ವಿಭೂತಿಯೋಗ
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 in Kannada
Vibhūti Yog · Yoga through Appreciating the Infinite Opulences of God · 42 verses
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Chapter Summary
The tenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is "Vibhooti Yoga". In this chapter, Krishna reveals Himself as the cause of all causes. He describes His various manifestations and opulences in order to increase Arjuna's Bhakti. Arjuna is fully convinced of Lord's paramount position and proclaims him to be the Supreme Personality. He prays to Krishna to describe more of His divine glories which are like nectar to hear.
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ಶ್ರೀ ಭಗವಾನುವಾಚ ಭೂಯ ಏವ ಮಹಾಬಾಹೋ ಶ್ರೃಣು ಮೇ ಪರಮಂ ವಚಃ। ಯತ್ತೇಽಹಂ ಪ್ರೀಯಮಾಣಾಯ ವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಹಿತಕಾಮ್ಯಯಾ॥
śhrī bhagavān uvācha bhūya eva mahā-bāho śhṛiṇu me paramaṁ vachaḥ yatte ’haṁ prīyamāṇāya vakṣhyāmi hita-kāmyayā
MeaningThe Blessed Lord said, Again, O mighty-armed Arjuna, listen to my supreme word which I will declare to you, who are beloved, for your welfare.
ನ ಮೇ ವಿದುಃ ಸುರಗಣಾಃ ಪ್ರಭವಂ ನ ಮಹರ್ಷಯಃ। ಅಹಮಾದಿರ್ಹಿ ದೇವಾನಾಂ ಮಹರ್ಷೀಣಾಂ ಚ ಸರ್ವಶಃ॥
na me viduḥ sura-gaṇāḥ prabhavaṁ na maharṣhayaḥ aham ādir hi devānāṁ maharṣhīṇāṁ cha sarvaśhaḥ
MeaningNeither the hosts of the gods nor the great sages know My origin; for I am the source of all the gods and the great sages in every way.
ಯೋ ಮಾಮಜಮನಾದಿಂ ಚ ವೇತ್ತಿ ಲೋಕಮಹೇಶ್ವರಮ್। ಅಸಮ್ಮೂಢಃ ಸ ಮರ್ತ್ಯೇಷು ಸರ್ವಪಾಪೈಃ ಪ್ರಮುಚ್ಯತೇ॥
yo māmajam anādiṁ cha vetti loka-maheśhvaram asammūḍhaḥ sa martyeṣhu sarva-pāpaiḥ pramuchyate
MeaningHe who knows Me as unborn and beginningless, as the great Lord of the worlds, he among mortals is undeluded and is liberated from all sins.
ಬುದ್ಧಿರ್ಜ್ಞಾನಮಸಂಮೋಹಃ ಕ್ಷಮಾ ಸತ್ಯಂ ದಮಃ ಶಮಃ। ಸುಖಂ ದುಃಖಂ ಭವೋಽಭಾವೋ ಭಯಂ ಚಾಭಯಮೇವ ಚ॥
buddhir jñānam asammohaḥ kṣhamā satyaṁ damaḥ śhamaḥ sukhaṁ duḥkhaṁ bhavo ’bhāvo bhayaṁ chābhayameva cha
MeaningIntellect, wisdom, non-delusion, forgiveness, truth, self-restraint, calmness, happiness, pain, existence or birth, non-existence or death, fear, and also fearlessness.
ಅಹಿಂಸಾ ಸಮತಾ ತುಷ್ಟಿಸ್ತಪೋ ದಾನಂ ಯಶೋಽಯಶಃ। ಭವನ್ತಿ ಭಾವಾ ಭೂತಾನಾಂ ಮತ್ತ ಏವ ಪೃಥಗ್ವಿಧಾಃ॥
ahiṁsā samatā tuṣṭis tapo dānaṁ yaśo 'yaśaḥ bhavanti bhāvā bhūtānāṁ matta eva pṛthag-vidhāḥ
MeaningNon-injury, equanimity, contentment, austerity, beneficence, fame, and ill-fame—these different qualities of beings arise from Me alone.
