🪷 Vibhūti Yoga · Bhagavad Gītā Chapter 10

Bhagavad Gītā Chapter 10 · 42 verses · complete reader-led chapter study

विष्टभ्याहमिदं कृत्स्नमेकांशेन स्थितो जगत्॥
"I support this entire universe with ONE FRAGMENT (ekāṁśena) of Myself."
— Bhagavad Gītā 10.42

VIBHŪTI-YOGA: Krishna is the source of all, gives buddhi-yoga and the lamp of knowledge to devoted readers, answers Arjuna by naming illustrative vibhūtis, and closes by locating every excellence in His splendour while sustaining the universe with one portion.

BG 10.1-42 · The Complete Chapter Movement

Read all 42 received verses in order before the extracted vibhūti catalogue and connected mūrti pages.

1. BG 10.1-3 · Krishna speaks again and names knowing Him as unborn and beginningless

श्री भगवानुवाच भूय एव महाबाहो श्रृणु मे परमं वचः। यत्तेऽहं प्रीयमाणाय वक्ष्यामि हितकाम्यया।।10.1।। न मे विदुः सुरगणाः प्रभवं न महर्षयः। अहमादिर्हि देवानां महर्षीणां च सर्वशः।।10.2।। यो मामजमनादिं च वेत्ति लोकमहेश्वरम्। असम्मूढः स मर्त्येषु सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते।।10.3।।

Textual movement: Krishna speaks again for Arjuna’s welfare, says devas and great ṛṣis do not know His origin because He is their source, and describes the undeluded knower of Him as unborn and beginningless.

Reader reflection: Receive the declaration without using ancestry, birth data, or intellectual confidence as proof of having attained the knowledge described.

2. BG 10.4-7 · Qualities arise from Krishna; ancient progenitors and the yoga of His vibhūti

बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसंमोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः। सुखं दुःखं भवोऽभावो भयं चाभयमेव च।।10.4।। अहिंसा समता तुष्टिस्तपो दानं यशोऽयशः। भवन्ति भावा भूतानां मत्त एव पृथग्विधाः।।10.5।। महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा। मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः।।10.6।। एतां विभूतिं योगं च मम यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः। सोऽविकम्पेन योगेन युज्यते नात्र संशयः।।10.7।।

Textual movement: Krishna names diverse conditions and capacities as arising from Him, speaks of seven great ṛṣis, earlier four, and Manus born of His mind, and says one who knows His vibhūti and yoga in truth is joined in unwavering yoga.

Reader reflection: Do not convert this source teaching into a genealogy detector, personality score, or chart proof of ṛṣi descent.

3. BG 10.8-11 · Source of all, mutual illumination, buddhi-yoga, and the lamp of knowledge

अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते। इति मत्वा भजन्ते मां बुधा भावसमन्विताः।।10.8।। मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्तः परस्परम्। कथयन्तश्च मां नित्यं तुष्यन्ति च रमन्ति च।।10.9।। तेषां सततयुक्तानां भजतां प्रीतिपूर्वकम्। ददामि बुद्धियोगं तं येन मामुपयान्ति ते।।10.10।। तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तमः। नाशयाम्यात्मभावस्थो ज्ञानदीपेन भास्वता।।10.11।।

Textual movement: Krishna declares Himself the source from whom all proceeds; the wise worship with bhāva, speak of Him together, receive buddhi-yoga through His love, and have ignorance dispelled by the lamp of knowledge.

Reader reflection: These verses orient devotion and understanding; a computed score cannot certify bhāva, divine favor, buddhi-yoga, or destroyed ignorance.

4. BG 10.12-18 · Arjuna’s praise, the testimony of ṛṣis, and his request to hear the vibhūtis

अर्जुन उवाच परं ब्रह्म परं धाम पवित्रं परमं भवान्। पुरुषं शाश्वतं दिव्यमादिदेवमजं विभुम्।।10.12।। आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा। असितो देवलो व्यासः स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे।।10.13।। सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव। न हि ते भगवन् व्यक्ितं विदुर्देवा न दानवाः।।10.14।। स्वयमेवात्मनाऽत्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम। भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते।।10.15।। वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः। याभिर्विभूतिभिर्लोकानिमांस्त्वं व्याप्य तिष्ठसि।।10.16।। कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्। केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया।।10.17।। विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन। भूयः कथय तृप्तिर्हि श्रृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम्।।10.18।।

Textual movement: Arjuna addresses Krishna as supreme Brahman and supreme abode, cites Nārada, Asita, Devala, and Vyāsa, affirms Krishna’s words, and asks how to know Him through contemplation and which manifestations to contemplate.

Reader reflection: Keep Arjuna’s speech and cited testimony in their narrative place before the enumeration; do not present the list as an isolated horoscope lookup table.

