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All the Rishis, the Deva-Rishi Nârada as well as Asita, Devala and Vyâsa have declared Thee as the Eternal, the Self-luminous Purusha, the first Deva, Birth-less and All-pervading. So also Thou Thyself sayest to me. > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita ### [6.32.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32.13) āhustvāmṛṣayaḥ sarve devarṣirnāradastathā | asito devalo vyāsaḥ svayaṃ caiva bravīṣi me || 13 || ### [6.32.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32.14) sarvametadṛtaṃ manye yanmāṃ vadasi keśava | na hi te bhagavanvyaktiṃ vidurdevā na dānavāḥ || 14 || > I regard all this that Thou sayest to me as true, O Keshava. Verily, O Bhagavân, neither the Devas nor the Dânavas know Thy manifestation. > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita ### [6.32.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32.15) svayamevātmanātmānaṃ vettha tvaṃ puruṣottama | bhūtabhāvana bhūteśa devadeva jagatpate || 15 || > Verily, Thou Thyself knowest Thyself by Thyself, O Purusha Supreme, O Source of beings, O Lord of beings, O Deva of Devas, O Ruler of the world. > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita ### [6.32.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32.16) vaktumarhasyaśeṣeṇa divyā hyātmavibhūtayaḥ | yābhirvibhūtibhirlokānimāṃstvaṃ vyāpya tiṣṭhasi || 16 || > Thou shouldst indeed speak, without reserve, of Thy divine attributes by which, filling all these worlds, Thou existest. > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita ### [6.32.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32.17) kathaṃ vidyāmahaṃ yogiṃstvāṃ sadā paricintayan | keṣu keṣu ca bhāveṣu cintyo'si bhagavanmayā || 17 || > How shall I, O Yogin, meditate ever to know Thee? In what things, Bhagavân, art Thou to be thought of by me? > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita ### [6.32.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32.18) vistareṇātmano yogaṃ vibhūtiṃ ca janārdana | bhūyaḥ kathaya tṛptirhi śṛṇvato nāsti me'mṛtam || 18 || > Speak to me again in detail, Jnanârdana, of Thy Yoga-powers and attributes; for I am never satiated in hearing the ambrosia (of Thy speech). > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita ### [6.32.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32.19) śrībhagavānuvāca | hanta te kathayiṣyāmi divyā hyātmavibhūtayaḥ | prādhānyataḥ kuruśreṣṭha nāstyanto vistarasya me || 19 || > The Blessed Lord said: > I shall speak to thee now, O best of the Kurus, of My divine attributes, according to their prominence; there is no end to the particulars of My manifestation. > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita ### [6.32.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32.20) ahamātmā guḍākeśa sarvabhūtāśayasthitaḥ | ahamādiśca madhyaṃ ca bhūtānāmanta eva ca || 20 || > I am the Self, O Gudâkesha, existent in the heart of all beings; I am the beginning, the middle, and also the end of all beings. > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita ### [6.32.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32.21) ādityānāmahaṃ viṣṇurjyotiṣāṃ raviraṃśumān | marīcirmarutāmasmi nakṣatrāṇāmahaṃ śaśī || 21 || > Of the Adityas, I am Vishnu; of luminaries, the radiant Sun; of the winds, I am Marichi; of the asterisms, the Moon. > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita ### [6.32.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32.22) vedānāṃ sāmavedo'smi devānāmasmi vāsavaḥ | indriyāṇāṃ manaścāsmi bhūtānāmasmi cetanā || 22 || > I am the Sâma-Veda of the Vedas, and Vâsava (Indra) of the gods; of the senses I am Manas, and intelligence in living beings am I. > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita ### [6.32.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32.23) rudrāṇāṃ śaṃkaraścāsmi vitteśo yakṣarakṣasām | vasūnāṃ pāvakaścāsmi meruḥ śikhariṇāmaham || 23 || > And of the Rudras I am Sankara, of the Yakshas and Râkshasas the Lord of wealth (Kuvera), of the Vasus I am Pâvaka, and of mountains, Meru am I. > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita ### [6.32.