ಮಹರ್ಷಯಃ ಸಪ್ತ ಪೂರ್ವೇ ಚತ್ವಾರೋ ಮನವಸ್ತಥಾ। ಮದ್ಭಾವಾ ಮಾನಸಾ ಜಾತಾ ಯೇಷಾಂ ಲೋಕ ಇಮಾಃ ಪ್ರಜಾಃ॥
maharṣhayaḥ sapta pūrve chatvāro manavas tathā mad-bhāvā mānasā jātā yeṣhāṁ loka imāḥ prajāḥ
MeaningThe seven great sages, the ancient four, and the Manus, possessing powers like Mine (due to their minds being fixed on Me), were born from My mind; from them, these creatures have been born in this world.
ಏತಾಂ ವಿಭೂತಿಂ ಯೋಗಂ ಚ ಮಮ ಯೋ ವೇತ್ತಿ ತತ್ತ್ವತಃ। ಸೋಽವಿಕಮ್ಪೇನ ಯೋಗೇನ ಯುಜ್ಯತೇ ನಾತ್ರ ಸಂಶಯಃ॥
etāṁ vibhūtiṁ yogaṁ cha mama yo vetti tattvataḥ so ’vikampena yogena yujyate nātra sanśhayaḥ
MeaningHe who truly knows these manifold manifestations of My Being and this Yoga-power of Mine, becomes established in unshakable Yoga; there is no doubt about it.
ಅಹಂ ಸರ್ವಸ್ಯ ಪ್ರಭವೋ ಮತ್ತಃ ಸರ್ವಂ ಪ್ರವರ್ತತೇ। ಇತಿ ಮತ್ವಾ ಭಜನ್ತೇ ಮಾಂ ಬುಧಾ ಭಾವಸಮನ್ವಿತಾಃ॥
ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate iti matvā bhajante māṁ budhā bhāva-samanvitāḥ
MeaningI am the source of all; from me everything evolves; Understanding this, the wise, endowed with meditation, worship me.
ಮಚ್ಚಿತ್ತಾ ಮದ್ಗತಪ್ರಾಣಾ ಬೋಧಯನ್ತಃ ಪರಸ್ಪರಮ್। ಕಥಯನ್ತಶ್ಚ ಮಾಂ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ತುಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಚ ರಮನ್ತಿ ಚ॥
mach-chittā mad-gata-prāṇā bodhayantaḥ parasparam kathayantaśh cha māṁ nityaṁ tuṣhyanti cha ramanti cha
MeaningWith their minds and lives wholly absorbed in Me, they enlighten each other and ever speak of Me, being satisfied and delighted.
ತೇಷಾಂ ಸತತಯುಕ್ತಾನಾಂ ಭಜತಾಂ ಪ್ರೀತಿಪೂರ್ವಕಮ್। ದದಾಮಿ ಬುದ್ಧಿಯೋಗಂ ತಂ ಯೇನ ಮಾಮುಪಯಾನ್ತಿ ತೇ॥
teṣhāṁ satata-yuktānāṁ bhajatāṁ prīti-pūrvakam dadāmi buddhi-yogaṁ taṁ yena mām upayānti te
MeaningTo those who are ever steadfast, worshipping me with love, I give the yoga of discrimination, by which they come to me.
ತೇಷಾಮೇವಾನುಕಮ್ಪಾರ್ಥಮಹಮಜ್ಞಾನಜಂ ತಮಃ। ನಾಶಯಾಮ್ಯಾತ್ಮಭಾವಸ್ಥೋ ಜ್ಞಾನದೀಪೇನ ಭಾಸ್ವತಾ॥
teṣhām evānukampārtham aham ajñāna-jaṁ tamaḥ nāśhayāmyātma-bhāva-stho jñāna-dīpena bhāsvatā
MeaningOut of mere compassion for them, I, dwelling within their selves, destroy the darkness born of ignorance with the luminous lamp of knowledge.
ಅರ್ಜುನ ಉವಾಚ ಪರಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ಪರಂ ಧಾಮ ಪವಿತ್ರಂ ಪರಮಂ ಭವಾನ್। ಪುರುಷಂ ಶಾಶ್ವತಂ ದಿವ್ಯಮಾದಿದೇವಮಜಂ ವಿಭುಮ್॥
arjuna uvācha paraṁ brahma paraṁ dhāma pavitraṁ paramaṁ bhavān puruṣhaṁ śhāśhvataṁ divyam ādi-devam ajaṁ vibhum
MeaningArjuna said, "You are the Supreme Brahman, the supreme abode, the supreme purifier, eternal, divine Person, the primeval God, unborn, and omnipresent."
