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Chapter 10 — The Yoga of Divine Glories
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ॐश्रीपरमात्मने नमः
श्रीभगवानुवाचभूय एव महाबाहो शृणु मे परमं वचः ।यत्तेऽहं प्रीयमाणाय वक्ष्यामि हितकाम्यया ॥१०- १॥
न मे विदुः सुरगणाः प्रभवं न महर्षयः ।अहमादिर्हि देवानां महर्षीणां च सर्वशः ॥१०- २॥
यो मामजमनादिं च वेत्ति लोकमहेश्वरम् ।असंमूढः स मर्त्येषु सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥१०- ३॥
बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसंमोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः ।सुखं दुःखं भवोऽभावो भयं चाभयमेव च ॥१०- ४॥
अहिंसा समता तुष्टिस्तपो दानं यशोऽयशः ।भवन्ति भावा भूतानां मत्त एव पृथग्विधाः ॥१०- ५॥
महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा ।मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः ॥१०- ६॥
एतां विभूतिं योगं च मम यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः ।सोऽविकम्पेन योगेन युज्यते नात्र संशयः ॥१०- ७॥
अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते ।इति मत्वा भजन्ते मां बुधा भावसमन्विताः ॥१०- ८॥
मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्तः परस्परम् ।कथयन्तश्च मां नित्यं तुष्यन्ति च रमन्ति च ॥१०- ९॥
तेषां सततयुक्तानां भजतां प्रीतिपूर्वकम् ।ददामि बुद्धियोगं तं येन मामुपयान्ति ते ॥१०- १०॥
तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तमः ।नाशयाम्यात्मभावस्थो ज्ञानदीपेन भास्वता ॥१०- ११॥
अर्जुन उवाचपरं ब्रह्म परं धाम पवित्रं परमं भवान् ।पुरुषं शाश्वतं दिव्यमादिदेवमजं विभुम् ॥१०- १२॥
आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा ।असितो देवलो व्यासः स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे ॥१०- १३॥
सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव ।न हि ते भगवन्व्यक्तिं विदुर्देवा न दानवाः ॥१०- १४॥
स्वयमेवात्मनात्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम ।भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते ॥१०- १५॥
वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः ।याभिर्विभूतिभिर्लोकानिमांस्त्वं व्याप्य तिष्ठसि ॥१०- १६॥
कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन् ।केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया ॥१०- १७॥
विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन ।भूयः कथय तृप्तिर्हि शृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम् ॥१०- १८॥
श्रीभगवानुवाचहन्त ते कथयिष्यामि दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः ।प्राधान्यतः कुरुश्रेष्ठ नास्त्यन्तो विस्तरस्य मे ॥१०- १९॥
अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः ।अहमादिश्च मध्यं च भूतानामन्त एव च ॥१०- २०॥
आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान् ।मरीचिर्मरुतामस्मि नक्षत्राणामहं शशी ॥१०- २१॥
वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः ।इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना ॥१०- २२॥
रुद्राणां शंकरश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम् ।वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम् ॥१०- २३॥
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम् ।सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः ॥१०- २४॥
महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम् ।यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः ॥१०- २५॥
अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः ।गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः ॥१०- २६॥
उच्चैःश्रवसमश्वानां विद्धि माममृतोद्भवम् ।ऐरावतं गजेन्द्राणां नराणां च नराधिपम् ॥१०- २७॥
आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक् ।प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः ॥१०- २८॥
अनन्तश्चास्मि नागानां वरुणो यादसामहम् ।पितॄणामर्यमा चास्मि यमः संयमतामहम् ॥१०- २९॥
प्रह्लादश्चास्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतामहम् ।मृगाणां च मृगेन्द्रोऽहं वैनतेयश्च पक्षिणाम् ॥१०- ३०॥
पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम् ।झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि स्रोतसामस्मि जाह्नवी ॥१०- ३१॥
सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन ।अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम् ॥१०- ३२॥
अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च ।अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताहं विश्वतोमुखः ॥१०- ३३॥
मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम् ।कीर्तिः श्रीर्वाक्च नारीणां स्मृतिर्मेधा धृतिः क्षमा ॥१०- ३४॥
बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम् ।मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः ॥१०- ३५॥
द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम् ।जयोऽस्मि व्यवसायोऽस्मि सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतामहम् ॥१०- ३६॥
वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनंजयः ।मुनीनामप्यहं व्यासः कवीनामुशना कविः ॥१०- ३७॥
दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम् ।मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम् ॥१०- ३८॥
यच्चापि सर्वभूतानां बीजं तदहमर्जुन ।न तदस्ति विना यत्स्यान्मया भूतं चराचरम् ॥१०- ३९॥
नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिव्यानां विभूतीनां परन्तप ।एष तूद्देशतः प्रोक्तो विभूतेर्विस्तरो मया ॥१०- ४०॥
यद्यद्विभूतिमत्सत्त्वं श्रीमदूर्जितमेव वा ।तत्तदेवावगच्छ त्वं मम तेजोंऽशसंभवम् ॥१०- ४१॥
अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन ।विष्टभ्याहमिदं कृत्स्नमेकांशेन स्थितो जगत् ॥१०- ४२॥
ॐ तत्सदिति श्रीमद्भगवद्गीतासूपनिषत्सु ब्रह्मविद्यायां योगशास्त्रेश्रीकृष्णार्जुनसंवादे विभूतियोगो नाम दशमोऽध्यायः ॥ १० ॥
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Om
Reverence to the Supreme Self
The Blessed Lord said
Once more, mighty-armed one, hear my supreme word,which I will speak to you, who delight in it, desiring your good. ॥१०- १॥
Neither the hosts of gods nor the great seers know my origin,for in every way I am the source of the gods and the great seers. ॥१०- २॥
Whoever knows me as unborn, beginningless,and the great Lord of the worlds,undeluded among mortals,is released from every sin. ॥१०- ३॥
Discernment, knowledge, freedom from delusion,patience, truth, self-restraint, tranquility,pleasure and pain, coming-to-be and passing-away,fear and fearlessness as well— ॥१०- ४॥
Nonviolence, equanimity, contentment,austerity, generosity, honor and dishonor:these many states of beingsarise from me alone. ॥१०- ५॥
The seven great seers of old, and likewise the four Manus,sharing my being, were born of my mind;from them have comeall these creatures in the world. ॥१०- ६॥
Whoever truly knowsthis glory and yoga of mineis joined to me through unwavering yoga—of this there is no doubt. ॥१०- ७॥
I am the source of all;from me everything unfolds.Knowing this, the wise worship me,their whole being filled with devotion. ॥१०- ८॥
Their minds fixed on me, their lives given over to me,awakening one another,speaking of me always,they are contented and rejoice. ॥१०- ९॥
To those who are always joined to meand worship me with love,I give that yoga of discernmentby which they come to me. ॥१०- १०॥
Out of compassion for them alone,dwelling within their being,I destroy the darkness born of ignorancewith the radiant lamp of knowledge. ॥१०- ११॥
Arjuna said
You are the supreme Brahman, the supreme abode,the highest purifier;the eternal, divine Person,the primal God, unborn and all-pervading. ॥१०- १२॥
All the seers declare you so,as does the divine seer Narada,and Asita, Devala, and Vyasa;and you yourself tell me the same. ॥१०- १३॥
I hold as true all thisthat you tell me, Keshava.For neither gods nor Danavas, Blessed Lord,know your manifestation. ॥१०- १४॥
You alone know yourself through yourself,Supreme Person,source of beings, Lord of beings,God of gods, Lord of the world. ॥१०- १५॥
You should tell me without remainderof your divine self-manifestations—those glories by which you pervadethese worlds and remain within them. ॥१०- १६॥
How may I know you, O yogin,by contemplating you always?And in which particular forms of beingshould I contemplate you, Blessed Lord? ॥१०- १७॥
Tell me again in full, Janardana,of your yoga and your glory;for as I listen to your nectar,I can find no satisfaction. ॥१०- १८॥
The Blessed Lord said
Very well. I will tell youof my divine self-manifestations,but only the foremost, best of the Kurus,for there is no end to their extent. ॥१०- १९॥
I am the Self, Gudakesha,dwelling in the heart of every being.I am the beginning, the middle,and also the end of beings. ॥१०- २०॥
Among the Adityas I am Vishnu;among lights, the radiant sun.Among the Maruts I am Marichi;among the constellations, the moon. ॥१०- २१॥
Among the Vedas I am the Sama Veda;among the gods, Vasava.Among the senses I am the mind;among beings, consciousness. ॥१०- २२॥
Among the Rudras I am Shankara;among Yakshas and Rakshasas, Kubera, lord of wealth.Among the Vasus I am Fire;among mountain peaks, Meru. ॥१०- २३॥
Among priests, Partha,know me as the foremost, Brihaspati.Among commanders I am Skanda;among bodies of water, the ocean. ॥१०- २४॥
Among the great seers I am Bhrigu;among utterances, the single syllable.Among sacrifices I am the sacrifice of recitation;among immovable things, the Himalaya. ॥१०- २५॥
Among all trees I am the ashvattha;among divine seers, Narada.Among Gandharvas I am Chitraratha;among the perfected, the sage Kapila. ॥१०- २६॥
