Chapter 10 · Verse 24 · Vibhooti Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 10.24
Sanskrit
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्। सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः।।10.24।।
Transliteration
purodhasāṁ cha mukhyaṁ māṁ viddhi pārtha bṛihaspatim senānīnām ahaṁ skandaḥ sarasām asmi sāgaraḥ
In plain words
You're searching for your purpose, wondering if you're meant for something great—and that very search can become its own prison. Krishna says: stop looking for greatness outside yourself. The excellence you admire in others, the wisdom you seek, the leadership you respect—that same divine intelligence already lives in you. Your only work is to stop grasping and start listening to what's already there.
Word by Word
Krishna reveals himself as the supreme principle dwelling within every category of excellence—the wisest among priests, the mightiest among commanders, the boundless ocean among waters. He is not separate from creation's hierarchy but the living consciousness that animates each peak of manifestation.
When you recognize the divine presence animating excellence itself—whether in wisdom, leadership, or vastness—you stop chasing external achievements and begin aligning with the intelligence that generates them. This shift from striving to attunement transforms how you move through the world.
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Bhagavad Gita 10.24 — BG 10.24
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