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32.24) purodhasāṃ ca mukhyaṃ māṃ viddhi pārtha bṛhaspatim | senānīnāmahaṃ skandaḥ sarasāmasmi sāgaraḥ || 24 || > And of priests, O son of Prithâ, know Me the chief, Brihaspati; of generals, I am Skanda; of bodies of water, I am the ocean. > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita ### [6.32.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32.25) maharṣīṇāṃ bhṛgurahaṃ girāmasmyekamakṣaram | yajñānāṃ japayajño'smi sthāvarāṇāṃ himālayaḥ || 25 || > Of the great Rishis I am Bhrigu; of words I am the one syllable "Om"; of Yajnas I am the Yajna of Japa (silent repetition); of immovable things the Himâlaya. > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita ### [6.32.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32.26) aśvatthaḥ sarvavṛkṣāṇāṃ devarṣīṇāṃ ca nāradaḥ | gandharvāṇāṃ citrarathaḥ siddhānāṃ kapilo muniḥ || 26 || > Of all trees (I am) the Ashvattha, and Nârada of Deva-Rishis; Chitraratha of Gandharvas am I, and the Muni Kapila of the perfected ones. > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita ### [6.32.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32.27) uccaiḥśravasamaśvānāṃ viddhi māmamṛtodbhavam | airāvataṃ gajendrāṇāṃ narāṇāṃ ca narādhipam || 27 || > Know Me among horses as Uchchaisshravas, Amrita-born; of lordly elephants Airâvata, and of men the king. > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita ### [6.32.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32.28) āyudhānāmahaṃ vajraṃ dhenūnāmasmi kāmadhuk | prajanaścāsmi kandarpaḥ sarpāṇāmasmi vāsukiḥ || 28 || > Of weapons I am the thunderbolt, of cows I am Kâmadhuk; I am the Kandarpa, the cause of offspring; of serpents I am Vâsuki. > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita ### [6.32.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32.29) anantaścāsmi nāgānāṃ varuṇo yādasāmaham | pitṝṇāmaryamā cāsmi yamaḥ saṃyamatāmaham || 29 || > And Ananta of snakes I am, I am Varuna of water-beings; and Aryaman of Pitris I am, I am Yama of controllers. > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita ### [6.32.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32.30) prahlādaścāsmi daityānāṃ kālaḥ kalayatāmaham | mṛgāṇāṃ ca mṛgendro'haṃ vainateyaśca pakṣiṇām || 30 || > And Prahlâda am I of Diti's progeny, of measurers I am Time; and of beasts I am the lord of beasts, and Garuda of birds. > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita ### [6.32.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32.31) pavanaḥ pavatāmasmi rāmaḥ śastrabhṛtāmaham | jhaṣāṇāṃ makaraścāsmi srotasāmasmi jāhnavī || 31 || > Of purifiers I am the wind, Râma of warriors am I; of fishes I am the shark, of streams I am Jâhnavi (the Ganges). > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita ### [6.32.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32.32) sargāṇāmādirantaśca madhyaṃ caivāhamarjuna | adhyātmavidyā vidyānāṃ vādaḥ pravadatāmaham || 32 || > Of manifestations I, am the beginning, the middle and also the end; of all knowledges I am the knowledge of the Self, and Vâda of disputants. > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita ### [6.32.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32.33) akṣarāṇāmakāro'smi dvaṃdvaḥ sāmāsikasya ca | ahamevākṣayaḥ kālo dhātāhaṃ viśvatomukhaḥ || 33 || > Of letters the letter A am I, and Dvandva of all compounds; I alone am the inexhaustible Time, I the Sustainer (by dispensing fruits of actions) All-formed. > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita ### [6.32.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32.34) mṛtyuḥ sarvaharaścāhamudbhavaśca bhaviṣyatām | kīrtiḥ śrīrvākca nārīṇāṃ smṛtirmedhā dhṛtiḥ kṣamā || 34 || > And I am the all-seizing Death, and the prosperity of those who are to be prosperous; of the feminine qualities (I am) Fame, Prosperity (or beauty), Inspiration, Memory, Intelligence, Constancy and Forbearance. > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita ### [6.32.