BHAGAVAD-GITA 10:36

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BHAGAVAD-GITA 10:36

 

dyutam chalayatam asmi

teias teiasvinam aham

jayo 'smi vyavasayo 'smi

sattvam sattvavatam aham

 

WORD FOR WORD

 

dyutam--gambling; chalayatam--of all cheats; asmi--I am; tejah--the

splendor; tejasvinam--of everything splendid; aham--I am;

jayah--victory; asmi--I am; vyavasayah--enterprise or adventure;

asmi--I am; sattvam--the strength; sattva-vatam--of the strong;

aham--I am.

 

TRANSLATION

 

I am also the gambling of cheats, and of the splendid I am the

splendor. I am victory, I am adventure, and I am the strength of the

strong.

 

PURPORT

 

There are many kinds of cheaters all over the universe. Of all

cheating processes, gambling stands supreme and therefore represents

Krsna. As the Supreme, Krsna can be more deceitful than any mere man.

If Krsna chooses to deceive a person, no one can surpass Him in His

deceit. His greatness is not simply one-sided--it is all-sided.

 

Among the victorious, He is victory. He is the splendor of the

splendid. Among the enterprising and industrious, He is the most

enterprising, the most industrious. Among adventurers He is the most

adventurous, and among the strong He is the strongest. When Krsna was

present on earth, no one could surpass Him in strength. Even in His

childhood He lifted Govardhana Hill. No one can surpass Him in

cheating, no one can surpass Him in splendor, no one can surpass Him

in victory, no one can surpass Him in enterprise, and no one can

surpass Him in strength.

 

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