Chapter 10, Verse 1.
The
Supreme Lord said: My dear friend, mighty-armed Arjuna, listen again to
My supreme word, which I shall impart to you for your benefit and which
will give you great joy.
Chapter 10, Verse 2.
Neither
the hosts of demigods nor the great sages know My origin, for, in every
respect, I am the source of the demigods and the sages.
Chapter 10, Verse 3.
He
who knows Me as the unborn, as the beginningless, as the Supreme Lord
of all the worlds--he, undeluded among men, is freed from all sins.
Chapter 10, Verse 4-5.
Intelligence,
knowledge, freedom from doubt and delusion, forgiveness, truthfulness,
self-control and calmness, pleasure and pain, birth, death, fear,
fearlessness, nonviolence, equanimity, satisfaction, austerity, charity,
fame and infamy are created by Me alone.
Chapter 10, Verse 6.
The
seven great sages and before them the four other great sages and the
Manus [progenitors of mankind] are born out of My mind, and all
creatures in these planets descend from them.
Chapter 10, Verse 7.
He who knows in truth this glory and power of Mine engages in unalloyed devotional service; of this there is no doubt.
Chapter 10, Verse 8.
I
am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates
from Me. The wise who know this perfectly engage in My devotional
service and worship Me with all their hearts.
Chapter 10, Verse 9.
The
thoughts of My pure devotees dwell in Me, their lives are surrendered
to Me, and they derive great satisfaction and bliss enlightening one
another and conversing about Me.
Chapter 10, Verse 10.
To those who are constantly devoted and worship Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me.
Chapter 10, Verse 11.
Out
of compassion for them, I, dwelling in their hearts, destroy with the
shining lamp of knowledge the darkness born of ignorance.
Chapter 10, Verse 12-13.
Arjuna
said: You are the Supreme Brahman, the ultimate, the supreme abode and
purifier, the Absolute Truth and the eternal divine person. You are the
primal God, transcendental and original, and You are the unborn and
all-pervading beauty. All the great sages such as Narada, Asita, Devala,
and Vyasa proclaim this of You, and now You Yourself are declaring it
to me.
Chapter 10, Verse 14.
O Krsna, I totally accept as truth all that You have told me. Neither the gods nor demons, O Lord, know Thy personality.
Chapter 10, Verse 15.
Indeed,
You alone know Yourself by Your own potencies, O origin of all, Lord of
all beings, God of gods, O Supreme Person, Lord of the universe!
Chapter 10, Verse 16.
Please tell me in detail of Your divine powers by which You pervade all these worlds and abide in them.
Chapter 10, Verse 17.
How should I meditate on You? In what various forms are You to be contemplated, O Blessed Lord?
Chapter 10, Verse 18.
Tell
me again in detail, O Janardana [Krsna], of Your mighty potencies and
glories, for I never tire of hearing Your ambrosial words.
Chapter 10, Verse 19.
The
Blessed Lord said: Yes, I will tell you of My splendorous
manifestations, but only of those which are prominent, O Arjuna, for My
opulence is limitless.
Chapter 10, Verse 20.
I am the Self, O Gudakesa, seated in the hearts of all creatures. I am the beginning, the middle and the end of all beings.
Chapter 10, Verse 21.
Of the Adityas I am Visnu, of lights I am the radiant sun, I am Marici of the Maruts, and among the stars I am the moon.
Chapter 10, Verse 22.
Of
the Vedas I am the Sama-veda; of the demigods I am Indra; of the senses
I am the mind, and in living beings I am the living force [knowledge].
Chapter 10, Verse 23.
Of
all the Rudras I am Lord Siva; of the Yaksas and Raksasas I am the Lord
of wealth [Kuvera]; of the Vasus I am fire [Agni], and of mountains I
am Meru.
Chapter 10, Verse 24.
Of
priests, O Arjuna, know Me to be the chief, Brhaspati, the lord of
devotion. Of generals I am Skanda, the lord of war; and of bodies of
water I am the ocean.
Chapter 10, Verse 25.
Of
the great sages I am Bhrgu; of vibrations I am the transcendental om.
Of sacrifices I am the chanting of the holy names [japa], and of
immovable things I am the Himalayas.
Chapter 10, Verse 26.
Of
all trees I am the holy fig tree, and among sages and demigods I am
Narada. Of the singers of the gods [Gandharvas] I am Citraratha, and
among perfected beings I am the sage Kapila.
Chapter 10, Verse 27.
Of
horses know Me to be Uccaihsrava, who rose out of the ocean, born of
the elixir of immortality; of lordly elephants I am Airavata, and among
men I am the monarch.
Chapter 10, Verse 28.
Of
weapons I am the thunderbolt; among cows I am the surabhi, givers of
abundant milk. Of procreators I am Kandarpa, the god of love, and of
serpents I am Vasuki, the chief.
Chapter 10, Verse 29.
Of
the celestial Naga snakes I am Ananta; of the aquatic deities I am
Varuna. Of departed ancestors I am Aryama, and among the dispensers of
law I am Yama, lord of death.
Chapter 10, Verse 30.
Among
the Daitya demons I am the devoted Prahlada; among subduers I am time;
among the beasts I am the lion, and among birds I am Garuda, the
feathered carrier of Visnu.
Chapter 10, Verse 31.
Of
purifiers I am the wind; of the wielders of weapons I am Rama; of
fishes I am the shark, and of flowing rivers I am the Ganges.
Chapter 10, Verse 32.
Of
all creations I am the beginning and the end and also the middle, O
Arjuna. Of all sciences I am the spiritual science of the self, and
among logicians I am the conclusive truth.
Chapter 10, Verse 33.
Of
letters I am the letter A, and among compounds I am the dual word. I am
also inexhaustible time, and of creators I am Brahma, whose manifold
faces turn everywhere.
Chapter 10, Verse 34.
I
am all-devouring death, and I am the generator of all things yet to be.
Among women I am fame, fortune, speech, memory, intelligence,
faithfulness and patience.
Chapter 10, Verse 35.
Of
hymns I am the Brhat-sama sung to the Lord Indra, and of poetry I am
the Gayatri verse, sung daily by Brahmanas. Of months I am November and
December, and of seasons I am flower-bearing spring.
Chapter 10, Verse 36.
I
am also the gambling of cheats, and of the splendid I am the splendor. I
am victory, I am adventure, and I am the strength of the strong.
Chapter 10, Verse 37.
Of
the descendants of Vrsni I am Vasudeva, and of the Pandavas I am
Arjuna. Of the sages I am Vyasa, and among great thinkers I am Usana.
Chapter 10, Verse 38.
Among
punishments I am the rod of chastisement, and of those who seek
victory, I am morality. Of secret things I am silence, and of the wise I
am wisdom.
Chapter 10, Verse 39.
Furthermore,
O Arjuna, I am the generating seed of all existences. There is no
being--moving or unmoving--that can exist without Me.
Chapter 10, Verse 40.
O
mighty conqueror of enemies, there is no end to My divine
manifestations. What I have spoken to you is but a mere indication of My
infinite opulences.
Chapter 10, Verse 41.
Know that all beautiful, glorious, and mighty creations spring from but a spark of My splendor.
Chapter 10, Verse 42.
But
what need is there, Arjuna, for all this detailed knowledge? With a
single fragment of Myself I pervade and support this entire universe.
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