Bhagavad Gita · 10.14 · Yoga through Appreciating the Infinite Opulences of God·14 of 42
सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव।न हि ते भगवन् व्यक्ितं विदुर्देवा न दानवाः ॥
sarvam etad ṛitaṁ manye yan māṁ vadasi keśhava
na hi te bhagavan vyaktiṁ vidur devā na dānavāḥ
Sanskrit recitation
Arjuna asks to see more · 10.12–10.18 · Scene
Translation
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).
Meaning
Bhagavan is He, in whom ever exist the six attributes in their fullness, viz., Jnana (wisdom), Vairagya (dispassion), Aisvarya (lordship), Dharma (virtue), Sri (wealth) and Bala (omnipotence). Also, He Who knows the origin, dissolution and the future of all beings and Who is omniscient, is called Bhagavan.Vyakti Origin.Danavah Demons or the Titans.Arjuna addresses the Lord as Keshava (Lord of all) because the Lord knows what is going on in his mind, as He is omniscient. As the Lord is the source of the gods, the demons and others, they cannot comprehend His manifestation or origin. (Cf.IV.6)
After Swami Sivananda
Arjuna asks to see more· 10.12–10.18→
Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.
- 10.12Arjuna said, "You are the Supreme Brahman, the supreme abode, the supreme purifier, eternal, divine Person, the primeval God, unborn, and omnipresent."
- 10.13All 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.
10.14I 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).
- 10.15Verily, 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!
- 10.16You should indeed tell, without reserve, of your divine glories by which you exist, pervading all these worlds. (No one else can do so.)
- 10.17How shall I, ever meditating, know you, O Yogin? In what aspects or things, O blessed Lord, should I think of you?
- 10.18Tell 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.
Word-by-word→
- hi
- verily
- na
- nor
- te
- your
- yat
- which
- etat
- this
- mām
- me
- manye
- I accept
- sarvam
- everything
- vadasi
- you tell
- viduḥ
- can understand
- vyaktim
- personality
- ṛitam
- truth
- bhagavan
- the Supreme Lord
- devāḥ
- the celestial gods
- keśhava
- Shree Krishna, the killer of the demon named Keshi
- dānavāḥ
- the demons
Themes
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