ। पितरोंमें अर्यमा और शासन करनेवालोंमें यमराज मैं हूँ।
English
I am the King-python among snakes, I am the Aqueous Principle among those that live in water, I am the Father of fathers, and among rulers I am Death.
Among snake-beings Krishna is Ananta, among water deities he is Varuna, among ancestors he is Aryaman, and among enforcers he is Yama.
Krishna
10.30
प्रह्लादश्चास्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतामहम्। मृगाणां च मृगेन्द्रोऽहं वैनतेयश्च पक्षिणाम्॥
prahlādaścāsmi daityānāṃ kālaḥ kalayatāmaham, mṛgāṇāṃ ca mṛgendro'haṃ vainateyaśca pakṣiṇām.
हिन्दी अर्थ
दैत्योंमें प्रह्लाद और गणना करनेवालोंमें काल मैं हूँ । पशुओंमें सिंह और पक्षियोंमें गरुड मैं हूँ।
English
And I am the devotee Prahlad among the heathen; of Time I am the Eternal Present; I am the Lion among beasts and the Eagle among birds.
Among demons Krishna is Prahlada, among measures he is time, among animals he is the lion, and among birds he is Garuda.
Krishna
10.31
पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम्। झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि स्रोतसामस्मि जाह्नवी॥
pavanaḥ pavatāmasmi rāmaḥ śastrabhṛtāmaham, jhaṣāṇāṃ makaraścāsmi srotasāmasmi jāhnavī.
हिन्दी अर्थ
पवित्र करनेवालोंमें वायु और शास्त्रधारियोंमें राम मैं हूँ। जल-जन्तुओंमें मगर मैं हूँ। बहनेवाले स्त्रोतोंमें गङ्गाजी मैं हूँ।
English
I am the Wind among purifiers, the King Rama among warriors; I am the Crocodile among the fishes, and I am the Ganges among rivers.
Among purifiers Krishna is the wind, among warriors he is Rama, among fish he is the crocodile, and among rivers he is the Ganga.
Krishna
10.32
सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन। अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम्॥
sargāṇāmādirantaśca madhyaṃ caivāhamarjuna, adhyātmavidyā vidyānāṃ vādaḥ pravadatāmaham.
हिन्दी अर्थ
हे अर्जुन ! सम्पूर्ण सर्गोंके आदि, मध्य तथा अन्तमें मैं ही हूँ। विद्याओंमें अध्यात्मविद्या और परस्पर शास्त्रार्थ करनेवालोंका(तत्त्व-निर्णयके लिये किया जानेवाला) वाद मैं हूँ।
English
I am the Beginning, the Middle and the End in creation; among sciences, I am the science of Spirituality; I am the Discussion among disputants.
Krishna is the beginning, middle, and end of all creation; among branches of knowledge he is knowledge of the self, and among debaters he is right reasoning.
Krishna
10.33
अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च। अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताऽहं विश्वतोमुखः॥
akṣarāṇāmakāro'smi dvandvaḥ sāmāsikasya ca, ahamevākṣayaḥ kālo dhātā'haṃ viśvatomukhaḥ.
हिन्दी अर्थ
अक्षरोंमें अकार और समासोंमें द्वन्द्व समास मैं हूँ। अक्षयकाल अर्थात् कालका भी महाकाल तथा सब ओर मुखवाला धाता भी मैं हूँ।
English
Of letters I am A; I am the copulative in compound words; I am Time inexhaustible; and I am the all-pervading Preserver.
Among letters Krishna is the letter A, among compound words he is the dual compound, he is imperishable time itself, and he is the sustainer facing every direction.
Krishna
10.34
मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम्। कीर्तिः श्रीर्वाक्च नारीणां स्मृतिर्मेधा धृतिः क्षमा॥
mṛtyuḥ sarvaharaścāhamudbhavaśca bhaviṣyatām, kīrtiḥ śrīrvākca nārīṇāṃ smṛtirmedhā dhṛtiḥ kṣamā.
हिन्दी अर्थ
सबका हरण करनेवाली मृत्यु और उत्पन्न होनेवालोंका उभ्दव मैं हूँ तथा स्त्री-जातिमें कीर्ति, श्री, वाक्, स्मृति, मेधा, धृति और क्षमा मैं हूँ।
English
I am all-devouring Death; I am the Origin of all that shall happen; I am Fame, Fortune, Speech, Memory, Intellect, Constancy and Forgiveness.
Krishna is all-consuming death and the source of all that is yet to arise; among feminine qualities he is fame, fortune, speech, memory, intelligence, steadiness, and patience.
Krishna
10.35
बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्। मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः॥
bṛhatsāma tathā sāmnāṃ gāyatrī chandasāmaham, māsānāṃ mārgaśīrṣo'hamṛtūnāṃ kusumākaraḥ.
हिन्दी अर्थ
गायी जानेवाली श्रुतियोंमें बृहत्साम और वैदिक छन्दोंमें गायत्री छन्द मैं हूँ। बारह महीनोंमें मार्गशीर्ष और छः ऋतुओंमें वसन्त मैं हूँ।
English
Of hymns I am Brihatsama, of metres I am Garatri, among the months I am Margasheersha (December), and I am the Spring among seasons.
Among hymns Krishna is the Brihatsama, among poetic meters he is the Gayatri, among months he is Margashirsha, and among seasons he is spring.
