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Chapter 10 · Verse 27 · Vibhooti Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 10.27

devotional Bhakti & Devotion Self & Identity Jnana & Wisdom

Sanskrit

उच्चैःश्रवसमश्वानां विद्धि माममृतोद्भवम्। ऐरावतं गजेन्द्राणां नराणां च नराधिपम्।।10.27।।

Transliteration

uchchaiḥśhravasam aśhvānāṁ viddhi mām amṛitodbhavam airāvataṁ gajendrāṇāṁ narāṇāṁ cha narādhipam

Word by Word

uchchaiḥśhravasam Uchchaihshrava
aśhvānām amongst horses
viddhi know
mām me
amṛita-udbhavam begotten from the churning of the ocean of nectar
airāvatam Airavata
gaja-indrāṇām amongst all lordly elephants
narāṇām amongst humans
cha and
nara-adhipam the king
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals himself not as abstract divinity but as the supreme excellence woven into creation itself—the most magnificent horse, the mightiest elephant, the wisest king among mortals. This is not mythology for its own sake; it is an invitation to recognize the divine presence animating every excellence you encounter.

When you witness mastery, beauty, or power in the world, you are beholding Krishna's radiance expressing itself through form. In your own life, this teaches you to see the sacred within distinction and achievement—not as separate from spirituality, but as its natural flowering.

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Bhagavad Gita 10.27 — BG 10.27

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

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