विभूतियोग

The Blessed Lord said O mighty-armed one, listen over again ot My supreme utterance, which I, wishing your welfare, shall speak to you who take delight (in it).

श्रीभगवानुवाच |

Neither the gods nor the great sages know My majesty. For, in all respects, I am the source of the gods and the great sages.

न मे विदुः सुरगणाः प्रभवं न महर्षयः |

He who knows Me-the birthless, the beginningless, and the great Lord of the worlds, he, the undeluded one among mortals, becomes freed from all sins.

यो मामजमनादिं च वेत्ति लोकमहेश्वरम् |

Intelligence, wisdom, non-delusion, forgiveness, truth, control of the external organs, control of the internal organs, happiness, sorrow, birth, death and fear as also fearlessness;

बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसम्मोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः |

Non-injury, eanimity, satisfaction, austerity, charity, fame, infamy-(these) different dispositions of beings spring from Me alone.

अहिंसा समता तुष्टिस्तपो दानं यशोऽयशः |

The seven great sages as also the four Manus of anceint days, of whom are these creatures in the world, had their thoughts fixed on Me, and they were born from My mind.

महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा |

One who knows truly this majesty and yoga of Mine, he becomes imbued with unwavering Yoga. There is no doubt about this.

एतां विभूतिं योगं च मम यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः |

I am the origin of all; everything moves on owing to Me. Realizing thus, the wise ones, filled with fervour, adore Me.

अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते |

With minds fixed on Me, with lives dedicated to Me, enlightening each other, and always speaking of Me, they derive satisfaction and rejoice.

मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्तः परस्परम् |

To them who are ever devoted and worship Me with love, I grant that possession of wisdom by which they reach Me.

तेषां सततयुक्तानां भजतां प्रीतिपूर्वकम् |

Out of compassion for them alone, I, residing in their hearts, destroy the darkness born of ignorance with the luminous lamp of Knowledge.

तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तमः |

-10.13 Arjuna said You are the supreme Brahman, the supreme Light, the supreme Sanctifier. All the sages as also the divine sage Narada, Asita, Devala and Vyasa [Although Narada and the other sages are already mentioned by the words 'all the sages', still they are named separately because of their eminence. Asita is the father of Devala.] call You the eternal divine Person, the Primal God, the Birthless, the Omnipresent; and You Yourself verily tell me (so).

अर्जुन उवाच |

-10.13 Arjuna said You are the supreme Brahman, the supreme Light, the supreme Sanctifier. All the sages as also the divine sage Narada, Asita, Devala and Vyasa [Although Narada and the other sages are already mentioned by the words 'all the sages', still they are named separately because of their eminence. Asita is the father of Devala.] call You the eternal divine Person, the Primal God, the Birthless, the Omnipresent; and You Yourself verily tell me (so).

आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा |

O Kesava, I accept to be true all this which You tell me. Certainly, O Lord, neither the gods nor the demons comprehend Your glory.

सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव |

Swami Gambirananda did not comment on this sloka

स्वयमेवात्मनात्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम |

Be pleased to speak in full of Your own manifestations which are indeed divine, through which manifestations You exist pervading these worlds.

वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः |

O Yogi, [Here yoga stands for the results of yoga, viz omniscience, omnipotence, etc.; one possessed of these is a yogi. (See Comm. on 10.7)] how shall I know You by remaining ever-engaged in meditation? And through what objects, O Lord, are You to be meditated on by me?

कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन् |

O Janardana, narrate to me again [In addition to what has been said in the seventh and ninth chapters.] Your onw yoga and (divine) manifestations elaborately. For, while hearing (Your) nectar-like (words), there is no satiety in me.

विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन |

The Blessed Lord said O best of the Kurus, now, according to their importance, I shall described to you My onw glories, which are indeed divine. There is no end to my manifestations.

श्रीभगवानुवाच |

O Gudakesa, I am the Self residing in the hearts of all beings, and I am the beginning and the middle as also the end of (all) beings.

अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः |

Among the Adityas [viz Dhata, Mitra, aryama, Rudra, Varuna, Surya, Bhaga, Vivasvan, Pusa, Savita, Tvasta and Visnu.-Tr.] I am Visnu; among the luminaries, the radiant sun; among the (forty-nine) Maruts [The seven groups of Maruts are Avaha, Pravaha, Vivaha, Paravaha, Udvaha, Samvaha and parivaha.-Tr.] I am Marici; among the stars I am the moon.

आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान् |

Among the Vedas I am Sama-veda; among the gods I am Indra. Among the organs I am the mind, and I am the intelligence in creatures.

वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः |

Among the Rudras [Aja, Ekapada, Ahirbudhnya, Pinaki, Aparajita, Tryam-baka, Mahesvara, Vrsakapi, Sambhu, Harana and Isvara. Different Puranas give different lists of eleven names.-Tr,] I am Sankara, and among the Yaksas and goblins I am Kubera [God of wealth. Yaksas are a class of demigods who attend on him and guard his wealth.]. Among the Vasus [According to the V.P. they are: Apa, dhruva, Soma, Dharma, Anila, Anala (Fire), Pratyusa and Prabhasa. The Mbh. and the Bh. given a different list.-Tr.] I am Fire, and among the mountains I am Meru.

रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम् |

O son of Prtha, know me to be Brhaspati, the foremost among the priests of kings. Among comanders of armies I am Skanda; among large expanses of water I am the sea.

पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम् |

Among the great sages I am Bhrgu; of words I am the single syllable (Om) [Om is the best because it is the name as well as the symbol of Brahman.]. Among rituals I am the ritual of Japa [Japa, muttering prayers-repeating passages from the Vedas, silently repeating names of deities, etc. Rituals often involve killing of animals. But Japa is free from such injury, and hence the best.] of the immovables, the Himalaya.

महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम् |

Among all trees (I am) the Asvatha (peepul), and Narada among the divine sages. Among the dandharvas [A class of demigods regarded as the musicians of gods.] (I am) Citraratha; among the perfected ones, the sage Kapila.

अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः |

Among horses, know Me to be Uccaihsravas, born of nectar; Airavata among the lordly elephants; and among men, the Kind of men. [Uccaihsravas and Airavata are respectively the divine horse and elephant of Indra.]

उच्चैःश्रवसमश्वानां विद्धि माममृतोद्भवम् |

Among weapons I am the thunderbolt; among cows I am kamadhenu. I am Kandarpa, the Progenitor, and among serpents I am Vasuki.

आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक् |

Among snakes I am Ananta, and Varuna among gods of the waters. Among the manes I am Aryama, and among the maintainers of law and order I am Yama (King of death).

अनन्तश्चास्मि नागानां वरुणो यादसामहम् |

Among demons I am Prahlada, and I am Time among reckoners of time. And among animals I am the loin, and among birds I am Garuda.

प्रह्लादश्चास्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतामहम् |

Of the purifiers I am air; among the wielders of weapons I am Rama. Among fishes, too, I am the shark; I am Ganga among rivers.

पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम् |

O Arjuna, of creations I am the beginning and the end as also the middle, I am the knowledge of the Self among knowledge; of those who date I am vada.

सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन |

Of the letters I am the letter a, and of the group of compund words I am (the compound called) Dvandva. [Dvandva: A compound of two or more words which, if not compounded, would stand in the same case and be connected by the conjunction 'and'.-Tr.] I Mayself am the infinite time; I am the Dispenser with faces everywhere.

अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च |

And I am Death, the destroyer of all; and the prosperity of those destined to be prosperous. Of the feminine [Narinam may mean 'of the feminine alities'. According to Sridhara Swami and S., the words fame etc. signify the goddesses of the respective alities. According to M.S. these seven goddesses are the wives of the god Dharma.-Tr.] (I am) fame, beauty, speech, memory, intelligence, fortitude and forbearance.

मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम् |

I am also the Brhat-sama of the Sama (-mantras); of the metres, Gayatri. Of the months I am Marga-sirsa, and of the seasons, spring.

बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम् |

Of the fraudulent I am the gambling; I am the irresistible ?nd of the mighty. I am excellene, I am effort, I am the sattva ality of those possessed of sattva.

द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम् |

Of the vrsnis [The clan to which Sri krsna belonged, known otherwise as the Yadavas.] I am Vasudeva; of the Pandavas, Dhananjaya (Arjuna). And of the wise, I am Vyasa; of the omniscient, the omniscient Usanas.

वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनञ्जयः |

Of the punishers I am the rod; I am the righteous policy of those who desire to coner. And of things secret, I am verily silence; I am knowledge of the men of knowledge৷৷

दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम् |

Moreover, O Arjuna, whatsoever is the seed of all beings, that I am. There is no thing moving or non-moving which can exist without Me.

यच्चापि सर्वभूतानां बीजं तदहमर्जुन |

O destroyer of enemies, there is no limit to My divine manifestations. This description of (My) manifestations, however, has been stated by Me by way illustration.

नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिव्यानां विभूतीनां परन्तप |

Whatever object [All living beings] is verily endowed with majesty, possessed of prosperity, or is energetic, you know for certain each of them as having a part of My power as its source.

यद्यद्विभूतिमत्सत्त्वं श्रीमदूर्जितमेव वा |

Or, on the other hand, what is the need of your knowing this extensively, O Arjuna? I remain sustaning this whole creation in a special way with a part (of Myself).

अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन |