- 10.1श्री भगवानुवाचLord Shri Krishna said: Now, O Prince! Listen to My supreme advice, which I give you for the sake of your welfare, for you are My beloved.
- 10.2न मे विदुः सुरगणाः प्रभवं न महर्षयः।Neither the professors of divinity nor the great ascetics know My origin, for I am the source from which they all originate.
- 10.3यो मामजमनादिं च वेत्ति लोकमहेश्वरम्।He who knows Me as the unborn, without beginning, the Lord of the universe, he, stripped of his delusions, becomes free from all conceivable sins.
- 10.4बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसंमोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः।Intelligence, wisdom, non-delusion, forgiveness, truth, self-control, calmness, pleasure, pain, birth, death, fear, and fearlessness;
- 10.5अहिंसा समता तुष्टिस्तपो दानं यशोऽयशः।Harmlessness, equanimity, contentment, austerity, beneficence, fame, and failure—all these characteristics of beings spring from Me alone.
- 10.6महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा।The seven Great Seers, the progenitors of mankind, the Ancient Four, and the Lawgivers were born of My will and come forth directly from Me. The race of mankind has sprung from them. (Mareechi, Atri, Angira, Pulah, Kratu, Pulastya, Vahishta; the Masters: Sanak, Sanandan, Sanatan, Sanatkumar.)
- 10.7एतां विभूतिं योगं च मम यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः।He who rightly understands My manifested glory and My creative power attains perfect peace without a doubt.
- 10.8अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते।I am the source of all; from me everything flows. Therefore, the wise worship me with an unchanging devotion.
- 10.9मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्तः परस्परम्।With minds concentrated on Me, with lives absorbed in Me, and enlightening one another, they ever feel content and happy.
- 10.10तेषां सततयुक्तानां भजतां प्रीतिपूर्वकम्।To those who are always devout and who worship Me with love, I give the power of discrimination that leads them to Me.
- 10.11तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तमः।By My grace, I live in their hearts, and I dispel the darkness of ignorance with the shining light of wisdom.
- 10.12अर्जुन उवाचArjuna asked: Thou art the Supreme Spirit, the Eternal Home, the Holiest of Holies, the Eternal Divine Self, the Primal God, the Unborn, and Omnipresent.
- 10.13आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा।So have said the seers, the divine sage Narada, Asita, Devala, and Vyasa; and Thou Thyself also sayest it.
- 10.14सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव।I believe in what You have said, my Lord! For neither the godly nor the godless comprehend Your manifestation.
- 10.15स्वयमेवात्मनाऽत्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम।You alone know Yourself, by the power of Your Self; You are the Supreme Spirit, the Source and Master of all being, the Lord of Lords, the Ruler of the Universe.
- 10.16वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः।Please tell me about all of Your glorious manifestations, through which You pervade the world.
- 10.17कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्।O Master! How can I, through constant meditation, come to know You? My Lord! What are Your various manifestations through which I can meditate on You?
- 10.18विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन।Tell me again, I pray, of Thy power and Thy glory in full; for I feel that I am never satisfied when I listen to Thy immortal words.
- 10.19श्री भगवानुवाचLord Shri Krishna replied: So be it, My beloved friend! I will unfold to you some of the chief aspects of My glory. There is no end to its full extent.
- 10.20अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः।O Arjuna! I am the Self, seated in the hearts of all beings; I am the beginning, the life, and the end of them all.
- 10.21आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान्।Of all the creative powers, I am the Creator; of luminaries, the Sun; of winds, the Whirlwind; and of planets, the Moon.
- 10.22वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः।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.
- 10.23रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्।Among forces of vitality, I am the life; I am Mammon to the heathens and the godless; I am the energy in fire, earth, wind, sky, heaven, sun, moon, and planets; and among mountains, I am Mount Meru.
- 10.24पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्।Among the priests, know, O Arjuna, that I am the priest Brihaspati; of generals, I am Skanda, the Commander-in-Chief, and of waters, I am the Ocean.
- 10.25महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्।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.
- 10.26अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः।Of trees, I am the sacred fig tree; of divine seers, Narada; of heavenly singers, I am Chitraratha, their leader; and of sages, I am Kapila.
- 10.27उच्चैःश्रवसमश्वानां विद्धि माममृतोद्भवम्।Know that among horses I am Pegasus, heaven-born; among the lordly elephants I am the white one, and I am the ruler among men.
- 10.28आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्।I am the thunderbolt among weapons; I am the Cow of Plenty among cows; I am Passion in those who procreate, and I am the Cobra among serpents.
- 10.29अनन्तश्चास्मि नागानां वरुणो यादसामहम्।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.
- 10.30प्रह्लादश्चास्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतामहम्।And I am the devotee Prahlada among the heathens; of Time I am the Eternal Present; I am the Lion among beasts and the Eagle among birds.
- 10.31पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम्।I am the wind among purifiers, the king Rama among warriors; I am the crocodile among fishes, and I am the Ganges among rivers.
- 10.32सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन।I am the beginning, the middle, and the end of creation; among sciences, I am the science of spirituality; I am the discussion among disputants.
- 10.33अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च।Of letters, I am A; I am the copulative in compound words; I am inexhaustible Time; and I am the all-pervading Preserver.
- 10.34मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम्।I am all-devouring Death; I am the Origin of all that will happen; I am Fame, Fortune, Speech, Memory, Intellect, Constancy, and Forgiveness.
- 10.35बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्।Of hymns, I am Brihatsama; of meters, I am Garatri; among months, I am Margasheersha (December); and I am Spring among seasons.
- 10.36द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्।I am the gambler's cheat and the splendor of the splendid; I am victory; I am effort; and I am the purity of the pure.
- 10.37वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनंजयः।I am Shri Krishna among the Vishnu-clan, Arjuna among the Pandavas, Vyasa among the saints, and Shukracharya among the sages.
- 10.38दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम्।I am the scepter of rulers, the strategy of conquerors, the silence of mystery, and the wisdom of the wise.
- 10.39यच्चापि सर्वभूतानां बीजं तदहमर्जुन।I am the seed of all beings, O Arjuna! No creature, moving or unmoving, can live without Me.
- 10.40नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिव्यानां विभूतीनां परंतप।O Arjuna! The aspects of My divine life are endless; I have mentioned only a few as an example.
- 10.41यद्यद्विभूतिमत्सत्त्वं श्रीमदूर्जितमेव वा।Whatever is glorious, excellent, beautiful, and mighty, be assured that it comes from a fragment of My splendor.
- 10.42अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन।But what is the use of all these details to you, O Arjuna? I sustain this universe with only a small part of Myself.