Verse
15
Swayamevaatmanaatmaanam vettha
Twam purushottama;
Bhootabhaavana bhootesha
Devadeva jagatpate.
Verily,
Thou Thyself knowest Thyself by Thyself, O Supreme Person, O source and Lord of
beings, O God of gods, O ruler of the world!
Verse
16
Vaktum arhasyasheshena
Divyaa hyaatmavibhootayah;
Yaabhir vibhootibhir lokaanimaamstwam
Vyaapya tishthasi.
Thou
shouldst indeed tell, without reserve, of Thy divine glories by which Thou existeth,
pervading all these worlds. (None else can do so.)
Verse
17
Katham vidyaamaham yogimstwaam
Sadaa parichintayan;
Keshu keshu cha bhaaveshu
Chintyo’si bhagavanmayaa.
How
shall I, ever meditating, know Thee, O Yogin? In what aspects or things, O
blessed Lord, art Thou to be thought of by me?
Verse
18
Vistarenaatmano yogam
Vibhootim cha janaardana;
Bhooyah kathaya triptirhi
Shrinvato naasti me’mritam.
Tell
me again in detail, O Krishna, of Thy Yogic power and glory; for I am not
satisfied with what I have heard of Thy life-giving and nectar-like speech!
Verse
19
Sri Bhagavaan Uvaacha:
Hanta te kathayishyaami
Divyaa hyaatmavibhootayah;
Praadhaanyatah kurushreshtha
Naastyanto vistarasya me.
The
Blessed Lord said:
Very
well, now I will declare to thee My divine glories in their prominence, O
Arjuna! There is no end to their detailed description.
Verse
20
Ahamaatmaa gudaakesha Sarvabhootaashayasthitah;
Ahamaadishcha madhyam cha
Bhootaanaamanta eva cha.
I
am the Self, O Gudakesha, seated in the hearts of all beings! I am the
beginning, the middle and also the end of all beings.
Verse
21
Aadityaanaamaham vishnur
Jyotishaam raviramshumaan;
Mareechirmarutaamasmi
Nakshatraanaamaham shashee.
Among
the (twelve) Adityas, I am Vishnu; among the luminaries, the radiant sun; I am Marichi
among the (seven or forty-nine) Maruts; among stars the moon am I.
Verse
22
Vedaanaam saamavedo’smi
Devaanaam asmi vaasavah;
Indriyaanaam manashchaasmi
Bhootaanaamasmi chetanaa.
Among
the Vedas I am the Sama Veda; I amVasava among the gods; among the senses I am
the mind; and I am intelligence among living beings.
Verse
23
Rudraanaam shankarashchaasmi
Vittesho yaksharakshasaam;
Vasoonaam paavakashchaasmi
Meruh shikharinaamaham.
And,
among the Rudras I am Shankara; among the Yakshas and Rakshasas, the Lord of wealth
(Kubera); among the Vasus I am Pavaka (fire); and among the (seven) mountains I
am the Meru.
Verse
24
Purodhasaam cha mukhyam
Maam viddhipaartha brihaspatim;
Senaaneenaamaham skandah
Sarasaamasmi saagarah.
And,
among the household priests (of kings), O Arjuna, know Me to be the chief, Brihaspati;
among the army generals I am Skanda; among lakes I am the ocean!
Verse
25
Maharsheenaam bhriguraham Giraamasmyekamaksharam;
Yajnaanaam japayajno’smi
Sthaavaraanaam himaalayah.
Among
the great sages I am Bhrigu; among words I am the monosyllable Om; among sacrifices
I am the sacrifice of silent repetition; among immovable things the Himalayas I
am.
Verse 26
Ashwatthah sarvavrikshaanaam
Devarsheenaam cha naaradah;
Gandharvaanaam chitrarathah
Siddhaanaam kapilo munih.
Among
the trees (I am) the peepul; among the divine sages I am Narada; among Gandharvas
I am Chitraratha; among the perfected the sage Kapila.
Verse
27
Ucchaihshravasamashwaanaam
Viddhi maamamritodbhavam;
Airaavatam gajendraanaam
Naraanaam cha naraadhipam.
Know
Me as Ucchaisravas, born of nectar among horses; among lordly elephants (I am) the
Airavata; and among men, the king.
Verse
28
Aayudhaanaamaham vajram
Dhenoonaamasmi kaamadhuk;
Prajanashchaasmi kandarpah
Sarpaanaamasmi vaasukih.
Among
weapons I am the thunderbolt; among cows I am the wish-fulfilling cow called Surabhi;
I am the progenitor, the god of love; among serpents I am Vasuki.
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Love.
