10. Infinite Manifestations of God

Vibhūti Yog

BG 10.39

I am the seed of all beings. No creature, moving or unmoving, can exist without me.

यच्चापि सर्वभूतानां बीजं तदहमर्जुन
न तदस्ति विना यत्स्यान्मया भूतं चराचरम्

  • yach — which

  • chāpi — and also

    • cha — and

    • api — also

  • sarva-bhūtānāṁ — of all living beings

    • sarva — all, every

    • bhūtānāṁ — living being

  • bījaṁ — generating seed

  • tad — that

  • aham — I

  • arjuna — Arjuna

  • na — not

  • tad — that

  • asti — is

  • vinā — without

  • yat — which

  • syān — may exist

  • mayā — me

  • bhūtaṁ — creature

  • charācharam — moving and stationary
    chara-acharam

...10.37

I am the punishment of the punishers and the wisdom of those who seek victory. Of secrets, I am the silence. Of the wise, I am the wisdom.

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I am the seed of all beings. No creature, moving or unmoving, can exist without me.

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There is no limit to my divine manifestations - these are only a few examples.

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Whatever is glorious, prosperous, and energetic, know that it comes from a fragment of my splendor.

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But what is the use of all these details to you, Arjuna? I sustain this universe with only a small part of myself.

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Chapter 10, Verse 39