10. Infinite Manifestations of God

Vibhūti Yog

BG 10.40

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

नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिव्यानां विभूतीनां परंतप
एष तूद्देशतः प्रोक्तो विभूतेर्विस्तरो मया

  • nānto — unending

    • na — not

    • antaḥ — end

  • ’sti — is

  • mama — my

  • divyānāṁ — divine

  • vibhūtīnāṁ — manifestations

  • parantapa — Arjuna

  • eṣha — this

  • tūddeśhataḥ — but just one piece

    • tu — but

    • uddeśhataḥ — just one piece

  • prokto — declared
    proktaḥ

  • vibhūter — of glories

  • vistaro — breath of the topic
    vistaraḥ

  • mayā — by me

...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.

[39]

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

[40]

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

[41]

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

[42]

Chapter 10, Verse 40