ಆಹುಸ್ತ್ವಾಮೃಷಯಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ದೇವರ್ಷಿರ್ನಾರದಸ್ತಥಾ। ಅಸಿತೋ ದೇವಲೋ ವ್ಯಾಸಃ ಸ್ವಯಂ ಚೈವ ಬ್ರವೀಷಿ ಮೇ॥
āhus tvām ṛiṣhayaḥ sarve devarṣhir nāradas tathā asito devalo vyāsaḥ svayaṁ chaiva bravīṣhi me
MeaningAll the sages have thus declared Thee, as also the divine sage Narada; so also Asita, Devala, and Vyasa; and now Thou Thyself dost say so to me.
ಸರ್ವಮೇತದೃತಂ ಮನ್ಯೇ ಯನ್ಮಾಂ ವದಸಿ ಕೇಶವ। ನ ಹಿ ತೇ ಭಗವನ್ ವ್ಯಕ್ಿತಂ ವಿದುರ್ದೇವಾ ನ ದಾನವಾಃ॥
sarvam etad ṛitaṁ manye yan māṁ vadasi keśhava na hi te bhagavan vyaktiṁ vidur devā na dānavāḥ
MeaningI believe all that You have said to me to be true, O Krishna; indeed, O blessed Lord! Neither the gods nor the demons know Your manifestation (origin).
ಸ್ವಯಮೇವಾತ್ಮನಾಽತ್ಮಾನಂ ವೇತ್ಥ ತ್ವಂ ಪುರುಷೋತ್ತಮ। ಭೂತಭಾವನ ಭೂತೇಶ ದೇವದೇವ ಜಗತ್ಪತೇ॥
swayam evātmanātmānaṁ vettha tvaṁ puruṣhottama bhūta-bhāvana bhūteśha deva-deva jagat-pate
MeaningVerily, Thou Thyself knowest Thyself by Thyself, O Supreme Person, O source and Lord of all beings, O God of gods, O ruler of the world!
ವಕ್ತುಮರ್ಹಸ್ಯಶೇಷೇಣ ದಿವ್ಯಾ ಹ್ಯಾತ್ಮವಿಭೂತಯಃ। ಯಾಭಿರ್ವಿಭೂತಿಭಿರ್ಲೋಕಾನಿಮಾಂಸ್ತ್ವಂ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ಯ ತಿಷ್ಠಸಿ॥
vaktum arhasyaśheṣheṇa divyā hyātma-vibhūtayaḥ yābhir vibhūtibhir lokān imāṁs tvaṁ vyāpya tiṣhṭhasi
MeaningYou should indeed tell, without reserve, of your divine glories by which you exist, pervading all these worlds. (No one else can do so.)
ಕಥಂ ವಿದ್ಯಾಮಹಂ ಯೋಗಿಂಸ್ತ್ವಾಂ ಸದಾ ಪರಿಚಿನ್ತಯನ್। ಕೇಷು ಕೇಷು ಚ ಭಾವೇಷು ಚಿನ್ತ್ಯೋಽಸಿ ಭಗವನ್ಮಯಾ॥
kathaṁ vidyām ahaṁ yogins tvāṁ sadā parichintayan keṣhu keṣhu cha bhāveṣhu chintyo ’si bhagavan mayā
MeaningHow shall I, ever meditating, know you, O Yogin? In what aspects or things, O blessed Lord, should I think of you?
ವಿಸ್ತರೇಣಾತ್ಮನೋ ಯೋಗಂ ವಿಭೂತಿಂ ಚ ಜನಾರ್ದನ। ಭೂಯಃ ಕಥಯ ತೃಪ್ತಿರ್ಹಿ ಶ್ರೃಣ್ವತೋ ನಾಸ್ತಿ ಮೇಽಮೃತಮ್॥
vistareṇātmano yogaṁ vibhūtiṁ cha janārdana bhūyaḥ kathaya tṛiptir hi śhṛiṇvato nāsti me ’mṛitam
MeaningTell me again in detail, O Krishna, of your yogic power and glory; for I am not satiated with what I have heard of your life-giving and nectar-like speech.
