Chapter 10 · 42 verses

विभूतियोग

Vibhūti Yoga

The Yoga of Divine Glories

Krishna enumerates his divine glories (vibhutis) — he is the best and the essence in every category of creation. Recognizing him as the source of all, the devotee's love deepens into total surrender.

Theme: The infinite manifestations of the Divine

All Shlokas (Shloka 1–42)

42 verses

10.1
श्री भगवानुवाचThe Blessed Lord said, Again, O mighty-armed Arjuna, listen to my supreme word which I will declare to you, who are beloved, for your welfare.
10.2
न 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 great sages in every way.
10.3
यो मामजमनादिं च वेत्ति लोकमहेश्वरम्।He who knows Me as unborn and beginningless, as the great Lord of the worlds, he among mortals is undeluded and is liberated from all sins.
10.4
बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसंमोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः।Intellect, wisdom, non-delusion, forgiveness, truth, self-restraint, calmness, happiness, pain, existence or birth, non-existence or death, fear, and also fearlessness.
10.5
अहिंसा समता तुष्टिस्तपो दानं यशोऽयशः।Non-injury, equanimity, contentment, austerity, beneficence, fame, and ill-fame—these different qualities of beings arise from Me alone.
10.6
महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा।The seven great sages, the ancient four, and the Manus, possessing powers like Mine (due to their minds being fixed on Me), were born from My mind; from them, these creatures have been born in this world.
10.7
एतां 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 in unshakable Yoga; there is no doubt about it.
10.8
अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते।I am the source of all; from me everything evolves; Understanding this, the wise, endowed with meditation, worship me.
10.9
मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्तः परस्परम्।With their minds and lives wholly absorbed in Me, they enlighten each other and ever speak of Me, being satisfied and delighted.
10.10
तेषां सततयुक्तानां भजतां प्रीतिपूर्वकम्।To those who are ever steadfast, worshipping me with love, I give the yoga of discrimination, by which they come to me.
10.11
तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तमः।Out of mere compassion for them, I, dwelling within their selves, destroy the darkness born of ignorance with the luminous lamp of knowledge.
10.12
अर्जुन उवाचArjuna said, "You are the Supreme Brahman, the supreme abode, the supreme purifier, eternal, divine Person, the primeval God, unborn, and omnipresent."
10.13
आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा।All the sages have thus declared Thee, as also the divine sage Narada; so also Asita, Devala, and Vyasa; and now Thou Thyself dost say so to me.
10.14
सर्वमेतदृतं 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 the demons know Your manifestation (origin).
10.15
स्वयमेवात्मनाऽत्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम।Verily, Thou Thyself knowest Thyself by Thyself, O Supreme Person, O source and Lord of all beings, O God of gods, O ruler of the world!
10.16
वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः।You should indeed tell, without reserve, of your divine glories by which you exist, pervading all these worlds. (No one else can do so.)
10.17
कथं 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 you?
10.18
विस्तरेणात्मनो 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 heard of your life-giving and nectar-like speech.
10.19
श्री भगवानुवाचThe Blessed Lord said, "Very well! Now I will declare to you My divine glories in their prominence, O Arjuna; there is no end to their detailed description."
10.20
अहमात्मा 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 all beings.
10.21
आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान्।Among the twelve Adityas, I am Vishnu; among luminaries, the radiant sun; among the seven or forty-nine Maruts, I am Marichi; among stars, I am the moon.
10.22
वेदानां 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 living beings, I am intelligence.
10.23
रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्।And among the Rudras, I am Sankara; among the Yakshas and Rakshasas, the Lord of Wealth (Kubera); among the Vasus, I am Pavaka (Fire); and among the seven mountains, I am Meru.
10.24
पुरोधसां 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 generals, I am Skanda; among lakes, I am the ocean.
10.25
महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्।Among the great sages, I am Bhrigu; among words, I am the one syllable (Om); among sacrifices, I am the sacrifice of silent repetition; among the immovable things, I am the Himalayas.
10.26
अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः।Among all the trees, I am the Peepul; among the divine sages, I am Narada; among the Gandharvas, I am Chitraratha; among the perfected, I am the sage Kapila.
10.27
उच्चैःश्रवसमश्वानां विद्धि माममृतोद्भवम्।Know Me as Ucchaisravas, born of nectar, among horses; Airavata among lordly elephants; and the king among men.
10.28
आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्।Among weapons, I am the thunderbolt; among cows, I am the wish-fulfilling cow called Kamadhenu; I am the progenitor, the god of love; among serpents, I am Vasuki.
10.29
अनन्तश्चास्मि नागानां वरुणो यादसामहम्।I am Ananta among the Nagas; I am Varuna among water-deities; Aryaman among the Manes; I am Yama among the governors.
10.30
प्रह्लादश्चास्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतामहम्।And I am Prahlada among the demons, I am Time among reckoners, I am the lion among beasts, and Vainateya (Garuda) among birds.
10.31
पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम्।Among the purifiers, I am the wind; among the warriors, I am Rama; among the fishes, I am the shark; among the streams, I am the Ganga.
10.32
सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन।Among creations I am the beginning, the middle, and the end, O Arjuna; among the sciences, I am the science of the Self; and I am the logic among controversialists.
10.33
अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च।Among the letters of the alphabet, I am the letter 'A' and the dual among compounds. I am verily the inexhaustible and everlasting time; I am the dispenser of the fruits of actions, having faces in all directions.
10.34
मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम्।And I am the all-devouring Death, and the source of prosperity for those who are to be prosperous; among the feminine qualities, I am fame, prosperity, speech, memory, intelligence, firmness, and forgiveness.
10.35
बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्।Among the hymns, I am the Brihatsaman; among meters, I am Gayatri; among months, I am Margasirsha; among seasons, I am the flowery season.
10.36
द्यूतं 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 resolute; I am the goodness of the good.
10.37
वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनंजयः।Among the Vrishnis, I am Vaasudeva; among the Pandavas, I am Arjuna; among the sages, I am Vyasa; among the poets, I am Usanas, the poet.
10.38
दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम्।Of those who punish, I am the scepter; among those who seek victory, I am statesmanship; and among secrets, I am silence; I am knowledge among knowers.
10.39
यच्चापि 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, that can exist without Me.
10.40
नान्तोऽस्ति 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 divine glory.
10.41
यद्यद्विभूतिमत्सत्त्वं श्रीमदूर्जितमेव वा।Whatever being there is glorious, prosperous, or powerful, know that to be a manifestation of a part of My splendor.
10.42
अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन।But, of what avail is the knowledge of all these details to you, O Arjuna? I exist, supporting this whole world with one part of Myself.