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Bhagavad Gita · 10.16 · Yoga through Appreciating the Infinite Opulences of God·16 of 42

वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयःयाभिर्विभूतिभिर्लोकानिमांस्त्वं व्याप्य तिष्ठसि

vaktum arhasyaśheṣheṇa divyā hyātma-vibhūtayaḥ

yābhir vibhūtibhir lokān imāṁs tvaṁ vyāpya tiṣhṭhasi

Sanskrit recitation

Arjuna asks to see more · 10.12–10.18 · Scene

Translation

You should indeed tell, without reserve, of your divine glories by which you exist, pervading all these worlds. (No one else can do so.)

Meaning

In this verse it appears that Arjuna is already satisfied with his understanding of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa. By Kṛṣṇa’s grace, Arjuna has personal experience, intelligence and knowledge and whatever else a person may have, and through all these agencies he has understood Kṛṣṇa to be the Supreme Personality of Godhead. For him there is no doubt, yet he is asking Kṛṣṇa to explain His all-pervading nature. People in general and the impersonalists in particular concern themselves mainly with the all-pervading nature of the Supreme. So Arjuna is asking Kṛṣṇa how He exists in His all-pervading aspect through His different energies. One should know that this is being asked by Arjuna on behalf of the common people.

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.

Word-by-word
hi
indeed
tvam
you
imān
these
ātma
your own
arhasi
please do
lokān
all worlds
vaktum
to describe
vyāpya
pervade
divyāḥ
divine
yābhiḥ
by which
tiṣhṭhasi
reside
vibhūtayaḥ
opulences
aśheṣheṇa
completely
vibhūtibhiḥ
opulences

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