ಶ್ರೀ ಭಗವಾನುವಾಚ ಹನ್ತ ತೇ ಕಥಯಿಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ದಿವ್ಯಾ ಹ್ಯಾತ್ಮವಿಭೂತಯಃ। ಪ್ರಾಧಾನ್ಯತಃ ಕುರುಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ನಾಸ್ತ್ಯನ್ತೋ ವಿಸ್ತರಸ್ಯ ಮೇ॥
śhrī bhagavān uvācha hanta te kathayiṣhyāmi divyā hyātma-vibhūtayaḥ prādhānyataḥ kuru-śhreṣhṭha nāstyanto vistarasya me
MeaningThe Blessed Lord said, "Very well! Now I will declare to you My divine glories in their prominence, O Arjuna; there is no end to their detailed description."
ಅಹಮಾತ್ಮಾ ಗುಡಾಕೇಶ ಸರ್ವಭೂತಾಶಯಸ್ಥಿತಃ। ಅಹಮಾದಿಶ್ಚ ಮಧ್ಯಂ ಚ ಭೂತಾನಾಮನ್ತ ಏವ ಚ॥
aham ātmā guḍākeśha sarva-bhūtāśhaya-sthitaḥ aham ādiśh cha madhyaṁ cha bhūtānām anta eva cha
MeaningI am the Self, O Gudakesa, seated in the hearts of all beings; I am the beginning, the middle, and the end of all beings.
ಆದಿತ್ಯಾನಾಮಹಂ ವಿಷ್ಣುರ್ಜ್ಯೋತಿಷಾಂ ರವಿರಂಶುಮಾನ್। ಮರೀಚಿರ್ಮರುತಾಮಸ್ಮಿ ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಾಣಾಮಹಂ ಶಶೀ॥
ādityānām ahaṁ viṣhṇur jyotiṣhāṁ ravir anśhumān marīchir marutām asmi nakṣhatrāṇām ahaṁ śhaśhī
MeaningAmong the twelve Adityas, I am Vishnu; among luminaries, the radiant sun; among the seven or forty-nine Maruts, I am Marichi; among stars, I am the moon.
ವೇದಾನಾಂ ಸಾಮವೇದೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ದೇವಾನಾಮಸ್ಮಿ ವಾಸವಃ। ಇನ್ದ್ರಿಯಾಣಾಂ ಮನಶ್ಚಾಸ್ಮಿ ಭೂತಾನಾಮಸ್ಮಿ ಚೇತನಾ॥
vedānāṁ sāma-vedo ’smi devānām asmi vāsavaḥ indriyāṇāṁ manaśh chāsmi bhūtānām asmi chetanā
MeaningAmong the Vedas, I am the Sama-Veda; among the gods, I am Vasava; among the senses, I am the mind; and among living beings, I am intelligence.
ರುದ್ರಾಣಾಂ ಶಙ್ಕರಶ್ಚಾಸ್ಮಿ ವಿತ್ತೇಶೋ ಯಕ್ಷರಕ್ಷಸಾಮ್। ವಸೂನಾಂ ಪಾವಕಶ್ಚಾಸ್ಮಿ ಮೇರುಃ ಶಿಖರಿಣಾಮಹಮ್॥
rudrāṇāṁ śhaṅkaraśh chāsmi vitteśho yakṣha-rakṣhasām vasūnāṁ pāvakaśh chāsmi meruḥ śhikhariṇām aham
MeaningAnd among the Rudras, I am Sankara; among the Yakshas and Rakshasas, the Lord of Wealth (Kubera); among the Vasus, I am Pavaka (Fire); and among the seven mountains, I am Meru.
ಪುರೋಧಸಾಂ ಚ ಮುಖ್ಯಂ ಮಾಂ ವಿದ್ಧಿ ಪಾರ್ಥ ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತಿಮ್। ಸೇನಾನೀನಾಮಹಂ ಸ್ಕನ್ದಃ ಸರಸಾಮಸ್ಮಿ ಸಾಗರಃ॥
purodhasāṁ cha mukhyaṁ māṁ viddhi pārtha bṛihaspatim senānīnām ahaṁ skandaḥ sarasām asmi sāgaraḥ
MeaningAnd, among the household priests of kings, O Arjuna, know Me to be the chief, Brihaspati; among the army generals, I am Skanda; among lakes, I am the ocean.
