🕉️ Chapter 10 – Divine Glories (Vibhuti Yoga): Shlokas 21–30
Here, Krishna begins naming His divine manifestations — the best among each category of existence. From the sun and moon to mountains, sages, rivers, and weapons — He shows how all greatness, beauty, and power reflect Him.
📜 Shloka 21
आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान् ।
मरीचिर्मरुतामस्मि नक्षत्राणामहं शशी ॥21॥
English Translation:
Among the Adityas, I am Vishnu. Among luminous objects, I am the radiant sun. Among the Maruts, I am Marichi. Among stars, I am the moon.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
मैं आदित्यों में विष्णु हूँ, तेजस्वी वस्तुओं में सूर्य हूँ, मरुतों में मरीचि हूँ और नक्षत्रों में चंद्रमा हूँ।
🔍 Reflection:
Wherever there is brilliance, constancy, or radiance — that is Krishna manifest.
📜 Shloka 22
वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः ।
इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना ॥22॥
English Translation:
Among the Vedas, I am the Sama Veda. Among gods, I am Indra. Among senses, I am the mind. In living beings, I am consciousness.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
मैं वेदों में सामवेद हूँ, देवताओं में इंद्र हूँ, इंद्रियों में मन हूँ और प्राणियों में चेतना हूँ।
🔍 Reflection:
The mind and consciousness are not mundane — they are divine channels.
📜 Shloka 23
रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम् ।
वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम् ॥23॥
English Translation:
Among the Rudras, I am Shankara (Shiva). Among Yakshas and Rakshasas, I am Kubera. Among the Vasus, I am Agni (fire). Among mountains, I am Meru.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
मैं रुद्रों में शंकर हूँ, यक्षों-राक्षसों में कुबेर हूँ, वसुओं में अग्नि हूँ, और पर्वतों में मेरु हूँ।
🔍 Reflection:
All aspects of divine power — destruction, wealth, energy, and stability — reflect Krishna.
📜 Shloka 24
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम् ।
सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः ॥24॥
English Translation:
Among priests, I am Brihaspati. Among commanders, I am Skanda (Kartikeya). Among bodies of water, I am the ocean.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
हे पार्थ! पुरोहितों में बृहस्पति, सेनानियों में स्कन्द और जलाशयों में समुद्र को मैं जानो।
🔍 Reflection:
Divine leadership expresses as wisdom (Brihaspati), valor (Skanda), and vastness (Ocean).
📜 Shloka 25
महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम् ।
यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः ॥25॥
English Translation:
Among sages, I am Bhrigu. Among words, I am the sacred syllable "Om." Among sacrifices, I am silent repetition (japa). Among immovable things, I am the Himalayas.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
महर्षियों में मैं भृगु हूँ, वाणियों में एकाक्षर (ॐ) हूँ, यज्ञों में जपयज्ञ हूँ और अचल वस्तुओं में हिमालय हूँ।
🔍 Reflection:
The highest forms are often the quietest — japa, Om, still mountains.
📜 Shloka 26
अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः ।
गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः ॥26॥
English Translation:
Among trees, I am the Ashvattha (peepal). Among divine sages, I am Narada. Among Gandharvas, I am Chitraratha. Among Siddhas, I am the sage Kapila.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
वृक्षों में अश्वत्थ, देवर्षियों में नारद, गन्धर्वों में चित्ररथ और सिद्धों में कपिल मुनि मैं हूँ।
🔍 Reflection:
Trees, sages, celestial beings — Krishna is the essence of the most revered in every domain.
📜 Shloka 27
उच्चैःश्रवसमश्वानां विद्धि माममृतोद्भवम् ।
ऐरावतं गजेन्द्राणां नराणां च नराधिपम् ॥27॥
English Translation:
Among horses, I am Ucchaihshravas, born of nectar. Among elephants, I am Airavata. Among men, I am the king.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
घोड़ों में अमृत से उत्पन्न उच्चैःश्रवा, हाथियों में ऐरावत, और मनुष्यों में राजा मैं हूँ।
🔍 Reflection:
Krishna is found in nobility, majesty, and the fruits of divine processes.
📜 Shloka 28
आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक् ।
प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः ॥28॥
English Translation:
Among weapons, I am the thunderbolt. Among cows, I am Kamadhenu. Among procreators, I am Kamadeva. Among serpents, I am Vasuki.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
शस्त्रों में वज्र, गायों में कामधेनु, सृष्टिकर्ताओं में कामदेव और सर्पों में वासुकि मैं हूँ।
🔍 Reflection:
From power to desire, Krishna is present wherever divine energy moves.
📜 Shloka 29
अनन्तश्चास्मि नागानां वरुणो यादसामहम् ।
पितॄणामर्यमा चास्मि यमः संयमतामहम् ॥29॥
English Translation:
Among Nagas (serpent gods), I am Ananta. Among aquatic beings, I am Varuna. Among ancestors, I am Aryama. Among controllers, I am Yama, the god of death.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
नागों में अनंत, जलचरों में वरुण, पितरों में अर्यमा और संयमियों में यमराज मैं हूँ।
🔍 Reflection:
Even death and law are not outside Krishna — they are sacred forces of balance.
📜 Shloka 30
प्रह्लादश्चास्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतामहम् ।
मृगाणां च मृगेन्द्रोऽहं वैनतेयश्च पक्षिणाम् ॥30॥
English Translation:
Among Daityas (demons), I am Prahlada. Among time-measurers, I am time itself. Among beasts, I am the lion. Among birds, I am Garuda.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
दैत्यगणों में प्रह्लाद, समय को मापने वालों में काल, पशुओं में सिंह और पक्षियों में गरुड़ मैं हूँ।
🔍 Reflection:
Krishna's glory is visible even in unlikely places — a demon’s heart, the ticking of time, and the flight of a bird.
🌱 Ancient Verse – Modern Wisdom Table
| Gita Insight | Modern Life Lesson |
|---|---|
| Krishna manifests as the best of all | Excellence points back to its divine origin |
| The divine shines through forms | Everything majestic carries a higher echo |
| Time and law are divine | Discipline is sacred, not dry |
| Bhakti is recognizing divinity everywhere | Spirituality isn’t escape — it’s deeper seeing |
🧘 Message to Gen Z: Learn to See Divinity in Diversity
- 🌄 Every mountain, mind, and mantra reflects something sacred.
- 🦁 Don’t limit God to temples — He lives in thunder, trees, and thought.
- 🧠 Look for light in unexpected places — even in chaos, time, and power.
- 🕊️ Spiritual awareness means not worshipping forms — but seeing through them.
➡️ Up Next: Shlokas 31–42 — Krishna continues with even more vibhutis, culminating in His promise to sustain the universe with just a fragment of His being.