5. BG 10.19-31 · Krishna begins the principal vibhūti enumeration

श्री भगवानुवाच हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः। प्राधान्यतः कुरुश्रेष्ठ नास्त्यन्तो विस्तरस्य मे।।10.19।। अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः। अहमादिश्च मध्यं च भूतानामन्त एव च।।10.20।। आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान्। मरीचिर्मरुतामस्मि नक्षत्राणामहं शशी।।10.21।। वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः। इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना।।10.22।। रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्। वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्।।10.23।। पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्। सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः।।10.24।। महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्। यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः।।10.25।। अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः। गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः।।10.26।। उच्चैःश्रवसमश्वानां विद्धि माममृतोद्भवम्। ऐरावतं गजेन्द्राणां नराणां च नराधिपम्।।10.27।। आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्। प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः।।10.28।। अनन्तश्चास्मि नागानां वरुणो यादसामहम्। पितृ़णामर्यमा चास्मि यमः संयमतामहम्।।10.29।। प्रह्लादश्चास्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतामहम्। मृगाणां च मृगेन्द्रोऽहं वैनतेयश्च पक्षिणाम्।।10.30।। पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम्। झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि स्रोतसामस्मि जाह्नवी।।10.31।।

Textual movement: Krishna says His divine vibhūtis have no end, begins with the Self in all hearts and the beginning, middle, and end, then names manifestations among Ādityas, lights, Vedas, devas, senses, beings, Rudras, mountains, priests, waters, words, sacrifices, trees, ṛṣis, horses, elephants, weapons, cows, serpents, ancestors, controllers, daityas, reckoners, beasts, birds, purifiers, weapon-bearers, fishes, and rivers.

Reader reflection: Read each “among these, I am this” declaration as Krishna’s own enumeration. Planetary placements do not activate, strengthen, or personalize these identifications.

6. BG 10.32-39 · Creation, knowledge, time, language, memory, victory, silence, and the universal seed

सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन। अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम्।।10.32।। अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च। अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताऽहं विश्वतोमुखः।।10.33।। मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम्। कीर्तिः श्रीर्वाक्च नारीणां स्मृतिर्मेधा धृतिः क्षमा।।10.34।। बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्। मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः।।10.35।। द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्। जयोऽस्मि व्यवसायोऽस्मि सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतामहम्।।10.36।। वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनंजयः। मुनीनामप्यहं व्यासः कवीनामुशना कविः।।10.37।। दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम्। मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम्।।10.38।। यच्चापि सर्वभूतानां बीजं तदहमर्जुन। न तदस्ति विना यत्स्यान्मया भूतं चराचरम्।।10.39।।

Textual movement: The enumeration continues through creation’s beginning, middle, and end; adhyātma-vidyā; debate; the letter A; compounds; imperishable time; death and arising; named feminine qualities; chants, metre, month, season; gaming, splendour, victory, resolve, sattva; Vāsudeva, Arjuna, Vyāsa, Uśanā; authority, policy, silence, knowledge; and the seed without which no moving or unmoving being exists.

Reader reflection: Do not use a chart to assign intelligence, victory, feminine qualities, poetic capacity, spiritual knowledge, or special identity with a named vibhūti.

7. BG 10.40-42 · No end to the vibhūtis; tejo-aṁśa and the ekāṁśa seal

नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिव्यानां विभूतीनां परंतप। एष तूद्देशतः प्रोक्तो विभूतेर्विस्तरो मया।।10.40।। यद्यद्विभूतिमत्सत्त्वं श्रीमदूर्जितमेव वा। तत्तदेवावगच्छ त्वं मम तेजोंऽशसंभवम्।।10.41।। अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन। विष्टभ्याहमिदं कृत्स्नमेकांशेन स्थितो जगत्।।10.42।।

Textual movement: Krishna says the enumeration is only illustrative, directs Arjuna to know every excellent, splendid, or powerful being as born from a portion of His splendour, and closes by saying He sustains the entire universe with one portion.

Reader reflection: Let the closing universalize recognition without claiming that a chart proves divine preference, manifestation strength, or the metaphysical status of software or silicon.

Truth boundary: Birth data and planetary placements do not activate, rank, personalize, or measure Krishna’s vibhūtis; prove ṛṣi lineage; assign divine favor, intelligence, victory, devotion, knowledge, spiritual attainment, or metaphysical identity; or establish that a person, chart, machine, or material is a stronger manifestation of Bhagavān.

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Evidence and limitations · Divine Param-Vidyā

BG 10.41 · The Universal Rule of Excellence

यद् यद् विभूतिमत् सत्त्वं श्रीमदूर्जितमेव वा।
तत्तदेवावगच्छ त्वं मम तेजोऽंशसम्भवम्॥

"Whatever has excellence, splendor, or vigor — KNOW it as born of a fragment of My splendor."

