Bhagavad Gita 10.19श्री भगवानुवाच हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः।प्राधान्यतः कुरुश्रेष्ठ नास्त्यन्तो विस्तरस्य मे ॥
śhrī bhagavān uvācha hanta te kathayiṣhyāmi divyā
hyātma-vibhūtayaḥ prādhānyataḥ kuru-śhreṣhṭha nāstyanto vistarasya me
Sanskrit recitation
Glory in the world you already know · 10.19–10.42 · Teaching
Translation
The 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."
Hindi translation
श्रीभगवान् बोले -- हाँ, ठीक है। मैं अपनी दिव्य विभूतियोंको तेरे लिये प्रधानतासे (संक्षेपसे) कहूँगा; क्योंकि हे कुरुश्रेष्ठ ! मेरी विभूतियोंके विस्तारका अन्त नहीं है।
Meaning
Now I will tell you of My most prominent divine glories. My glories are illimitable it is not possible to describe all of them.
After Swami Sivananda
Glory in the world you already know· 10.19–10.42→
Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.
10.19The Blessed Lord said, "Very well! Now I will declare to you My divine glories in their…
- 10.20I am the Self, O Gudakesa, seated in the hearts of all beings; I am the beginning, the…
- 10.21Among the twelve Adityas, I am Vishnu; among luminaries, the radiant sun; among the seven…
- 10.22Among the Vedas, I am the Sama-Veda; among the gods, I am Vasava; among the senses, I am…
- 10.23And among the Rudras, I am Sankara; among the Yakshas and Rakshasas, the Lord of Wealth…
- 10.24And, among the household priests of kings, O Arjuna, know Me to be the chief, Brihaspati;…
- 10.25Among the great sages, I am Bhrigu; among words, I am the one syllable (Om); among…
- 10.26Among all the trees, I am the Peepul; among the divine sages, I am Narada; among the…
- 10.27Know Me as Ucchaisravas, born of nectar, among horses; Airavata among lordly elephants;…
- 10.28Among weapons, I am the thunderbolt; among cows, I am the wish-fulfilling cow called…
- 10.29I am Ananta among the Nagas; I am Varuna among water-deities; Aryaman among the Manes; I…
- 10.30And I am Prahlada among the demons, I am Time among reckoners, I am the lion among beasts,…
- 10.31Among the purifiers, I am the wind; among the warriors, I am Rama; among the fishes, I am…
- 10.32Among creations I am the beginning, the middle, and the end, O Arjuna; among the sciences,…
- 10.33Among the letters of the alphabet, I am the letter 'A' and the dual among compounds. I am…
- 10.34And I am the all-devouring Death, and the source of prosperity for those who are to be…
- 10.35Among the hymns, I am the Brihatsaman; among meters, I am Gayatri; among months, I am…
- 10.36I am the gambling of the deceitful; I am the splendor of the splendid; I am victory; I am…
- 10.37Among the Vrishnis, I am Vaasudeva; among the Pandavas, I am Arjuna; among the sages, I am…
- 10.38Of those who punish, I am the scepter; among those who seek victory, I am statesmanship;…
- 10.39And whatever is the seed of all beings, that too am I, O Arjuna; there is no being, be it…
- 10.40There is no end to My divine glories, O Arjuna, but this is a brief statement by Me of the…
- 10.41Whatever being there is glorious, prosperous, or powerful, know that to be a manifestation…
- 10.42But, of what avail is the knowledge of all these details to you, O Arjuna? I exist,…
Word-by-word→
- hi
- certainly
- me
- my
- na
- not
- te
- to you
- asti
- is
- hanta
- yes
- antaḥ
- limit
- divyāḥ
- divine
- vistarasya
- extensive glories
- kathayiṣhyāmi
- I shall describe
- prādhānyataḥ
- salient
- kuru-śhreṣhṭha
- best of the Kurus
- ātma-vibhūtayaḥ
- my divine glories
- śhrī-bhagavān uvācha
- the Blessed Lord spoke
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