ಮಹರ್ಷೀಣಾಂ ಭೃಗುರಹಂ ಗಿರಾಮಸ್ಮ್ಯೇಕಮಕ್ಷರಮ್। ಯಜ್ಞಾನಾಂ ಜಪಯಜ್ಞೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ಸ್ಥಾವರಾಣಾಂ ಹಿಮಾಲಯಃ॥
maharṣhīṇāṁ bhṛigur ahaṁ girām asmyekam akṣharam yajñānāṁ japa-yajño ’smi sthāvarāṇāṁ himālayaḥ
MeaningAmong the great sages, I am Bhrigu; among words, I am the one syllable (Om); among sacrifices, I am the sacrifice of silent repetition; among the immovable things, I am the Himalayas.
ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥಃ ಸರ್ವವೃಕ್ಷಾಣಾಂ ದೇವರ್ಷೀಣಾಂ ಚ ನಾರದಃ। ಗನ್ಧರ್ವಾಣಾಂ ಚಿತ್ರರಥಃ ಸಿದ್ಧಾನಾಂ ಕಪಿಲೋ ಮುನಿಃ॥
aśhvatthaḥ sarva-vṛikṣhāṇāṁ devarṣhīṇāṁ cha nāradaḥ gandharvāṇāṁ chitrarathaḥ siddhānāṁ kapilo muniḥ
MeaningAmong all the trees, I am the Peepul; among the divine sages, I am Narada; among the Gandharvas, I am Chitraratha; among the perfected, I am the sage Kapila.
ಉಚ್ಚೈಃಶ್ರವಸಮಶ್ವಾನಾಂ ವಿದ್ಧಿ ಮಾಮಮೃತೋದ್ಭವಮ್। ಐರಾವತಂ ಗಜೇನ್ದ್ರಾಣಾಂ ನರಾಣಾಂ ಚ ನರಾಧಿಪಮ್॥
uchchaiḥśhravasam aśhvānāṁ viddhi mām amṛitodbhavam airāvataṁ gajendrāṇāṁ narāṇāṁ cha narādhipam
MeaningKnow Me as Ucchaisravas, born of nectar, among horses; Airavata among lordly elephants; and the king among men.
ಆಯುಧಾನಾಮಹಂ ವಜ್ರಂ ಧೇನೂನಾಮಸ್ಮಿ ಕಾಮಧುಕ್। ಪ್ರಜನಶ್ಚಾಸ್ಮಿ ಕನ್ದರ್ಪಃ ಸರ್ಪಾಣಾಮಸ್ಮಿ ವಾಸುಕಿಃ॥
āyudhānām ahaṁ vajraṁ dhenūnām asmi kāmadhuk prajanaśh chāsmi kandarpaḥ sarpāṇām asmi vāsukiḥ
MeaningAmong weapons, I am the thunderbolt; among cows, I am the wish-fulfilling cow called Kamadhenu; I am the progenitor, the god of love; among serpents, I am Vasuki.
ಅನನ್ತಶ್ಚಾಸ್ಮಿ ನಾಗಾನಾಂ ವರುಣೋ ಯಾದಸಾಮಹಮ್। ಪಿತೃ़ಣಾಮರ್ಯಮಾ ಚಾಸ್ಮಿ ಯಮಃ ಸಂಯಮತಾಮಹಮ್॥
anantaśh chāsmi nāgānāṁ varuṇo yādasām aham pitṝīṇām aryamā chāsmi yamaḥ sanyamatām aham
MeaningI am Ananta among the Nagas; I am Varuna among water-deities; Aryaman among the Manes; I am Yama among the governors.
ಪ್ರಹ್ಲಾದಶ್ಚಾಸ್ಮಿ ದೈತ್ಯಾನಾಂ ಕಾಲಃ ಕಲಯತಾಮಹಮ್। ಮೃಗಾಣಾಂ ಚ ಮೃಗೇನ್ದ್ರೋಽಹಂ ವೈನತೇಯಶ್ಚ ಪಕ್ಷಿಣಾಮ್॥
prahlādaśh chāsmi daityānāṁ kālaḥ kalayatām aham mṛigāṇāṁ cha mṛigendro ’haṁ vainateyaśh cha pakṣhiṇām
MeaningAnd I am Prahlada among the demons, I am Time among reckoners, I am the lion among beasts, and Vainateya (Garuda) among birds.
