10. Infinite Manifestations of God

Vibhūti Yog

BG 10.34

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.

मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम्
कीर्तिः श्रीर्वाक्च नारीणां स्मृतिर्मेधा धृतिः क्षमा

  • mṛityuḥ — death

  • sarva-haraśh — all devouring

    • sarva

    • haraśh

  • chāham — and I

    • cha — and

    • aham — I

  • udbhavaśh — the origin
    udbhavaḥ

  • cha — and

  • bhaviṣhyatām — those things that are yet to be

  • kīrtiḥ — fame

  • śhrīr — prospective

  • vāk — fine speech

  • cha — and

  • nārīṇāṁ — amongst feminine qualities

  • smṛitir — memory

  • medhā — intelligence

  • dhṛitiḥ — courage

  • kṣhamā — forgiveness

...10.31

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 34