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Chapter 10 · Verse 37 · Vibhooti Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 10.37

devotional Self & Identity Jnana & Wisdom Dharma & Duty

Sanskrit

वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनंजयः। मुनीनामप्यहं व्यासः कवीनामुशना कविः।।10.37।।

Transliteration

vṛiṣhṇīnāṁ vāsudevo ’smi pāṇḍavānāṁ dhanañjayaḥ munīnām apyahaṁ vyāsaḥ kavīnām uśhanā kaviḥ

Word by Word

vṛiṣhṇīnām amongst the descendants of Vrishni
vāsudevaḥ Krishna, the son of Vasudev
asmi I am
pāṇḍavānām amongst the Pandavas
dhanañjayaḥ Arjun, the conqueror of wealth
munīnām amongst the sages
api also
aham I
vyāsaḥ Ved Vyas
kavīnām amongst the great thinkers
uśhanā Shukracharya
kaviḥ the thinker
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals himself not as distant deity, but as the divine essence animating the greatest exemplars in every domain—among the warrior clans, among the sages, among the poets. He dwells not in heaven alone, but in the excellence that manifests through human excellence itself.

When you recognize the sacred in mastery, in wisdom, in creative power, you are recognizing Him. This means your own highest potential, your truest gifts, are invitations to meet the Divine in action.

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Bhagavad Gita 10.37 — BG 10.37

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

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