Chapter 10

English Meaning Adhyay TenThe Yoga of Divine Glories

	Shree Bhagwan said
1	Arjuna, hear once again My supreme word, which I shall speak to you, who loves me, out of solicitude for your welfare.
2	Neither gods nor the great sages know the secret of my birth (i.e. My appearance in human or other garb out of mere sport); for I am the prime cause in all respects of gods as well as of great seers.
3	He who knows Me in reality as birthless and without beginning, as the supreme Lord of the Universe, he, undeluded among men, is purged of all sins.
4	Reason, right knowledge, unclouded understanding, forbearance, veracity, control over the senses and mind, joy and sorrow, evolution and dissolution, fear and fearlessness (cont)
5	(cont) non voilence, equanimity, contentment, austerity, charity, fame and obloquy, -- these diverse traits of creatures emanate from Me alone.
6	The seven grat seers, their four elders (Sanak and others), and the fourteen Manus or progenitors of mankind ( such as Svayambhuva and his successors), who are all devoted to Me, were born of My will; from them all these creatures in the world have descended.
7	He who knows in reality this supreme divine glory and supernatural power of Mine gets established in Me through unfaltering devotion; of this there is no doubt.
8	I am the source of all creation and every thing in the world moves because of Me; knowing thus the wise, full of devotion, constantly worship Me.
9	With their mind fixed on Me, and their lives surrendered to Me, enlightening one another about My greatness and speaking of Me,My devotees ever remain contented and take delight in Me.
10	On those ever united through mediation with Me and worshipping Me with love, I confer that yoga of wisdom through which they come to Me.
11	In order to shower My grace on them I, dwelling in their heart, dispel the darkness born out of ignorance by the shining light of wisdom.
	Arjuna said
12	(12 & 13 combined) You are the transcendent External, the supreme Abode and the greatest purifier; all the seers speak of you as the eternal divine Purush, the primal Diety, unborn and all-prevading.Like wise speak the celestial sage Narada, the sages Asita and Devala and grat sage Vyasa; and yourself too proclaim this to me.
13	(please see above)
14	Krishna, I believe as true all that You tell me, Lord, neither demons nor gods are aware of Your manifestations through sport.
15	O creator of beings, O ruler of creatures, God of gods, the Lord of universe, O supreme Purusha,You alone know what You are by Yourself.
16	Therefore, You alone can describe in full Your divine glories, whereby You stand prevading all these worlds.
17	O master of yoga, through what process of continuous meditation shall I know You ? And in what particular forms, O Lord, are You to be meditated upon by me ?
18	Krishna, tell me once more in detail Your power of yoga, and Your glory; for I know no satiety in hearing Your nectar-like words.
	Shree Bhagwan said
19	Arjuna, now I shall tell you My conspicuous divine glories;for there is no limit to My magnitude.
20	Arjuna, I am the universal self seated in the heart of all beings; so I alone am the beginning and middle and also the end of all beings.
21	I am Vishnu among the twelve sons of Aditi, and the radiant Sun among the lumanaries; I am the glow of Maruts ( the forty nine wind gods ), and the Moon among the stars.
22	Among the vedas, I am the Samaveda; among the gods I am the Indra. Among the organs of perception I am the mind; and I am the consciousness (life-energy) in living beings.
23	Among the eleven Rudras (gods of destruction) I am Shiva. And among the Yakshas and Rakshasas, I am the lord of riches (Kubera). Among the eight Vasus I am the god of fire; and among athe mountains I am Meru.
24	Among the priests Arjuna, know Me to be their chief, Brhaspati. Among warrior-chiefs, I am Skanda ( the genaralissimo of gods ); and among the waters I am the ocean.
25	Among the great seers I am Bhrigu; among words I am the sacrd syllable OM. Among offerings I am the offering of Japa ( muttering of sacred formaulaes ); and among the immovables, the Himalyas.
26	Among all trees, I am the Ashvattha ( the holy fig tree ); among the cellestial sages, Narada; among the gandharvas ( celestial musicians ), Chitratha, and among the sidhhas sage Kapila.
27	Among horses know Me to be the celestial horse Uchaihshrava, begotten of the churning of the ocean along with nectar; among mighty elephants, Airavata (Indra's elephant) and among men the king.
28	Among weapons I am the thunderbolt; among cows I am the celestial cow Kaamdhenu (the cow of plenty ). I am the sexual desire which leads to procreation ( as enjoined by the scriptures); among serpants I am Vasuki.
29	Among naagaas ( a speacial classs of servants ), I am the serpant god Anantaa; and I am Varuna, the lord of aquatic creatures. Among the manes, I am Aryama, ( the head of pitras ); and among the rulers I am Yama ( the god of death ).
30	Among the daityas I am the the great devotee Prahlaad; and among recknors, I am time.So among quadrupeds, I am the lion, and among birds, Garuda.
31	Among purifiers I am the wind; among warriors I am shree Rama. Among fishes I am shark; and among streams I am Ganges.
32	Arjuna, I am the beginninng and the middle and the end of all creations. Of sciences I am the science of soul, or metaphysics; in disputants I am the right type of reasoning.
33	Among the sounds represented by various letters I am 'A' ( the sound represented by the first letter of alphabet); of the different kinds of compounds in grammer, I am the copulating compound. I am verily the endless time, God); I am the sustainer of all, having My face on all sides.
34	I am the all destroying Death that snatches all, the origin of all that shall be born. Among women I am Kirti, Shree, Vak, Smriti, Megha, Dhriti, and khshma ( the godesses presiding over glory, prosperity, speech, memory, intelligence, steadfastness, and forbearance respectively)
35	Likewise among the sruties that can be sung, I am the variety known as Brahatsama; while among the vedic hymns I am the hymn known as Gyatri. Again, among the twelve months of Hindu calender,I am the month known as Margasirsa ( corresconding approximately to November ); (and) among the (six) seasons ( successively appearing in India in course of a year ) I am the vernal season.
36	I am gambling among deceitful practices, and the glory of glorious. I am the victory of victorious, the resolve of resolute, and the goodness of good.
37	I am the Krishna among the Vrsnis, Arjuna among the sons of Pandu, Vyasa among the sages, and the sage Shukracharya among the wise.
38	I am the subduing power in rulers; I am righteousness in those who seek to conquer. Of things to be kept secret, I am the custodian in the shape of reticence; and I am the wisdom of wise.
39	Arjuna, I am even that which is the seed of all life. For there is no creature, moving or inert which exists without Me.
40	Arjuna, there is no limit to My divine manifestations. This is only brief description by Me of the extent of My glory.
41	Every such being as is glorious, brilliant and powerful, know that to be a part manifestation of My glory.
42	Or what will you gain by knowing all this in detail, Arjuna, Suffice it to say that I stand holding this entire universe by a fraction of My yogic power.
end	Thus in the upanisad sung by the Lord, the Science of Brahma, the scripture of Yoga, the dialogue between Shree Krishna and Arjuna, ends the tenth chapter entitled " The Yoga of Divine Glories "