Among horses, know me as Uchchaihshravas,born from the nectar of immortality.Among lordly elephants I am Airavata;among human beings, the king. ॥१०- २७॥
Among weapons I am the thunderbolt;among cows, Kamadhuk.Among powers of generation I am Kandarpa;among serpents, Vasuki. ॥१०- २८॥
Among Nagas I am Ananta;among creatures of the waters, Varuna.Among the ancestors I am Aryaman;among those who govern, Yama. ॥१०- २९॥
Among the Daityas I am Prahlada;among reckoners, Time.Among beasts I am the lion;among birds, Vainateya. ॥१०- ३०॥
Among purifiers I am the wind;among bearers of weapons, Rama.Among great fish I am the makara;among rivers, the Jahnavi. ॥१०- ३१॥
Of creations I am the beginning,the end, and also the middle, Arjuna.Among branches of knowledge, I am knowledge of the Self;among those who debate, reasoned discourse. ॥१०- ३२॥
Among letters I am the letter A;among compounds, the coordinate compound.I alone am inexhaustible Time;I am the Ordainer, facing in every direction. ॥१०- ३३॥
I am all-devouring deathand the arising of all that is yet to be.Among feminine powers, I am fame, beauty, speech,memory, intelligence, constancy, and patience. ॥१०- ३४॥
Among Sama hymns I am the Brihat-Saman;among meters, the Gayatri.Among months I am Margashirsha;among seasons, the flower-bearing spring. ॥१०- ३५॥
Among those who deceive I am the game of dice;I am the brilliance of the brilliant.I am victory; I am resolve;I am the strength of the strong. ॥१०- ३६॥
Among the Vrishnis I am Vasudeva;among the Pandavas, Dhananjaya.Among sages I am Vyasa;among poets, the poet Ushanas. ॥१०- ३७॥
Among those who discipline I am the rod;among those who seek victory, wise policy.Among secrets I am silence;among those who know, knowledge. ॥१०- ३८॥
And whatever is the seedof every being—that I am, Arjuna.No being, moving or unmoving,can exist without me. ॥१०- ३९॥
There is no endto my divine manifestations, scorcher of foes.What I have declaredis only a brief indication of the extent of my glory. ॥१०- ४०॥
Whatever being possesses glory,beauty, or commanding power,know that to have arisenfrom a mere fraction of my splendor. ॥१०- ४१॥
But what need have you, Arjuna,to know all this in such detail?Sustaining this whole universewith one part of myself, I remain. ॥१०- ४२॥
Om Tat Sat. Thus, in the glorious Bhagavad Gita Upanishads, in the knowledge of Brahman, in the scripture of yoga,in the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna, ends the tenth chapter, entitled “The Yoga of Divine Manifestations.” ॥ १० ॥
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Om
Salutations to the Supreme Self
The Blessed Lord said:
Once again, mighty-armed one, hear my supreme word,which I will speak to you, because you are dear to me and I desire your good. ॥१०- १॥
Neither the hosts of gods nor the great seers know my origin,for in every way I am the source of the gods and the great seers. ॥१०- २॥
Whoever knows me as unborn, without beginning,and the great Lord of the worlds,is undeluded among mortals and is freed from all sins. ॥१०- ३॥
Understanding, knowledge, freedom from confusion, patience, truthfulness, self-control, calmness,pleasure, pain, coming into being, ceasing to be, fear, and also fearlessness; ॥१०- ४॥
nonviolence, impartiality, contentment, austerity, generosity, fame, and disgrace—these various states of beings arise from me alone. ॥१०- ५॥
The seven ancient great seers, and likewise the four Manus,were born from my mind and shared in my nature; from them came these creatures in the world. ॥१०- ६॥
Whoever truly knows this divine power and yoga of mineis united through unwavering yoga. Of this there is no doubt. ॥१०- ७॥
I am the source of everything; everything proceeds from me.Understanding this, the wise worship me, filled with devotion. ॥१०- ८॥
Their minds fixed on me, their lives given over to me,enlightening one another and always speaking about me,they are content and delighted. ॥१०- ९॥
To those who are always united with me and worship me with love,I give that yoga of understanding by which they come to me. ॥१०- १०॥
Out of compassion for them alone, dwelling within their being,I destroy the darkness born of ignorance with the shining lamp of knowledge. ॥१०- ११॥
Arjuna said:
You are the supreme Brahman, the supreme abode, the supreme purifier,the eternal, divine Person, the first God, unborn and all-pervading. ॥१०- १२॥
All the seers declare you to be so, as does the divine seer Narada,and Asita, Devala, and Vyasa; and you yourself tell me this. ॥१०- १३॥
