Bhagavad Gītā (Kashmirian recension) · Chapter 10

Bhagavad Gītā (Kashmirian recension) — Chapter 10

भगवद्गीता

Bhagavadgītā


Chapter 10 42 verses

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  1. 1 bhūya eva mahābāho śṛṇu me paramaṃ vacaḥ | … Yet again, O mighty-armed, hear my supreme word, which I shall declare, desiring your…
  2. 2 na me viduḥ suragaṇāḥ prabhavaṃ na maharṣayaḥ | … Neither the hosts of gods nor the great seers know my origin;
  3. 3 yo māmajamanādiṃ ca vetti lokamaheśvaram | asammūḍhaḥ sa … He who knows me as the unborn and beginningless, the great Lord of the worlds — undeluded…
  4. 4 buddhirjñānamasammohaḥ kṣamā satyaṃ damaḥ śamaḥ | sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ … Intelligence, knowledge, freedom from delusion, forbearance, truth, self-restraint, calm,…
  5. 5 ahiṃsā samatā tuṣṭistapo dānaṃ yaśo'yaśaḥ | bhavanti bhāvā … non-violence, equanimity, contentment, austerity, charity, fame, and infamy — these…
  6. 6 maharṣayaḥ sapta pūrve catvāro manavastathā | madbhāvā mānasā … The seven great seers of old and the four Manus, sharing my nature, were born of my mind;
  7. 7 etāṃ vibhūtiṃ yogaṃ ca mama yo vetti tattvataḥ … He who knows in truth this divine glory and yoga of mine is yoked with unwavering yoga;
  8. 8 ahaṃ sarvasya prabhavo itaḥ sarvaṃ pravartate | iti … I am the origin of all;
  9. 9 maccittā madgataprāṇā bodhayantaḥ parasparam | kathayantaśca māṃ nityaṃ … With their thoughts on me, their lives surrendered to me, enlightening one another and…
  10. 10 teṣāṃ satatayuktānāṃ bhajatāṃ prītipūrvakam | dadāmi buddhiyogaṃ taṃ … To those ever-yoked, who worship me with love, I give that yoga of intelligence by which…
  11. 11 teṣāmevānukampārthamahamajñānajaṃ tamaḥ | nāśayāmyātmabhāvastho jñānadīpena bhāsvatā || 10-11 … Out of compassion for them alone, abiding in their inner being, I destroy the darkness…
  12. 12 paraṃ brahma paraṃ dhāma pavitraṃ paramaṃ bhavān | … The supreme Brahman, the supreme abode, the supreme purifier are you — the eternal,…
  13. 13 āhustvāmṛṣayaḥ sarve devarṣirnāradastathā | asito devalo vyāsaḥ svayaṃ … so all the seers declare you, and the divine seer Nārada, Asita, Devala, and Vyāsa;
  14. 14 sarvametadṛtaṃ manye yanme vadasi keśava | na hi … All this that you tell me, O Keśava, I hold to be true;
  15. 15 svayamevātmanātmānaṃ vettha tvaṃ puruṣottama | bhūtabhāvana bhūteśa devadeva … You alone know yourself by yourself, O supreme Person, O source of beings, O Lord of…
  16. 16 vaktumarhasyaśeṣeṇa vibhūtīrātmanaḥ śubhāḥ | yābhirvibhūtibhirlokānimāṃstvaṃ vyāpya tiṣṭhasi || … You should declare completely your own auspicious glories, by which glories you pervade…
  17. 17 kathaṃ vidyāmahaṃ yogiṃstvāmahaṃ paricintayan | keṣu keṣu ca … How am I to know you, O master of yoga, meditating on you?
  18. 18 vistareṇātmano yogaṃ vibhūtiṃ ca janārdana | bhūyaḥ kathaya … Tell me again, in detail, of your yoga and your glory, O Janārdana;
  19. 19 hanta te kathayiṣyāmi vibhūtirātmānaḥ śubhāḥ | prādhānyataḥ kuruśreṣṭha … Very well, I shall tell you my auspicious glories, according to their eminence, O best of…