ಪವನಃ ಪವತಾಮಸ್ಮಿ ರಾಮಃ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಭೃತಾಮಹಮ್। ಝಷಾಣಾಂ ಮಕರಶ್ಚಾಸ್ಮಿ ಸ್ರೋತಸಾಮಸ್ಮಿ ಜಾಹ್ನವೀ॥
pavanaḥ pavatām asmi rāmaḥ śhastra-bhṛitām aham jhaṣhāṇāṁ makaraśh chāsmi srotasām asmi jāhnavī
MeaningAmong the purifiers, I am the wind; among the warriors, I am Rama; among the fishes, I am the shark; among the streams, I am the Ganga.
ಸರ್ಗಾಣಾಮಾದಿರನ್ತಶ್ಚ ಮಧ್ಯಂ ಚೈವಾಹಮರ್ಜುನ। ಅಧ್ಯಾತ್ಮವಿದ್ಯಾ ವಿದ್ಯಾನಾಂ ವಾದಃ ಪ್ರವದತಾಮಹಮ್॥
sargāṇām ādir antaśh cha madhyaṁ chaivāham arjuna adhyātma-vidyā vidyānāṁ vādaḥ pravadatām aham
MeaningAmong creations I am the beginning, the middle, and the end, O Arjuna; among the sciences, I am the science of the Self; and I am the logic among controversialists.
ಅಕ್ಷರಾಣಾಮಕಾರೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ದ್ವನ್ದ್ವಃ ಸಾಮಾಸಿಕಸ್ಯ ಚ। ಅಹಮೇವಾಕ್ಷಯಃ ಕಾಲೋ ಧಾತಾಽಹಂ ವಿಶ್ವತೋಮುಖಃ॥
अहमेवाक्षय: कालो धाताहं विश्वतोमुख: || 33|| akṣharāṇām a-kāro ’smi dvandvaḥ sāmāsikasya cha aham evākṣhayaḥ kālo dhātāhaṁ viśhvato-mukhaḥ
MeaningAmong the letters of the alphabet, I am the letter 'A' and the dual among compounds. I am verily the inexhaustible and everlasting time; I am the dispenser of the fruits of actions, having faces in all directions.
ಮೃತ್ಯುಃ ಸರ್ವಹರಶ್ಚಾಹಮುದ್ಭವಶ್ಚ ಭವಿಷ್ಯತಾಮ್। ಕೀರ್ತಿಃ ಶ್ರೀರ್ವಾಕ್ಚ ನಾರೀಣಾಂ ಸ್ಮೃತಿರ್ಮೇಧಾ ಧೃತಿಃ ಕ್ಷಮಾ॥
mṛityuḥ sarva-haraśh chāham udbhavaśh cha bhaviṣhyatām kīrtiḥ śhrīr vāk cha nārīṇāṁ smṛitir medhā dhṛitiḥ kṣhamā
MeaningAnd I am the all-devouring Death, and the source of prosperity for those who are to be prosperous; among the feminine qualities, I am fame, prosperity, speech, memory, intelligence, firmness, and forgiveness.
ಬೃಹತ್ಸಾಮ ತಥಾ ಸಾಮ್ನಾಂ ಗಾಯತ್ರೀ ಛನ್ದಸಾಮಹಮ್। ಮಾಸಾನಾಂ ಮಾರ್ಗಶೀರ್ಷೋಽಹಮೃತೂನಾಂ ಕುಸುಮಾಕರಃ॥
bṛihat-sāma tathā sāmnāṁ gāyatrī chhandasām aham māsānāṁ mārga-śhīrṣho ’ham ṛitūnāṁ kusumākaraḥ
MeaningAmong the hymns, I am the Brihatsaman; among meters, I am Gayatri; among months, I am Margasirsha; among seasons, I am the flowery season.
ದ್ಯೂತಂ ಛಲಯತಾಮಸ್ಮಿ ತೇಜಸ್ತೇಜಸ್ವಿನಾಮಹಮ್। ಜಯೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ವ್ಯವಸಾಯೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ಸತ್ತ್ವಂ ಸತ್ತ್ವವತಾಮಹಮ್॥
dyūtaṁ chhalayatām asmi tejas tejasvinām aham jayo ’smi vyavasāyo ’smi sattvaṁ sattvavatām aham
MeaningI am the gambling of the deceitful; I am the splendor of the splendid; I am victory; I am the resolve of the resolute; I am the goodness of the good.