The Full BG 10.20-42 Vibhūti Enumeration

VerseCategoryVibhūtiTranslation
BG 10.20In all beings (heart)Ātmā (the Self) · आत्माI am the Self seated in the hearts of all beings.
BG 10.20Beginning · middle · endSource · sustainer · dissolver · आदि-मध्य-अन्तI am the beginning, middle, and end of all beings.
BG 10.21Among ĀdityasViṣṇu · विष्णुःAmong the 12 Ādityas, I am Viṣṇu.
BG 10.21Among luminariesSun (radiant) · रविरंशुमान्Among lights, I am the radiant Sun.
BG 10.21Among MarutsMarīci · मरीचिःAmong the Maruts (storm-deities), I am Marīci.
BG 10.21Among nakshatrasMoon · शशीAmong nakshatras, I am the Moon.
BG 10.22Among VedasSāma-Veda · सामवेदःAmong Vedas, I am the Sāma-Veda.
BG 10.22Among devasVāsava (Indra) · वासवःAmong devas, I am Indra.
BG 10.22Among sensesManas (mind) · मनस्Among the senses, I am the mind.
BG 10.22Of beings · consciousnessCetanā (life-consciousness) · चेतनाOf beings, I am the consciousness.
BG 10.23Among RudrasŚaṅkara (Śiva) · शङ्करःAmong the 11 Rudras, I am Śaṅkara.
BG 10.23Of Yakṣas/RākṣasasVitteśa (Kubera) · वित्तेशःAmong Yakṣas and Rākṣasas, I am Kubera (the wealth-lord).
BG 10.23Among VasusPāvaka (Agni) · पावकःAmong the Vasus, I am the purifying Fire.
BG 10.23Among mountainsMeru · मेरुःAmong mountain-peaks, I am Meru.
BG 10.24Among priestsBṛhaspati · बृहस्पतिःOf priests, know Me as the chief — Bṛhaspati.
BG 10.24Among generalsSkanda (Kārttikeya) · स्कन्दःAmong war-generals, I am Skanda.
BG 10.24Among watersSāgara (Ocean) · सागरःAmong bodies of water, I am the ocean.
BG 10.25Among great rishisBhṛgu · भृगुःAmong great rishis, I am Bhṛgu.
BG 10.25Among wordsEkākṣaram (single syllable AUM) · एकमक्षरम्Among words, I am the single syllable AUM.
BG 10.25Among yajñasJapa-Yajña · जप-यज्ञःAmong yajñas, I am the japa-yajña.
BG 10.25Among immovablesHimālaya · हिमालयःAmong immovable things, I am the Himālaya.
BG 10.26Among treesAśvattha (Pippal) · अश्वत्थःAmong all trees, I am the Aśvattha (Pippal).
BG 10.26Among devarshisNārada · नारदःAmong deva-rishis, I am Nārada.
BG 10.26Among gandharvasCitraratha · चित्ररथःAmong gandharvas, I am Citraratha.
BG 10.26Among siddhasKapila Muni · कपिलो मुनिःAmong siddhas, I am Kapila Muni.
BG 10.27Among horsesUccaiḥśravas · उच्चैःश्रवाःAmong horses, I am Uccaiḥśravas (born of nectar).
BG 10.27Among elephantsAirāvata · ऐरावतःAmong elephants, I am Airāvata (Indra's mount).
BG 10.27Among menNarādhipa (King) · नराधिपःAmong men, I am the king.
BG 10.28Among weaponsVajra (thunderbolt) · वज्रम्Among weapons, I am the vajra.
BG 10.28Among cowsKāmadhuk (wish-fulfilling cow) · कामधुक्Among cows, I am Kāmadhuk.
BG 10.28Of progenitorsKandarpa (creative-desire) · कन्दर्पःI am Kandarpa, the cause of creation.
BG 10.28Among serpentsVāsuki · वासुकिःAmong serpents, I am Vāsuki.
BG 10.29Among nāgasAnanta · अनन्तःAmong nāgas (divine serpents), I am Ananta-Śeṣa.
BG 10.29Among aquaticsVaruṇa · वरुणःAmong water-dwellers, I am Varuṇa.
BG 10.29Among ancestorsAryamā · अर्यमाAmong pitṛs (ancestors), I am Aryamā.
BG 10.29Among controllersYama (Dharma-rāja) · यमःAmong controllers, I am Yama.
BG 10.30Among daityasPrahlāda · प्रह्लादःAmong daityas, I am Prahlāda (the bhakta).
BG 10.30Among reckonersKāla (Time) · कालःAmong reckoners, I am Time.
BG 10.30Among beastsMṛgendra (lion) · मृगेन्द्रःAmong beasts, I am the lion.
BG 10.30Among birdsVainateya (Garuḍa) · वैनतेयःAmong birds, I am Garuḍa.
