Shrimad Bhagavad Gita
Chapter 10 - The Yoga of the Divine Glories
1. Sri Bhagavaan Uvaacha:
Bhooya eva mahaabaaho shrinu me paramam vachah;
Yatte’ham preeyamaanaaya vakshyaami hitakaamyayaa.
The Blessed Lord said:
Again, O mighty-armed Arjuna, listen to My supreme word which I shall declare to theewho art beloved, for thy welfare!COMMENTARY: The all-compassionate Lord in His mercy wants to encourage Arjunaand cheer him up, and so He Himself comes forward to give him instructions without any requesthaving been made by Arjuna.
2. Na me viduh suraganaah prabhavam na maharshayah;
Ahamaadirhi devaanaam maharsheenaam cha sarvashah.
Neither the hosts of the gods nor the great sages know My origin;
for, in every way I amthe source of all the gods and the great sages.
3. Yo maamajamanaadim cha vetti lokamaheshwaram;
Asammoodhah sa martyeshu sarvapaapaih pramuchyate.
He who knows Me as unborn and beginningless, as the great Lord of the worlds, he,among mortals, is undeluded;
he is liberated from all sins.COMMENTARY: As the Supreme Being is the cause of all the worlds, He isbeginningless. As He is the source of all the gods and the great sages, so there is no source for Hisown existence. As He is beginningless, He is unborn. He is the great Lord of all the worlds.
4. Buddhir jnaanamasammohah kshamaa satyam damah shamah;
Sukham duhkham bhavo’bhaavo bhayam chaabhayameva cha.
Intellect, wisdom, non-delusion, forgiveness, truth, self-restraint, calmness, happiness,pain, birth or existence, death or non-existence, fear and also fearlessness,
5. Ahimsaa samataa tushtistapo daanam yasho’yashah;
Bhavanti bhaavaa bhootaanaam matta eva prithagvidhaah.
Non-injury, equanimity, contentment, austerity, fame, beneficence, ill-fame—(these)different kinds of qualities of beings arise from Me alone.
6. Maharshayah sapta poorve chatwaaro manavastathaa;
Madbhaavaa maanasaa jaataa yeshaam loka imaah prajaah.
The seven great sages, the ancient four and also the Manus, possessed of powers like Me(on account of their minds being fixed on Me), were born of (My) mind;
from them are thesecreatures born in this world.
7. Etaam vibhootim yogam cha mama yo vetti tattwatah;
So’vikampena yogena yujyate naatra samshayah.
He who in truth knows these manifold manifestations of My Being and (this)Yoga-power of Mine, becomes established in the unshakeable Yoga;
there is no doubt about it.
8. Aham sarvasya prabhavo mattah sarvam pravartate;
Iti matwaa bhajante maam budhaa bhaavasamanvitaah.
I am the source of all;
from Me everything evolves;
understanding thus, the wise,endowed with meditation, worship Me.
9. Macchittaa madgatapraanaa bodhayantah parasparam;
Kathayantashcha maam nityam tushyanti cha ramanti cha.
With their minds and lives entirely absorbed in Me, enlightening each other and alwaysspeaking of Me, they are satisfied and delighted.
10. Teshaam satatayuktaanaam bhajataam preetipoorvakam;
Dadaami buddhiyogam tam yena maamupayaanti te.
To them who are ever steadfast, worshipping Me with love, I give the Yoga ofdiscrimination by which they come to Me.COMMENTARY: The devotees who have dedicated themselves to the Lord, who are everharmonious and self-abiding, who adore Him with intense love, who are ever devout, obtain theDivine Grace.
11. Teshaam evaanukampaartham aham ajnaanajam tamah;
Naashayaamyaatmabhaavastho jnaanadeepena bhaaswataa.
Out of mere compassion for them, I, dwelling within their Self, destroy the darknessborn of ignorance by the luminous lamp of knowledge.
12. Arjuna Uvaacha:
Param brahma param dhaama pavitram paramam bhavaan;
Purusham shaashvatam divyam aadidevamajam vibhum.
Arjuna said:
Thou art the Supreme Brahman, the supreme abode (or the supreme light), the supremepurifier, the eternal, divine Person, the primeval God, unborn and omnipresent.
13. Aahustwaam rishayah sarve devarshirnaaradastathaa;
Asito devalo vyaasah swayam chaiva braveeshi me.
All the sages have thus declared Thee, as also the divine sage Narada;
so also Asita,Devala and Vyasa;
and now Thou Thyself sayest so to me.
14. Sarvametadritam manye yanmaam vadasi keshava;
Na hi te bhagavan vyaktim vidurdevaa na daanavaah.
I believe all this that Thou sayest to me as true, O Krishna! Verily, O blessed Lord,neither the gods nor the demons know Thy manifestation (origin)!