ವೃಷ್ಣೀನಾಂ ವಾಸುದೇವೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾನಾಂ ಧನಂಜಯಃ। ಮುನೀನಾಮಪ್ಯಹಂ ವ್ಯಾಸಃ ಕವೀನಾಮುಶನಾ ಕವಿಃ॥
vṛiṣhṇīnāṁ vāsudevo ’smi pāṇḍavānāṁ dhanañjayaḥ munīnām apyahaṁ vyāsaḥ kavīnām uśhanā kaviḥ
MeaningAmong the Vrishnis, I am Vaasudeva; among the Pandavas, I am Arjuna; among the sages, I am Vyasa; among the poets, I am Usanas, the poet.
ದಣ್ಡೋ ದಮಯತಾಮಸ್ಮಿ ನೀತಿರಸ್ಮಿ ಜಿಗೀಷತಾಮ್। ಮೌನಂ ಚೈವಾಸ್ಮಿ ಗುಹ್ಯಾನಾಂ ಜ್ಞಾನಂ ಜ್ಞಾನವತಾಮಹಮ್॥
daṇḍo damayatām asmi nītir asmi jigīṣhatām maunaṁ chaivāsmi guhyānāṁ jñānaṁ jñānavatām aham
MeaningOf those who punish, I am the scepter; among those who seek victory, I am statesmanship; and among secrets, I am silence; I am knowledge among knowers.
ಯಚ್ಚಾಪಿ ಸರ್ವಭೂತಾನಾಂ ಬೀಜಂ ತದಹಮರ್ಜುನ। ನ ತದಸ್ತಿ ವಿನಾ ಯತ್ಸ್ಯಾನ್ಮಯಾ ಭೂತಂ ಚರಾಚರಮ್॥
yach chāpi sarva-bhūtānāṁ bījaṁ tad aham arjuna na tad asti vinā yat syān mayā bhūtaṁ charācharam
MeaningAnd whatever is the seed of all beings, that too am I, O Arjuna; there is no being, be it moving or unmoving, that can exist without Me.
ನಾನ್ತೋಽಸ್ತಿ ಮಮ ದಿವ್ಯಾನಾಂ ವಿಭೂತೀನಾಂ ಪರಂತಪ। ಏಷ ತೂದ್ದೇಶತಃ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ತೋ ವಿಭೂತೇರ್ವಿಸ್ತರೋ ಮಯಾ॥
nānto ’sti mama divyānāṁ vibhūtīnāṁ parantapa eṣha tūddeśhataḥ prokto vibhūter vistaro mayā
MeaningThere is no end to My divine glories, O Arjuna, but this is a brief statement by Me of the particulars of My divine glory.
ಯದ್ಯದ್ವಿಭೂತಿಮತ್ಸತ್ತ್ವಂ ಶ್ರೀಮದೂರ್ಜಿತಮೇವ ವಾ। ತತ್ತದೇವಾವಗಚ್ಛ ತ್ವಂ ಮಮ ತೇಜೋಂಽಶಸಂಭವಮ್॥
yad yad vibhūtimat sattvaṁ śhrīmad ūrjitam eva vā tat tad evāvagachchha tvaṁ mama tejo ’nśha-sambhavam
MeaningWhatever being there is glorious, prosperous, or powerful, know that to be a manifestation of a part of My splendor.
ಅಥವಾ ಬಹುನೈತೇನ ಕಿಂ ಜ್ಞಾತೇನ ತವಾರ್ಜುನ। ವಿಷ್ಟಭ್ಯಾಹಮಿದಂ ಕೃತ್ಸ್ನಮೇಕಾಂಶೇನ ಸ್ಥಿತೋ ಜಗತ್॥
atha vā bahunaitena kiṁ jñātena tavārjuna viṣhṭabhyāham idaṁ kṛitsnam ekānśhena sthito jagat
MeaningBut, of what avail is the knowledge of all these details to you, O Arjuna? I exist, supporting this whole world with one part of Myself.