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Chapter 10 · Verse 12 · Vibhooti Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 10.12

devotional Bhakti & Devotion Jnana & Wisdom Moksha & Liberation

Sanskrit

अर्जुन उवाच परं ब्रह्म परं धाम पवित्रं परमं भवान्। पुरुषं शाश्वतं दिव्यमादिदेवमजं विभुम्।।10.12।।

Transliteration

arjuna uvācha paraṁ brahma paraṁ dhāma pavitraṁ paramaṁ bhavān puruṣhaṁ śhāśhvataṁ divyam ādi-devam ajaṁ vibhum

Word by Word

arjunaḥ uvācha Arjun said
param Supreme
brahma Brahman
param Supreme
dhāma Abode
pavitram purifier
paramam Supreme
bhavān you
puruṣham personality
śhāśhvatam Eternal
divyam Divine
ādi-devam the Primal Being
ajam the Unborn
vibhum the Great
Simplified Perspective

Arjuna's recognition here is the turning point of his entire spiritual awakening—he names Krishna not as a warrior-prince companion, but as the Supreme Brahman itself, the eternal source beyond all creation, the immaculate one who alone can purify the contaminated soul. This is not intellectual flattery but direct revelation: when the veil of ignorance lifts, we see that the Godhead we seek is already present, intimate, closer than breath.

In your own life, this shift happens when you stop searching *for* the divine in distant temples or scriptures and recognize the eternal presence already dwelling in your own deepest being.

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Bhagavad Gita 10.12 — BG 10.12

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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