15. Swayamevaatmanaatmaanam vettha twam purushottama;
Bhootabhaavana bhootesha devadeva jagatpate.
Verily, Thou Thyself knowest Thyself by Thyself, O Supreme Person, O source andLord of beings, O God of gods, O ruler of the world!
16. Vaktum arhasyasheshena divyaa hyaatmavibhootayah;
Yaabhir vibhootibhir lokaanimaamstwam vyaapya tishthasi.
Thou shouldst indeed tell, without reserve, of Thy divine glories by which Thouexisteth, pervading all these worlds. (None else can do so.)
17. Katham vidyaamaham yogimstwaam sadaa parichintayan;
Keshu keshu cha bhaaveshu chintyo’si bhagavanmayaa.
How shall I, ever meditating, know Thee, O Yogin? In what aspects or things, O blessedLord, art Thou to be thought of by me?
18. Vistarenaatmano yogam vibhootim cha janaardana;
Bhooyah kathaya triptirhi shrinvato naasti me’mritam.
Tell me again in detail, O Krishna, of Thy Yogic power and glory;
for I am not satisfiedwith what I have heard of Thy life-giving and nectar-like speech!
19. Sri Bhagavaan Uvaacha:
Hanta te kathayishyaami divyaa hyaatmavibhootayah;
Praadhaanyatah kurushreshtha naastyanto vistarasya me.
The Blessed Lord said:
Very well, now I will declare to thee My divine glories in their prominence, O Arjuna!There is no end to their detailed description.COMMENTARY: The Lord’s divine glories are illimitable.
20. Ahamaatmaa gudaakesha sarvabhootaashayasthitah;
Ahamaadishcha madhyam cha bhootaanaamanta eva cha.
I am the Self, O Gudakesha, seated in the hearts of all beings! I am the beginning, themiddle and also the end of all beings.
21. Aadityaanaamaham vishnur jyotishaam raviramshumaan;
Mareechirmarutaamasmi nakshatraanaamaham shashee.
Among the (twelve) Adityas, I am Vishnu;
among the luminaries, the radiant sun;
I amMarichi among the (seven or forty-nine) Maruts;
among stars the moon am I.
22. Vedaanaam saamavedo’smi devaanaam asmi vaasavah;
Indriyaanaam manashchaasmi bhootaanaamasmi chetanaa.
Among the Vedas I am the Sama Veda;
I am Vasava among the gods;
among the senses Iam the mind;
and I am intelligence among living beings.
23. Rudraanaam shankarashchaasmi vittesho yaksharakshasaam;
Vasoonaam paavakashchaasmi meruh shikharinaamaham.
And, among the Rudras I am Shankara;
among the Yakshas and Rakshasas, the Lord ofwealth (Kubera);
among the Vasus I am Pavaka (fire);
and among the (seven) mountains I am theMeru.
24. Purodhasaam cha mukhyam maam viddhipaartha brihaspatim;
Senaaneenaamaham skandah sarasaamasmi saagarah.
And, among the household priests (of kings), O Arjuna, know Me to be the chief,Brihaspati;
among the army generals I am Skanda;
among lakes I am the ocean!
25. Maharsheenaam bhriguraham giraamasmyekamaksharam;
Yajnaanaam japayajno’smi sthaavaraanaam himaalayah.
Among the great sages I am Bhrigu;
among words I am the monosyllable Om;
amongsacrifices I am the sacrifice of silent repetition;
among immovable things the Himalayas I am.COMMENTARY: Repetition of the Mantra is regarded as the best of all Yajnas orsacrifices. There is no loss or injury in this Yajna. Manu says: “Whatever else the Brahmana may ormay not do, he attains salvation by Japa alone”.
26. Ashwatthah sarvavrikshaanaam devarsheenaam cha naaradah;
Gandharvaanaam chitrarathah siddhaanaam kapilo munih.
Among the trees (I am) the peepul;
among the divine sages I am Narada;
amongGandharvas I am Chitraratha;
among the perfected the sage Kapila.
27. Ucchaihshravasamashwaanaam viddhi maamamritodbhavam;
Airaavatam gajendraanaam naraanaam cha naraadhipam.
Know Me as Ucchaisravas, born of nectar among horses;
among lordly elephants (I am)the Airavata;
and among men, the king.
28. Aayudhaanaamaham vajram dhenoonaamasmi kaamadhuk;
Prajanashchaasmi kandarpah sarpaanaamasmi vaasukih.
Among weapons I am the thunderbolt;
among cows I am the wish-fulfilling cow calledSurabhi;
I am the progenitor, the god of love;
among serpents I am Vasuki.
29. Anantashchaasmi naagaanaam varuno yaadasaamaham;
Pitreenaamaryamaa chaasmi yamah samyamataamaham.
