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Chapter 10

Chapter 10 · Verse 14

Vibhuti Yoga

विभूतियोग

सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव | न हि ते भगवन्व्यक्तिं विदुर्देवा न दानवाः ||१०-१४||

sarvametadṛtaṃ manye yanmāṃ vadasi keśava . na hi te bhagavanvyaktiṃ vidurdevā na dānavāḥ ||10-14||

Translation

10.14 I deem as true all this that you say to Me, O Krsna. Verily O Lord, neither the gods nor the demons know Your manifestation.

Meaning

Bhagavan is He in whom ever exist the six attributes in their fullness viz.. Jnana (wisdom). Vairagya (dispassion). Aisvarya (lordship). Dharma (virtue). Sri (wealth) and Bala (omnipotence). Also. He Who knows the origin dissolution and the future of all beings and Who is omniscient is called Bhagavan. Vyakti Origin. Danavah Demons or the Titans. Arjuna addresses the Lord as Keshava (Lord of all) because the Lord knows what is going on in his mind as He is omniscient. As the Lord is the source of the gods the demons and others they cannot comprehend His manifestation or origin. (Cf. IV.6)

Word by word

सर्वम् all एतत् this ऋतम् true मन्ये (I) think यत् which माम् to me वदसि (Thou) sayest केशव O Krishna न not हि verily ते Thy भगवन् O blessed Lord व्यक्तिम् manifestation विदुः know देवाः gods न not दानवाः demons.