10.17 कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्। केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया
kathaṃ vidyām
Word meanings
katham—how;vidyām aham—shall I know;yogin—the Supreme Master of Yogmaya;tvām—you;sadā—always;parichintayan—meditating;keṣhu—in what;keṣhu—in what;cha—and;bhāveṣhu—forms;chintyaḥ asi—to be thought of;bhagavan—the Supreme Divine Personality;mayā—by me
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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O Mighty Yogin! How should I know you, meditating on you? In what various forms, O Bhagavat, should I contemplate you?
O Master! How shall I, by constant meditation, know Thee? My Lord! What are Thy various manifestations through which I am to mediate on Thee?
How can I, Your devotee, know You by constantly meditating on You? And in what modes, O Lord, are you to be meditated upon by Me.
O Yogi, [Here yoga stands for the results of yoga, viz omniscience, omnipotence, etc.; one possessed of these is a yogi. (See Comm. on 10.7)] how shall I know You by remaining ever-engaged in meditation? And through what objects, O Lord, are You to be meditated on by me?
How shall I, ever meditating, know Thee, O Yogin? In what aspects or things, O blessed Lord, art Thou to be thought of by me?
श्रीभगवानुवाच
10.19 हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः। प्राधान्यतः कुरुश्रेष्ठ नास्त्यन्तो विस्तरस्य मे
śrī bhagavān uvāca
hanta te kathayiṣyāmi divyā hy
Word meanings
hanta—yes;te—to you;kathayiṣhyāmi—I shall describe;divyāḥ—divine;hi—certainly;ātma-vibhūtayaḥ—my divine glories;prādhānyataḥ—salient;kuru-śhreṣhṭha—best of the Kurus;na—not;asti—is;antaḥ—limit;vistarasya—extensive glories;me—my
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The Bhagavat said, "Yes, O best among the Kurus! I shall expound to you only the chief, auspicious manifesting powers of Mine, for there would be no end to My details."
Lord Shri Krishna replied: So be it, My beloved fried! I will unfold to thee some of the chief aspects of My glory. Of its full extent there is no end.
The Lord said Indeed I shall tell you, O Arjuna, My auspicious manifestations (Vibhutis) - those that are prominent among these. There is no end to their extent.
The Blessed Lord said O best of the Kurus, now, according to their importance, I shall described to you My own glories, which are indeed divine. There is no end to my manifestations.
Very well, now I will declare to thee My divine glories in their prominence, O Arjuna! There is no end to their detailed description.
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विभूतियोग
Chapter 10: The Yoga of Divine Glories
vibhūtiyoga
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10.18 विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन। भूयः कथय तृप्तिर्हि शृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम्
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Word meanings
vistareṇa—in detail;ātmanaḥ—your;yogam—divine glories;vibhūtim—opulences;cha—also;janaārdana—Shree Krishna, he who looks after the public;bhūyaḥ—again;kathaya—describe;tṛiptiḥ—satisfaction;hi—because;śhṛiṇvataḥ—hearing;na—not;asti—is;me—my;amṛitam—nectar
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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In detail, please expound once again Your own Yogic power and the manifesting power. O Janardana! I don't feel contented in hearing Your nectar-like exposition.
Tell me again, I pray, about the fullness of Thy power and Thy glory; for I feel that I am never satisfied when I listen to Thy immortal words.
Speak to me again in full, O Krsna, about Your attributes and glories. For I am not satiated by hearing Your ambrosial words.
O Janardana, narrate to me again [In addition to what has been said in the seventh and ninth chapters.] Your own yoga and (divine) manifestations elaborately. For, while hearing (Your) nectar-like (words), there is no satiety in me.
Tell me again in detail, O Krishna, of Thy Yogic power and glory; for I am not satisfied with what I have heard of Thy life-giving and nectar-like speech!
