🕉️ Chapter 10 – Divine Glories (Vibhuti Yoga): Shlokas 31–42
As Krishna continues revealing His manifestations — in rivers, warriors, sages, rituals, and truths — He ends with a powerful declaration: all these divine forms are just a spark of His infinite Self. The message? Stop limiting the Divine. Begin seeing Him everywhere.
📜 Shloka 31
पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम् ।
झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि स्रोतसामस्मि जाह्नवी ॥31॥
English Translation:
Among purifiers, I am the wind. Among warriors, I am Rama. Among aquatic creatures, I am the crocodile. Among rivers, I am the Ganga.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
शुद्ध करने वालों में मैं पवन हूँ, शस्त्रधारियों में राम हूँ, जलचरों में मकर और नदियों में गंगा हूँ।
🔍 Reflection:
Purity, strength, grace — Krishna flows through them all.
📜 Shloka 32
सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन ।
अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम् ॥32॥
English Translation:
I am the beginning, middle, and end of all creations. Among sciences, I am the science of the Self. Among debates, I am the logic of truth.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
हे अर्जुन! मैं समस्त सृष्टियों का आदि, मध्य और अंत हूँ। विद्यों में आत्मविद्या और तर्क करने वालों में न्याययुक्त वाद मैं हूँ।
🔍 Reflection:
The truth behind all truths — is Self-knowledge.
📜 Shloka 33
अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च ।
अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताऽहं विश्वतोमुखः ॥33॥
English Translation:
Among letters, I am the letter “A.” Among compound words, I am the dual compound. I am imperishable time, and the all-facing creator.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
मैं अक्षरों में “अ” हूँ, समासों में द्वंद्व समास हूँ, मैं अविनाशी काल हूँ, और चारों ओर मुख वाले सृष्टिकर्ता (ब्रह्मा) मैं हूँ।
🔍 Reflection:
From the alphabet to infinity — Krishna is the subtle origin of all.
📜 Shloka 34
मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम् ।
कीर्तिः श्रीर्वाक्च नारीणां स्मृतिर्मेधा धृतिः क्षमा ॥34॥
English Translation:
I am all-devouring death, and also the source of future things. Among women, I am fame, fortune, speech, memory, intelligence, firmness, and patience.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
मैं सर्वभक्षी मृत्यु हूँ और भविष्य का उद्गम भी। स्त्रियों में कीर्ति, श्री (लक्ष्मी), वाणी, स्मृति, मेधा, धैर्य और क्षमा मैं हूँ।
🔍 Reflection:
Krishna is the end — and the new beginning. The essence of all feminine divine qualities.
📜 Shloka 35
बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम् ।
मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः ॥35॥
English Translation:
Among the hymns of the Sama Veda, I am the Brihat Sama. Among poetic meters, I am Gayatri. Among months, I am Margashirsha (Nov-Dec). Among seasons, I am spring.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
सामवेद के मंत्रों में बृहत्साम, छंदों में गायत्री, महीनों में मार्गशीर्ष और ऋतुओं में वसंत मैं हूँ।
🔍 Reflection:
Even in poetry, time, and nature — divinity takes form.
📜 Shloka 36
द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम् ।
जयोऽस्मि व्यवसायोऽस्मि सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतामहम् ॥36॥
English Translation:
Among deceivers, I am gambling. I am the brilliance of the brilliant. I am victory. I am effort. I am the goodness of the good.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
मैं छल करने वालों में जुआ हूँ, तेजस्वियों का तेज, विजय, प्रयास और सत्पुरुषों का सत्त्व हूँ।
🔍 Reflection:
Even in unexpected things like gambling — Krishna is present as strategic intelligence.
