Bhagavad Gita · 10.15 · Yoga through Appreciating the Infinite Opulences of God·15 of 42
स्वयमेवात्मनाऽत्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम।भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते ॥
swayam evātmanātmānaṁ vettha tvaṁ
puruṣhottama bhūta-bhāvana bhūteśha deva-deva jagat-pate
Sanskrit recitation
Arjuna asks to see more · 10.12–10.18 · Scene
Translation
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!
Meaning
Purushottama means the best among all Purushas. He assumes the four forms, viz., the source of beings, the Lord of beings, God of gods and ruler of the world. Hence He is called Purushottama.Devadeva is He who is worshipped even by Indra and other gods.Jagatpati The Lord protects the world and guides the people through the instructions given in the Vedas. Hence the name ruler of the world.
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→
- eva
- indeed
- tvam
- you
- swayam
- yourself
- vettha
- know
- ātmanā
- by yourself
- deva-deva
- the God of gods
- ātmānam
- yourself
- jagat-pate
- the Lord of the universe
- bhūta-īśha
- the Lord of everything
- bhūta-bhāvana
- the Creator of all beings
- puruṣha-uttama
- the Supreme Personality
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