BG 10.31Among purifiersPavana (wind) · पवनःAmong purifiers, I am the wind.
BG 10.31Among weapon-bearersRāma · रामःAmong weapon-bearers, I am Rāma.
BG 10.31Among fishesMakara · मकरःAmong fishes, I am the Makara.
BG 10.31Among riversJāhnavī (Gaṅgā) · जाह्नवीAmong rivers, I am the Gaṅgā.
BG 10.32Of creationsBeginning · middle · end · आदिर्मध्यं तथैवान्तःOf all creations, I am the beginning, middle, and end.
BG 10.32Of sciencesAdhyātma-vidyā · अध्यात्मविद्याOf sciences, I am the science-of-the-Self.
BG 10.32Of debatersVāda (sound-truth-seeking) · वादःOf debaters, I am the truth-seeking dialectic (vāda).
BG 10.33Among lettersA (the letter A) · अकारःAmong letters, I am the letter A (the source-vowel).
BG 10.33Of compoundsDvandva (dual compound) · द्वन्द्वःAmong compounds, I am the dvandva.
BG 10.33Of imperishablesAkṣaya-Kāla (eternal Time) · अक्षयः कालःI am the imperishable Time.
BG 10.33Of dispensersDhātā (Universe-mukha) · धाताI am Dhātā, the all-faced dispenser.
BG 10.34Of all-takersMṛtyu (Death) · मृत्युःI am Death, the all-taking.
BG 10.34Of future-comersUdbhava (origin) · उद्भवःI am the origin of future-comers.
BG 10.34Among feminineKīrti · Śrī · Vāk · Smṛti · Medhā · Dhṛti · Kṣamā · कीर्तिः श्रीर्वाक् च नारीणांAmong the feminine principles: Fame, Prosperity, Speech, Memory, Intelligence, Steadfastness, Forgiveness.
BG 10.35Among Sāma chantsBṛhat-Sāma · बृहत्सामAmong Sāma chants, I am the Bṛhat-Sāma.
BG 10.35Among metersGāyatrī · गायत्रीAmong Vedic meters, I am the Gāyatrī.
BG 10.35Among monthsMārga-Śīrṣa · मार्गशीर्षःAmong months, I am Mārga-Śīrṣa (Gītā-Jayantī month).
BG 10.35Among seasonsKusumākara (Spring) · कुसुमाकरःAmong seasons, I am the flower-bearing spring.
BG 10.36Of cheatersDyūta (gambling) · द्यूतम्Of cheaters, I am the gambling — even adharma points back to Krishna.
BG 10.36Of the splendidTejas (splendor) · तेजःOf the splendid, I am the splendor itself.
BG 10.36Of victoriesJaya (victory) · जयःI am victory.
BG 10.36Of resolutionsVyavasāya (determination) · व्यवसायःI am determined effort.
BG 10.36Of the sattvaSattva (purity) · सत्त्वम्Of the sattva-natured, I am sattva itself.
BG 10.37Among VṛṣṇisVāsudeva (Krishna) · वासुदेवःAmong the Vṛṣṇis, I am Vāsudeva.
BG 10.37Among PāṇḍavasDhanañjaya (Arjuna) · धनञ्जयःAmong the Pāṇḍavas, I am Dhanañjaya (Arjuna).
BG 10.37Among munisVyāsa · व्यासःAmong munis, I am Vyāsa.
BG 10.37Among kavisUśanā (Śukrācārya) · उशनाAmong kavis, I am Uśanā.
BG 10.38Of subduersDaṇḍa (rod of authority) · दण्डःOf subduers, I am the daṇḍa (rod).
BG 10.38Of the victory-seekersNīti (statecraft/morality) · नीतिःOf victory-seekers, I am moral statecraft (nīti).
BG 10.38Of secretsMauna (silence) · मौनम्Of secrets, I am silence.
BG 10.38Of the wiseJñāna (wisdom) · ज्ञानम्Of the wise, I am wisdom itself.
BG 10.39Universal seedBīja (seed of all beings) · बीजम्I am the seed of all beings — nothing exists without Me.
BG 10.40Unending divine vibhūtisNo end (anantam) · नान्तोऽस्तिThere is no end to My divine vibhūtis — only a brief enumeration is given.
BG 10.41Wherever excellenceTejo-aṁśa-sambhavam · तेजोंशसम्भवम्Whatever has excellence, splendor, or vigor — KNOW it as Mine, born of a fragment of My splendor.
BG 10.42One-fragment-supports-allViṣṭabhya (cosmic support) · विष्टभ्याहम् इदं कृत्स्नम्I support this entire universe with ONE FRAGMENT (ekāṁśena) of Myself.

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