I am Ananta among the Nagas;
I am Varuna among water-Deities;
Aryaman among themanes I am;
I am Yama among the governors.
30. Prahlaadashchaasmi daityaanaam kaalah kalayataamaham;
Mrigaanaam cha mrigendro’ham vainateyashcha pakshinaam.
And, I am Prahlad among the demons;
among the reckoners I am time;
among beasts Iam their king, the lion;
and Garuda among birds.
31. Pavanah pavataamasmi raamah shastrabhritaamaham;
Jhashaanaam makarashchaasmi srotasaamasmi jaahnavee.
Among the purifiers (or the speeders) I am the wind;
Rama among the warriors am I;
among the fishes I am the shark;
among the streams I am the Ganga.
32. Sargaanaamaadirantashcha madhyam chaivaaham arjuna;
Adhyaatmavidyaa vidyaanaam vaadah pravadataamaham.
Among creations I am the beginning, the middle and also the end, O Arjuna! Among thesciences I am the science of the Self;
and I am logic among controversialists.
33. Aksharaanaamakaaro’smi dwandwah saamaasikasya cha;
Ahamevaakshayah kaalo dhaataaham vishwatomukhah.
Among the letters of the alphabet, the letter “A” I am, and the dual among thecompounds. I am verily the inexhaustible or everlasting time;
I am the dispenser (of the fruits ofactions), having faces in all directions.
34. Mrityuh sarvaharashchaaham udbhavashcha bhavishyataam;
Keertih shreervaakcha naareenaam smritirmedhaadhritih kshamaa.
And I am all-devouring death, and prosperity of those who are to be prosperous;
amongfeminine qualities (I am) fame, prosperity, speech, memory, intelligence, firmness and forgiveness.
35. Brihatsaama tathaa saamnaam gaayatree cchandasaamaham;
Maasaanaam maargasheersho’hamritoonaam kusumaakarah.
Among the hymns also I am the Brihatsaman;
among metres Gayatri am I;
among themonths I am Margasirsa;
among seasons (I am) the flowery season.
36. Dyootam cchalayataamasmi tejastejaswinaamaham;
Jayo’smi vyavasaayo’smi sattwam sattwavataamaham.
I am the gambling of the fraudulent;
I am the splendour of the splendid;
I am victory;
Iam determination (of those who are determined);
I am the goodness of the good.COMMENTARY: Of the various methods of defrauding others, I am gambling, such asdice-play. Gambling is My manifestation. I am power in the powerful. I am victory in thevictorious. I am effort in those who make that effort.
37. Vrishneenaam vaasudevo’smi paandavaanaam dhananjayah;
Muneenaamapyaham vyaasah kaveenaamushanaa kavih.
Among Vrishnis I am Vasudeva;
among the Pandavas I am Arjuna;
among sages I amVyasa;
among poets I am Usana, the poet.
38. Dando damayataamasmi neetirasmi jigeeshataam;
Maunam chaivaasmi guhyaanaam jnaanam jnaanavataamaham.
Among the punishers I am the sceptre;
among those who seek victory I amstatesmanship;
and also among secrets I am silence;
knowledge among knowers I am.
39. Yachchaapi sarvabhootaanaam beejam tadahamarjuna;
Na tadasti vinaa yatsyaanmayaa bhootam charaacharam.
And whatever is the seed of all beings, that also am I, O Arjuna! There is no being,whether moving or unmoving, that can exist without Me.COMMENTARY: I am the primeval seed from which all creation has come into existence.I am the seed of everything. I am the Self of everything. Nothing can exist without Me. Everythingis of My nature. I am the soul of everything.
40. Naanto’sti mama divyaanaam vibhooteenaam parantapa;
Esha tooddeshatah prokto vibhootervistaro mayaa.
There is no end to My divine glories, O Arjuna, but this is a brief statement by Me of theparticulars of My divine glories!
41. Yadyad vibhootimat sattwam shreemadoorjitameva vaa;
Tattadevaavagaccha twam mama tejom’shasambhavam.
Whatever being there is that is glorious, prosperous or powerful, that know thou to be amanifestation of a part of My splendour.
42. Athavaa bahunaitena kim jnaatena tavaarjuna;
Vishtabhyaahamidam kritsnamekaamshena sthito jagat.
But of what avail to thee is the knowledge of all these details, O Arjuna? I exist,supporting this whole world by one part of Myself.
Hari Om Tat SatIti Srimad Bhagavadgeetaasoopanishatsu BrahmavidyaayaamYogashaastre Sri KrishnaarjunasamvaadeVibhootiyogo Naama Dashamo’dhyaayah
Thus in the Upanishads of the glorious Bhagavad Gita, the science of the Eternal, thescripture of Yoga, the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna, ends the tenth discourse entitled:“The Yoga of the Divine Glories”
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