Chapter 10, Verse 1
Vibhooti Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha—the Blessed Lord said; bhūyaḥ—again; eva—verily; mahā-bāho—mighty armed one; śhṛiṇu—hear; me—my; paramam—divine; vachaḥ—teachings; yat—which; te—to you; aham—I; prīyamāṇāya—you are my beloved confidant; vakṣhyāmi—say; hita-kāmyayā—for desiring your welfare
English translation
The Blessed Lord said, Again, O mighty-armed Arjuna, listen to my supreme word which I will declare to you, who are beloved, for your welfare.
— Swami Sivananda
Listen to Shloka 10.1
Commentary
I shall repeat what I said before (in the seventh and the ninth discourses). My essential nature and My manifestations have already been pointed out. As it is very difficult to understand the divine nature; I shall describe it once more to you; although it has been described already. I shall tell you of the divine glories and point out in which forms of being I should be thought of. I will speak to you as you are delighted to hear Me. Now your heart is taking delight in Me. The Lord wants to encourage Arjuna and cheer him up and so He Himself comes forward to give instructions to Arjuna even without his reest. Paramam Vachah supreme word. Paramam means supreme; revealing the unsurpassed truth (Niratisaya Vastu which is Brahman). O Arjuna You are immensely delighted with My speech; as if you are drinking the immortalising nectar.
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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