📜 Shloka 37
वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनंजयः ।
मुनीनामप्यहं व्यासः कवीनामुशना कविः ॥37॥
English Translation:
Among the Vrishnis, I am Vasudeva. Among the Pandavas, I am Arjuna. Among sages, I am Vyasa. Among poets, I am Ushanas.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
वृष्णियों में वासुदेव, पाण्डवों में अर्जुन, मुनियों में व्यास और कवियों में शुक्राचार्य मैं हूँ।
🔍 Reflection:
Krishna names even Himself — showing humility and divine inclusiveness.
📜 Shloka 38
दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम् ।
मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम् ॥38॥
English Translation:
Among punishers, I am the rod of discipline. Among seekers of victory, I am strategy. I am silence among secrets, and wisdom among the wise.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
दमन करने वालों में दण्ड, विजय चाहने वालों में नीति, रहस्यों में मौन और ज्ञानों में ज्ञान मैं हूँ।
🔍 Reflection:
Wisdom is not always loud. The Divine often whispers in silence.
📜 Shloka 39
यच्चापि सर्वभूतानां बीजं तदहमर्जुन ।
न तदस्ति विना यत्स्यान्मया भूतं चराचरम् ॥39॥
English Translation:
I am the seed of all living beings. There is no being — moving or unmoving — that exists without Me.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
हे अर्जुन! समस्त भूतों का बीज मैं ही हूँ। जो कुछ भी चलता या स्थिर है — वह मुझसे रहित नहीं है।
🔍 Reflection:
You are never separate from the Divine — you carry the seed within.
📜 Shloka 40
नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिव्यानां विभूतीनां परन्तप ।
एष तूद्देशतः प्रोक्तो विभूतेर्विस्तरो मया ॥40॥
English Translation:
There is no end to My divine manifestations, O Arjuna. What I have described to you is only a glimpse.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
हे परंतप! मेरी दिव्य विभूतियों का कोई अंत नहीं है। यह जो वर्णन मैंने किया है, वह तो संक्षेप में ही है।
🔍 Reflection:
The Gita reminds: God is not confined to scriptures. He is infinite.
📜 Shloka 41
यद्यद्विभूतिमत्सत्त्वं श्रीमदूर्जितमेव वा ।
तत्तदेवावगच्छ त्वं मम तेजोंऽशसंभवम् ॥41॥
English Translation:
Whatever is glorious, prosperous, or powerful — know that it comes from a spark of My splendor.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
जो भी तेजस्वी, सुंदर या प्रभावशाली वस्तु है — जान लो कि वह मेरे तेज का ही अंश है।
🔍 Reflection:
Look beyond the form. Every spark of greatness points to the Source.
📜 Shloka 42
अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन ।
विष्टभ्याहमिदं कृत्स्नमेकांशेन स्थितो जगत् ॥42॥
English Translation:
What need is there, Arjuna, for all this detailed knowledge? With just one part of Myself, I sustain this entire universe.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
हे अर्जुन! इन सब जानकारियों से तुझे क्या लाभ? मैं अपने एक अंश से ही इस समस्त जगत को धारित करता हूँ।
🔍 Reflection:
The entire cosmos rests on a mere fragment of Krishna. How vast is the Infinite!
🌱 Ancient Verse – Modern Wisdom
| Gita Insight | Modern Life Lesson |
|---|---|
| Krishna is in all greatness | Honor power, beauty, and wisdom as sacred |
| The Divine is the seed of all | You carry divinity — grow it through awareness |
| All glory comes from the One | Don’t idolize the spark — seek the Source |
| The universe is held by a fragment of God | You are supported more than you imagine |
🧘 Message to Gen Z: Stop Looking for God in the Sky
- 🌍 God is in the river, the flame, the truth, the thunder.
- 💡 Don't seek miracles — recognize divine patterns everywhere.
- 🌱 Your talent, your strength, your silence — it’s all sacred.
- 🔎 Look for the Light — in everything that shines without ego.
🎉 Chapter 10 Complete! You've now seen how Krishna is not only in everything — He is everything, and beyond.
➡️ Up Next: Chapter 11 – Vishwarupa Darshan Yoga — Krishna unveils His Universal Form!