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Bhagavad Gita · 10.42 · Yoga through Appreciating the Infinite Opulences of God·42 of 42

अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुनविष्टभ्याहमिदं कृत्स्नमेकांशेन स्थितो जगत्

atha vā bahunaitena kiṁ jñātena tavārjuna

viṣhṭabhyāham idaṁ kṛitsnam ekānśhena sthito jagat

Sanskrit recitation

Glory in the world you already know · 10.19–10.42 · Teaching

Translation

But, of what avail is the knowledge of all these details to you, O Arjuna? I exist, supporting this whole world with one part of Myself.

Meaning

The Lord concludes Having established or pervaded this whole world with one fragment of Myself, I remain.This verse is based on the declaration in the Purusha Sukta (RigVeda10.90.3) that One quarter of Him is all the cosmos the three quarters are the divine transcendent Reality.I exist supporting this whole world by one part, by one limit, or by one foot. One part of Myself constitutes all beings.All beings form His foot (Taittiriya Aranyaka 3.12). The whole world is one Pada or foot of the Lord. Amsa (part) or Pada (foot) is mere Kalpana or imagination or account of our own ignorance,or limiting adjunct. In reality Brahman is without any such parts or limbs and is formless.Arjuna has now a knowledge of the glories of the Lord. He is fit to behold the magnificent cosmic form of the Lord. Lord Krishna prepares Arjuna for this grand vision by giving him a description of His glories.Arjuna says O Lord, I now realise that the whole world is filled by Thee. I now wish to behold the whole universe in Thee with my eye of intuition.

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.

Word-by-word
eka
by one
kim
what
aham
I
idam
this
etena
by this
jagat
creation
arjuna
Arjun
athavā
or
bahunā
detailed
anśhena
fraction
sthitaḥ
am situated
kṛitsnam
entire
jñātena tava
can be known by you
viṣhṭabhya
pervade and support

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