Krishna
10.36
द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्। जयोऽस्मि व्यवसायोऽस्मि सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतामहम्॥
dyūtaṃ chalayatāmasmi tejastejasvināmaham, jayo'smi vyavasāyo'smi sattvaṃ sattvavatāmaham.
हिन्दी अर्थ
छल करनेवालोंमें जूआ और तेजस्वियोंमें तेज मैं हूँ। जीतनेवालोंकी विजय, निश्चय करनेवालोंका निश्चय और सात्त्विक मनुष्योंका सात्त्विक भाव मैं हूँ।
English
I am the Gambling of the cheat and the Splendour of the splendid; I am Victory; I am Effort; and I am the Purity of the pure.
Krishna is the gambling of cheats, the splendor of the splendid, victory, resolve, and the goodness of the good.
Krishna
10.37
वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनंजयः। मुनीनामप्यहं व्यासः कवीनामुशना कविः॥
vṛṣṇīnāṃ vāsudevo'smi pāṇḍavānāṃ dhanaṃjayaḥ, munīnāmapyahaṃ vyāsaḥ kavīnāmuśanā kaviḥ.
हिन्दी अर्थ
वृष्णिवंशियोंमें वासुदेव और पाण्डवोंमें धनञ्जय मैं हूँ। मुनियोंमें वेदव्यास और कवियोंमें कवि शुक्राचार्य भी मैं हूँ।
English
I am Shri Krishna among the Vishnu-clan and Arjuna among the Pandavas; of the saints I am Vyasa, and I am Shukracharya among the sages.
Among the Vrishnis Krishna is himself, among the Pandavas he is Arjuna, among sages he is Vyasa, and among the wise he is Ushanas.
Krishna
10.38
दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम्। मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम्॥
daṇḍo damayatāmasmi nītirasmi jigīṣatām, maunaṃ caivāsmi guhyānāṃ jñānaṃ jñānavatāmaham.
हिन्दी अर्थ
दमन करनेवालोंमें दण्डनीति और विजय चाहनेवालोंमें नीति मैं हूँ। गोपनीय भावोंमें मौन और ज्ञानवानोंमें ज्ञान मैं हूँ।
English
I am the Sceptre of rulers, the Strategy of the conquerors, the Silence of mystery, the Wisdom of the wise.
Krishna is the discipline of those who govern, the strategy of those who seek victory, the silence of secrets, and the wisdom of the wise.
Krishna
10.39
यच्चापि सर्वभूतानां बीजं तदहमर्जुन। न तदस्ति विना यत्स्यान्मया भूतं चराचरम्॥
yaccāpi sarvabhūtānāṃ bījaṃ tadahamarjuna, na tadasti vinā yatsyānmayā bhūtaṃ carācaram.
हिन्दी अर्थ
हे अर्जुन! सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंका जो बीज है, वह बीज मैं ही हूँ; क्योंकि मेरे बिना कोई भी चर-अचर प्राणी नहीं है अर्थात् चर-अचर सब कुछ मैं ही हूँ।
English
I am the Seed of all being, O Arjuna! No creature moving or unmoving can live without Me.
Krishna is also the very seed of all existence; nothing that moves or does not move can exist without him.
Krishna
10.40
नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिव्यानां विभूतीनां परंतप। एष तूद्देशतः प्रोक्तो विभूतेर्विस्तरो मया॥
nānto'sti mama divyānāṃ vibhūtīnāṃ paraṃtapa, eṣa tūddeśataḥ prokto vibhūtervistaro mayā.
हिन्दी अर्थ
हे परंतप अर्जुन ! मेरी दिव्य विभूतियोंका अन्त नहीं है। मैंने तुम्हारे सामने अपनी विभूतियोंका जो विस्तार कहा है, यह तो केवल संक्षेपसे कहा है।
English
O Arjuna! The aspects of My divine life are endless. I have mentioned but a few by way of illustration.
Krishna says his divine manifestations are without end; what he has described here is only a glimpse, offered as illustration.
Krishna
10.41
यद्यद्विभूतिमत्सत्त्वं श्रीमदूर्जितमेव वा। तत्तदेवावगच्छ त्वं मम तेजोंऽशसंभवम्॥
yadyadvibhūtimatsattvaṃ śrīmadūrjitameva vā, tattadevāvagaccha tvaṃ mama tejoṃ'śasaṃbhavam.
हिन्दी अर्थ
जो-जो ऐश्वर्ययुक्त, शोभायुक्त और बलयुक्त प्राणी तथा वस्तु है, उस-उसको तुम मेरे ही तेज-(योग-) के अंशसे उत्पन्न हुई समझो।
English
Whatever is glorious, excellent, beautiful and mighty, be assured that it comes from a fragment of My splendour.
Whatever is glorious, prosperous, or powerful in this world, Krishna says, springs from just a fraction of his own splendor.
Krishna
10.42
अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन। विष्टभ्याहमिदं कृत्स्नमेकांशेन स्थितो जगत्॥
athavā bahunaitena kiṃ jñātena tavārjuna, viṣṭabhyāhamidaṃ kṛtsnamekāṃśena sthito jagat.
हिन्दी अर्थ
अथवा हे अर्जुन ! तुम्हें इस प्रकार बहुत-सी बातें जाननेकी क्या आवश्यकता है? मैं अपने किसी एक अंशसे सम्पूर्ण जगत् को व्याप्त करके स्थित हूँ।
English
But what is the use of all these details to thee? O Arjuna! I sustain this universe with only small part of Myself.
Krishna concludes that Arjuna need not know every detail, since Krishna pervades and sustains this entire universe with just a single fragment of himself.