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Chapter 10 · Verse 42 · Vibhooti Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 10.42

contemplative Jnana & Wisdom Self & Identity Moksha & Liberation

Sanskrit

अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन। विष्टभ्याहमिदं कृत्स्नमेकांशेन स्थितो जगत्।।10.42।।

Transliteration

atha vā bahunaitena kiṁ jñātena tavārjuna viṣhṭabhyāham idaṁ kṛitsnam ekānśhena sthito jagat

Word by Word

athavā or
bahunā detailed
etena by this
kim what
jñātena tava can be known by you
arjuna Arjun
viṣhṭabhya pervade and support
aham I
idam this
kṛitsnam entire
eka by one
anśhena fraction
sthitaḥ am situated
jagat creation
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals the ultimate paradox of existence: infinite vastness contained within infinite smallness. He sustains all creation with merely a fraction of His being, while the rest of His infinite nature remains beyond manifestation—this is the mystery that transcends intellectual knowing.

When you stop measuring spirituality by how much you understand and instead surrender to the presence that holds you, liberation becomes not a distant achievement but your immediate nature.

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Bhagavad Gita 10.42 — BG 10.42

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

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