10. Infinite Manifestations of God

Vibhūti Yog

BG 10.33

Of the syllables, I am 'A', and of the compounds, I am the copulative. Among the annihilators, I am inexhaustible time, and among the creators, I am Brahma.

अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च
अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताऽहं विश्वतोमुखः

  • akṣharāṇām — amongst all letters

  • a-kāro — the first letter "A"

    • a — letter A

    • kāro

  • ’smi — I am

  • dvandvaḥ — the dual

  • sāmāsikasya — amongst grammatical compounds

  • cha — and

  • aham — I

  • evākṣhayaḥ — only endless

  • kālo — time

  • dhātāhaṁ — among the creators, I am

  • viśhvato-mukhaḥ — Brahma
    The creator Brahma is personified as a deity with faces in all directions

    • viśhvato — are on all sides

    • mukhaḥ — whose faces

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I am the beginning, middle, and end of creation. Among sciences, I am the science of the self. Of those who argue, I am reasoning.

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Of the syllables, I am 'A', and of the compounds, I am the copulative. Among the annihilators, I am inexhaustible time, and among the creators, I am Brahma.

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I am also death, destroyer of all. I am the origin of all that will happen. Of the feminine traits, I am fame, fortune, speech, memory, intelligence, endurance, and forgiveness.

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Of the hymns, I am the Brhatsaman, and among meters, I am the Gayatri. Among months, I am Margashirsa, and of seasons, I am the spring.

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Of the fraudulent, I am gambling. I am the brilliance of the brilliant, the effort in excellent, and the purity of the pure.

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Among the Vishnu clan, I am Vasudeva, and among the Pandavas, I am Arjuna. Among the sages, I am Vyasa, and among the poets, I am Usanas.

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Chapter 10, Verse 33