Bhagavat Gita - 38

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Bhagavat Gita - 38

 

The Vibhutis (Chapter 10 verses 12-42)

 

Moved by the utter reverence springing from an apprehension of

the divine mystery, Arjuna now wants to know about the Bhagavan's

glorious manifestations in life and in Nature, and the Lord lists

some of them for the edification of Arjuna. He says: I am what

manifests as the Self in all beings. Among Adityas, I am Vishnu;

among luminaries, the Sun; among the maruts, Mareechi; among the

stars, the moon; among the vedas, Sama; among the Devas, Indra;

among the senses, the mind; in living creatures, consciousness;

among mountains, Meru; among the priests, Bruhaspathi; among the

commanders, Skanda; among water reserviours, the ocean; among

Maharishis, Brighu; among sounds, Omkara; among Yajnas, japa

yajna; among immobile entities, the himalayas; among the trees,

the peepal tree; among devarishis, Narada; among Gandharvas,

Chitraratha; among perfected beings, Kapila; among horses,

Uchaishravas; among elephants, Airavata; among men, the king;

among weapons, the thunderbolt; among cows, the Kamadhenu;

among progenitors, Cupid; among serpents, Vasuki; among Nagas,

Ananta; among aquatic residents, Varuna; among Pithrus, Aryama;

among enforcers, Yama; among daityas, Prahlada; among measuring

agents, time; among animals, the lion; among birds, Garuda; among

the fish, Makara; among rivers, the Ganga; among forms of knowledge,

the knowledge of the Self; among letters, the letter A; among

compound word formations, the dvandva form; among destroyers, death;

among months, Margashirsha; among seasons, spring; among deceitful

ways, the game of dice; of the powerful, their power; of the

meritorious, their virtues; among the Vrishnis, Krishna; among the

Pandavas, Arjuna; among sages, Vyasa; among poets, Shukra; in the

disciplinarians, the sense of discipline; among the factors for

success, justice; in the knowing ones, knowledge - in short I am

the seed of everything, and without Me nothing can exist. There

is no end to My manifestations. Wherever you see anything

powerful, good and glorious, know that to be a manifestation of

an atom of My power. But why these details! Suffice for you to

understand that with an atom of My being, I prevade and sustain

everything.

 

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Based on " Srimad Bhagavat Gita - The Scripture of Mankind "

a translation by Rev Swami Tapasyanandaji, published by

Sri Ramakrishna Math - Chennai. http://www.sriramakrishnamath.org/

 

 

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