Chapter 10 · Verse 23 · Vibhooti Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 10.23
Sanskrit
रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्। वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्।।10.23।।
Transliteration
rudrāṇāṁ śhaṅkaraśh chāsmi vitteśho yakṣha-rakṣhasām vasūnāṁ pāvakaśh chāsmi meruḥ śhikhariṇām aham
In plain words
You're asking 'What am I meant to do?' — and the answer is not waiting somewhere else to be found. Krishna says: the divine is already present in every role, every calling, every station of life, from the highest to the lowest. Your purpose isn't hidden in some distant peak; it's woven into whatever you touch right now — your work, your care, your creativity — and when you stop looking for the 'right' life and start showing up fully to the life in front of you, you'll feel the sacred presence that's been there all along.
Word by Word
Krishna reveals the infinite expressions of the divine pervading every realm—as Shiva among the celestials, as wealth among treasures, as fire among the elements, as the cosmic mountain among peaks. Each form embodies a unique dimension of divine consciousness, showing us that the sacred is not distant but woven into the very fabric of existence.
When you recognize the divine presence in the hierarchies and forces around you—in leadership, in abundance, in transformation, in stability—you begin to see beyond separation into the unified consciousness that animates all things.
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Bhagavad Gita 10.23 — BG 10.23
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