I accept as true everything you tell me, Keshava.For neither the gods nor the Danavas know your manifestation, Blessed Lord. ॥१०- १४॥
You alone know yourself through yourself, Supreme Person,source of beings, Lord of beings, God of gods, Lord of the universe. ॥१०- १५॥
You should tell me completely of your divine manifestations,by which you pervade these worlds and remain in them. ॥१०- १६॥
How may I know you, yogi, by constantly contemplating you?And in which particular forms should I contemplate you, Blessed Lord? ॥१०- १७॥
Tell me again in detail of your yoga and your divine manifestations, Janardana,for I never have enough of hearing your nectar. ॥१०- १८॥
The Blessed Lord said:
Very well, I will tell you of my divine manifestations,but only the chief ones, best of the Kurus, for there is no end to their extent. ॥१०- १९॥
I am the Self, Gudakesha, dwelling in the hearts of all beings.I am the beginning, the middle, and also the end of beings. ॥१०- २०॥
Among the Adityas I am Vishnu; among lights I am the radiant sun.Among the Maruts I am Marichi; among the constellations I am the moon. ॥१०- २१॥
Among the Vedas I am the Sama Veda; among the gods I am Vasava.Among the senses I am the mind; among beings I am consciousness. ॥१०- २२॥
Among the Rudras I am Shankara; among Yakshas and Rakshasas I am the lord of wealth.Among the Vasus I am Pavaka; among mountain peaks I am Meru. ॥१०- २३॥
Among priests, Partha, know me as the chief priest, Brihaspati.Among commanders I am Skanda; among bodies of water I am the ocean. ॥१०- २४॥
Among the great seers I am Bhrigu; among spoken sounds I am the single syllable Om.Among sacrifices I am the sacrifice of recitation; among immovable things I am the Himalayas. ॥१०- २५॥
Among all trees I am the ashvattha; among the divine seers I am Narada.Among the Gandharvas I am Chitraratha; among the perfected ones I am the sage Kapila. ॥१०- २६॥
Among horses, know me as Uchchaihshravas, born from the nectar.Among lordly elephants I am Airavata; among human beings I am the king. ॥१०- २७॥
Among weapons I am the thunderbolt; among cows I am Kamadhuk.As the cause of procreation I am Kandarpa; among serpents I am Vasuki. ॥१०- २८॥
Among Nagas I am Ananta; among water-dwellers I am Varuna.Among the ancestors I am Aryaman; among those who restrain I am Yama. ॥१०- २९॥
Among the Daityas I am Prahlada; among those who reckon I am time.Among wild animals I am the lion; among birds I am the son of Vinata. ॥१०- ३०॥
Among purifiers I am the wind; among those who bear weapons I am Rama.Among fish I am the Makara; among rivers I am the Jahnavi. ॥१०- ३१॥
Of creations I am the beginning, the end, and also the middle, Arjuna.Among branches of knowledge I am knowledge of the Self; among those who debate I am reasoned argument. ॥१०- ३२॥
Among letters I am the letter A; among compounds I am the dual compound.I alone am inexhaustible time, and I am the ordainer whose faces are everywhere. ॥१०- ३३॥
I am death, which takes away everything, and the arising of those yet to be.Among feminine qualities I am fame, prosperity, speech, memory, intelligence, resolve, and patience. ॥१०- ३४॥
Among Sama hymns I am the Brihat-Saman; among poetic meters I am the Gayatri.Among months I am Margashirsha; among seasons I am the flower-bearing spring. ॥१०- ३५॥
Among those who deceive I am gambling; among the radiant I am radiance.I am victory; I am determination; among those endowed with goodness I am goodness. ॥१०- ३६॥
Among the Vrishnis I am Vasudeva; among the Pandavas I am Dhananjaya.Among sages I am Vyasa; among poets I am the poet Ushanas. ॥१०- ३७॥
Among those who discipline I am the rod of punishment; among those seeking victory I am sound policy.Among secrets I am silence; among those who possess knowledge I am knowledge. ॥१०- ३८॥
Whatever is the seed of all beings, that too I am, Arjuna.No moving or unmoving being can exist without me. ॥१०- ३९॥
There is no end to my divine manifestations, scorcher of foes.What I have told you is only a brief indication of the extent of my manifestations. ॥१०- ४०॥
Whatever being possesses divine power, splendor, or might,understand that to have arisen from a portion of my radiance. ॥१०- ४१॥
But what need have you to know all these details, Arjuna?Supporting this entire universe with one portion of myself, I remain. ॥१०- ४२॥
Om Tat Sat. Thus, in the glorious Bhagavad Gita Upanishads, in the knowledge of Brahman, in the teaching of yoga, in the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna, ends the tenth chapter, entitled “The Yoga of Divine Manifestations.” ॥ १० ॥