Bhagavad Gita 10.1श्री भगवानुवाच भूय एव महाबाहो श्रृणु मे परमं वचः।यत्तेऽहं प्रीयमाणाय वक्ष्यामि हितकाम्यया ॥
śhrī bhagavān uvācha bhūya eva mahā-bāho śhṛiṇu me
paramaṁ vachaḥ yatte ’haṁ prīyamāṇāya vakṣhyāmi hita-kāmyayā
Sanskrit recitation
The source behind everything · 10.1–10.11 · Teaching
Translation
The 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.
Hindi translation
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।
Meaning
I shall repeat what I said before (in the seventh and the ninth discourses). My essential nature and My manifestations have already been pointed out. As it is very difficult to understand the divine nature, I shall describe it once more to you, although it has been described already. I shall tell you of the divine glories and point out in which forms of being I should be thought of.I will speak to you as you are delighted to hear Me. Now your heart is taking delight in Me.The Lord wants to encourage Arjuna and cheer him up and so He Himself comes forward to give instructions to Arjuna even without his reest.Paramam Vachah supreme word. Paramam means supreme, revealing the unsurpassed truth (Niratisaya Vastu which is Brahman).O Arjuna You are immensely delighted with My speech, as if you are drinking the immortalising nectar.
After Swami Sivananda
The source behind everything· 10.1–10.11→
Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.
10.1The Blessed Lord said, Again, O mighty-armed Arjuna, listen to my supreme word which I…
- 10.2Neither the hosts of the gods nor the great sages know My origin; for I am the source of…
- 10.3He who knows Me as unborn and beginningless, as the great Lord of the worlds, he among…
- 10.4Intellect, wisdom, non-delusion, forgiveness, truth, self-restraint, calmness, happiness,…
- 10.5Non-injury, equanimity, contentment, austerity, beneficence, fame, and ill-fame—these…
- 10.6The seven great sages, the ancient four, and the Manus, possessing powers like Mine (due…
- 10.7He who truly knows these manifold manifestations of My Being and this Yoga-power of Mine,…
- 10.8I am the source of all; from me everything evolves; Understanding this, the wise, endowed…
- 10.9With their minds and lives wholly absorbed in Me, they enlighten each other and ever speak…
- 10.10To those who are ever steadfast, worshipping me with love, I give the yoga of…
- 10.11Out of mere compassion for them, I, dwelling within their selves, destroy the darkness…
Word-by-word→
- me
- my
- te
- to you
- eva
- verily
- yat
- which
- aham
- I
- paramam
- divine
- vachaḥ
- teachings
- bhūyaḥ
- again
- mahā-bāho
- mighty armed one
- śhṛiṇu
- hear
- vakṣhyāmi
- say
- hita-kāmyayā
- for desiring your welfare
- prīyamāṇāya
- you are my beloved confidant
- śhrī-bhagavān uvācha
- the Blessed Lord said
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