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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 19 (10.19)

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 19 (10.19)

श्रीभगवानुवाच

हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः । प्राधान्यतः कुरुश्रेष्ठ नास्त्यन्तो विस्तरस्य मे | | १०-१९ | |

śhrī bhagavān uvācha hanta te kathayiṣhyāmi divyā hyātmavibhūtayaḥ prādhānyataḥ kuruśhreṣhṭha nāstyanto vistarasya me

Word-by-word guide:
Line 0:
  • श्री (Sri) — श्री(the Blessed Lord said)
  • भगवन् (Bhagavan) — हे भगवान्(the Blessed Lord said)
  • उवाच (uvacha) — बोले(the Blessed Lord said)
Line 1:
  • हन्त (hanta) — अच्छा(now I will tell you)
  • ते (te) — वे(now I will tell you)
  • कथयिष्यामि (kathayishyami) — मैं कहूंगा(now I will tell you)
  • दिव्याः (divyah) — दिव्य(My divine glories)
  • हि (hi) — निश्चित ही(indeed)
  • आत्मविभूतयः (atma-vibhutayah) — अपनी विभूतियां(My divine glories)
Line 2:
  • प्राधान्यतः (pradhanyatah) — मुख्य रूप से(chiefly)
  • कुरुश्रेष्ठ (Kuru-shreshtha) — हे कुरुश्रेष्ठ(best of the Kurus)
  • n joined in nāstyanto
  • अस्ति (asti) — है(there is no end)
  • अन्तः (antah) — अंत(there is no end)
  • विस्तरस्य (vistarasya) — विस्तार का(to My expansion)
  • मे (me) — मेरा(to My expansion)

English: Krishna said: So be it, My beloved fried! I will unfold to you some of the chief aspects of My glory. Of its full extent there is no end.

💡 Commentary Note

Krishna agrees to describe His prominent manifestations, noting that His glories are infinite and cannot be fully described in their entirety.

Learnings from Shloka 19:
  • Select Glories:: Since the infinite cannot be fully detailed, focus on the most prominent manifestations to train your vision.
  • Infinite Scope:: Remember that any list of divine glories is only a tiny glimpse of the endless absolute reality.

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