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32.35) bṛhatsāma tathā sāmnāṃ gāyatrī chandasāmaham | māsānāṃ mārgaśīrṣo'hamṛtūnāṃ kusumākaraḥ || 35 || > Of Sâmas also I am the Brihat-Sâma, of metres Gâyatri am I; of months I am Mârgashirsha, of seasons the flowery season. > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita ### [6.32.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32.36) dyūtaṃ chalayatāmasmi tejastejasvināmaham | jayo'smi vyavasāyo'smi sattvaṃ sattvavatāmaham || 36 || > I am the gambling of the fraudulent, I am the power of the powerful; I am victory, I am effort, I am Sattva of the Sâttvika. > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita ### [6.32.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32.37) vṛṣṇīnāṃ vāsudevo'smi pāṇḍavānāṃ dhanaṃjayaḥ | munīnāmapyahaṃ vyāsaḥ kavīnāmuśanā kaviḥ || 37 || > Of the Vrishnis I am Vâsudeva; of the Pândavas, Dhananjaya; and also of the Munis I am Vyâsa; of the sages, Ushanas the sage. > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita ### [6.32.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32.38) daṇḍo damayatāmasmi nītirasmi jigīṣatām | maunaṃ caivāsmi guhyānāṃ jñānaṃ jñānavatāmaham || 38 || > Of punishers I am the sceptre; of those who seek to conquer, I am statesmanship; and also of things secret I am silence, and the knowledge of knowers am I. > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita ### [6.32.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32.39) yaccāpi sarvabhūtānāṃ bījaṃ tadahamarjuna | na tadasti vinā yatsyānmayā bhūtaṃ carācaram || 39 || > And whatsoever is the seed of all beings, that also am I, O Arjuna. There is no being, whether moving or unmoving, that can exist without Me. > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita ### [6.32.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32.40) nānto'sti mama divyānāṃ vibhūtīnāṃ paraṃtapa | eṣa tūddeśataḥ prokto vibhūtervistaro mayā || 40 || > There is no end of My divine attributes, O scorcher of foes; but this is a brief statement by Me of the particulars of My divine attributes. > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita ### [6.32.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32.41) yadyadvibhūtimatsattvaṃ śrīmadūrjitameva vā | tattadevāvagaccha tvaṃ mama tejoṃśasaṃbhavam || 41 || > Whatever being there is great, prosperous or powerful, that know thou to be a product of a part of My splendour. > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita ### [6.32.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32.42) atha vā bahunaitena kiṃ jñātena tavārjuna | viṣṭabhyāhamidaṃ kṛtsnamekāṃśena sthito jagat || 42 || > Or what avails thee to know all this diversity, O Arjuna? (Know thou this,. that) I exist, supporting this whole world by a portion of Myself. > The end of the tenth chapter, designated Glimpses of the Divine Glory. > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita ## Translations (2) - [Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.all.gita~en-swarupananda.10.1) — Swami Swarupananda 1909, English - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.6.34.1) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha.6.34.1) — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara 1650, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.6.34.1) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.6.34.1) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (6) - [Bhagavadgītā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.all.gita.10.1) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Vulgate (700 verses)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.all.gita*vulgate.10.2) — Sanskrit - [Dāśarathīyatantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.vaisnava.tantra.dasarathiyatantra.1697) — Sanskrit - [Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.vaisnava.visnudharmottara.3.347.5) — Sanskrit - [Nayadyumaṇi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.visistadvaita.purvacarya.nayadyumani.2.p9.4) — Meghanādāri, Sanskrit - [Advaitasudhā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.advaita.prakarana.advaitasudha.3.4-2.6) — Govindāśrama, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.32) · Pramāṇa