  20. 20 ahamātmā guḍākeśa sarvabhūtāśayasthitaḥ | ahamādiśca madhyaṃ ca bhūtānāmanta … I am the Self, O Guḍākeśa, seated in the heart of all beings;
  21. 21 ādityānāmahaṃ viṣṇurjyotiṣāṃ raviraṃśumān | marīcirmarutāmasmi nakṣatrāṇāmahaṃ śaśī || … Of the Ādityas I am Viṣṇu;
  22. 22 vedānāṃ sāmavedo'haṃ devānāmasmi vāsavaḥ | indriyāṇāṃ manaścāsmi bhūtānāmasmi … Of the Vedas I am the Sāmaveda;
  23. 23 rudrāṇāṃ śaṅkaraścāsmi vitteśo yakṣarakṣasām | vasūnāṃ pāvakaścāsmi meruḥ … Of the Rudras I am Śaṅkara;
  24. 24 purodhasāṃ ca mukhyaṃ viddhi pārtha ! bṛhaspatim | … Of priests, O Pārtha, know me to be the chief, Bṛhaspati;
  25. 25 maharṣīṇāṃ bhṛgurahaṃ girāmapyekamakṣaram | yajñānāṃ japayajño'smi sthāvarāṇāṃ himālayaḥ … Of the great seers I am Bhṛgu;
  26. 26 aśvatthaḥ sarvavṛkṣāṇāṃ devarṣīṇāṃ ca nāradaḥ | gandharvāṇāṃ citrarathaḥ … Of all trees I am the aśvattha;
  27. 27 uccaiḥ śravasamaśvānāṃ viddhi māmamṛtodbhavam | airāvataṃ gajendrāṇāṃ narāṇāṃ … Of horses, know me to be Uccaiḥśravas, born of the nectar;
  28. 28 āyudhānāmahaṃ vajraṃ dhenūnāmasmi kāmadhuk | prajanaścāsmi kandarpaḥ sarpāṇāmasmi … Of weapons I am the thunderbolt;
  29. 29 anantaścāsmi nāgānāṃ varuṇo yādasāmaham | pitṛṇāmaryamā cāsmi yamaḥ … Of nāgas I am Ananta;
  30. 30 prahlādaścāsmi daityānāṃ kālaḥ kalayatāmaham | mṛgāṇāṃ ca mṛgendro'haṃ … Of the daityas I am Prahlāda;
  31. 31 pavanaḥ pavatāmasmi rāmaḥ śastrabhṛtāmaham | jhaṣāṇāṃ makaraścāsmi srotasāmasmi … Of purifiers I am the wind;
  32. 32 sargāṇāmādirantaśca madhyaṃ caivāhamarjuna | adhyātmavidyā vidyānāṃ vādaḥ pravadatāmaham … Of creations I am the beginning, the end, and the middle, O Arjuna;
  33. 33 akṣarāṇāmakāro'smi dvandvaḥ sāmāsikasya ca | ahamevākṣayaḥ kālo dhātā'haṃ … Of letters I am the letter A, and of compounds, the dvandva;
  34. 34 mṛtyuḥ sarvaharaścāhamudbhavaśca bhaviṣyatām | kīrtiḥ śrīrvākca nārīṇāṃ smṛtirmedhā … I am all-seizing death, and the origin of things to come;
  35. 35 bṛhatsāma tathā sāmnāṃ gāyatrī chandasāmaham | māsānāṃ mārgaśīrṣo'hamṛtūnāṃ … Of Sāman chants the Bṛhat-sāman;
  36. 36 dyūtaṃ chalayatāmasmi tejastejasvināmaham | jayo'smi vyavasāyo'smi sattvaṃ sattvavatāmaham … Of cheats I am the gambling;
  37. 37 vṛṣṇīnāṃ vāsudevo'smi pāṇḍavānāṃ dhanañjayaḥ | munīnāmapyahaṃ vyāsaḥ kavīnāmuśanā … Of the Vṛṣṇis I am Vāsudeva;
  38. 38 daṇḍo damayatāmasmi nītirasmi jigīṣatām | maunaṃ caivāsmi guhyānāṃ … Of subduers I am the rod of punishment;
  39. 39 yaccāpi sarvabhūtānāṃ bījaṃ tadahamarjuna | na tadasti vinā … And whatever is the seed of all beings, that am I, O Arjuna;
  40. 40 nānto'sti mama divyānāṃ vibhūtīnāṃ parantapa | eṣa tūddeśataḥ … There is no end to my divine glories, O scorcher of foes;
  41. 41 yadyadvibhūtimatsattvaṃ śrīmadūrjitameva vā | tattadevāvagaccha tvaṃ mama tejoṃśasambhavam … Whatever being is glorious, prosperous, or mighty — understand each of these to have…
  42. 42 athavā bahunaitena kiṃ jñānena tavārjuna ! viṣṭabhyāhamidaṃ kṛtsnamekāṃśena … But what need have you of all this detailed knowledge, O Arjuna?