BG 10.1: The Lord said: Further, O Arjuna, listen to My Supreme word. Desirous of your good, I shall speak to you who love Me.

BG 10.2: Neither the host of the gods nor the great seers know My power. Indeed, I am the only source of the gods and of the great seers.

BG 10.3: He who knows Me as unborn and without a beginning and the great Lord of the worlds—he among the mortals is undeluded and is released from every sin.

BG 10.4: Intelligence, knowledge, non-delusion, forbearance, truth, restraint, self-control, pleasure, pain, exaltation, depression, fear and fearlessness;

BG 10.5: Non-violence, equality, cheerfulness, austerity, beneficence, fame and infamy—these different qualities of beings arise from Me alone.

BG 10.6: The seven great seers of yore and similarly the four Manus, all possessing My mental disposition, were born of My mind. All these creatures of the world are descended from them.

BG 10.7: He who in truth knows this supernal manifestation and splendour of auspicious attributes of Mine, becomes, united with the unshakable Yoga of Bhakti. Of this, there is no doubt.

BG 10.8: I am the origin of all; from Me proceed everything; thinking thus the wise worship Me with all devotion (Bhava).

BG 10.9: With their minds focussed on Me, with their Pranas centred in Me, inspiring one another and always speaking of Me, they live in contentment and bliss at all times.

BG 10.10: To those, who are Ceaselessly united with Me and who worship Me with immense love, I lovingly grant that mental disposition (Buddhi-yoga) by which they come to Me.

BG 10.11: Out of compassion for them alone, I, abiding in their mental activity as its object, dispel the darkness born of ignorance by the brilliant lamp of knowledge.

BG 10.12-13: Arjuna said: You are Supreme Brahman, the Supreme Light, and the Supreme Sanctifier. All the seers proclaim You as the eternal, divine Person, the Primal Lord, the unborn and all-pervading. So also proclaim the divine sages Narada, Asita, Devala and Vyasa. You Yourself also proclaim this.

BG 10.14: I deem as true all this that you say to Me, O Krishna. Verily O Lord, neither the gods nor the demons know Your manifestation.

BG 10.15: O Supreme Person, O Creator of beings, O Lord of beings, O God of gods, O Ruler of the universe, You Yourself know Yourself by Yourself.

BG 10.16: You should tell Me without reserve Your divine manifestations whereby You abide pervading all these worlds.

BG 10.17: How can I, Your devotee, know You by constantly meditating on You? And in what modes, O Lord, are you to be meditated upon by Me.

BG 10.18: Speak to me again in full, O Krishna, about Your attributes and glories. For I am not satiated by hearing Your ambrosial words.

BG 10.19: The Lord said: Indeed I shall tell you, O Arjuna, My auspicious manifestations (Vibhutis)—those that are prominent among these. There is no end to their extent.

BG 10.20: I am the Self, O Arjuna, dwelling in the hearts of all beings. I am the beginning, the middle and also the end of all beings.

BG 10.21: Of Adityas I am Vishnu, of luminous bodies I am the radiant sun. Of the Maruts I am Marici, and among the constellations I am the moon.

BG 10.22: Of the Vedas I am Samaveda. Of gods, I am Indra. Of sense-organs I am the Manas (mind), and of living beings I am consciousness.

BG 10.23: Of the Rudras I am Shankara. Of the Yakshas and Rakshashas, I am the Lord of wealth (Kubera). Of the Vasus, I am Agni; of the mountains, I am Meru.

BG 10.24: Among family priests, O Arjuna, know Me to be the chief Brhaspati. Of generals, I am Skanda. Of reservoirs of water, I am the ocean.

BG 10.25: Of the great seers, I am Bhrgu. Of words, I am the single-lettered word Om. Of sacrifices, I am the sacrifice of Japa. Of immovable things I am the Himalayas.

BG 10.26: Of trees I am the Ashvattha. Of celestial Seers, I am Narada, Of the Gandharvas I am Citraratha. Of the perfected, I am Kapila.

BG 10.27: Of horses know Me to be Uccaihshravas the nectar-born. Of lordly elephants, I am Airavata, and of men, I am the monarch.

BG 10.28: Of weapons, I am Vajra (thunderbolt). Of cows, I am Kamadhuk. I am Kandarpa, the cause of progeny. Of serpents, I am Vasuki.

BG 10.29: Of snakes, I am Ananta. Of aquatic-beings I am Varuna. Of manes, I am Aryama. Of subduers, I am Yama.

BG 10.30: Of Daityas, I am Prahlada. Of reckoners, I am Death.Of beasts, I am the lion, and of birds I am Garuda the son of Vinata.

BG 10.31: Of moving things, I am the wind. Of those who bear weapons, I am Rama. Of fishes, I am Makara, and of rivers, I am Ganga.

BG 10.32: Of creatures, I am the beginning and the end, and also the middle, O Arjuna. Of sciences I am the science of self (of the individual and Universal Self). Of those who argue, I am the fair reasoning.

BG 10.33: Of letters, I am the alphabet ‘a’. Of compound words, I am the Dvandva (copulative). I am Myself imperishable Time. I am the Creator, facing every side.

BG 10.34: I am also death which snatches all away. I am the origin of all that shall be born. Among women, I am fame, prosperity, speech, memory, intelligence, endurance and forgiveness.

BG 10.35: Of Saman hymns, I am the Brhatsaman. Of meters, I am the Gayatri. Of months, I am Margashirsha (Nov-Dec). And of seasons I am the season of flowers.

BG 10.36: Of the fraudulent, I am gambling. I am the brilliance of the brilliant. I am victory, I am effort. I am the magnanimity of the magnanimous.

BG 10.37: Of Vrshnis I am Vasudeva. Of Pandavas, I am Arjuna. Of sages I am Vyasa and of seers, I am Ushana (Shukra).

BG 10.38: Of those that punish, I am the principle of punishment. Of these that seek victory, I am policy. Of secrets, I am also silence. And of those who are wise, I am wisdom.

BG 10.39: I am also that which is the seed of all beings, O Arjuna. Nothing that moves or does not move, exists without Me.

BG 10.40: There is no limit to My divine manifestations. Here the extent of such manifestations has been made in brief by Me.

BG 10.41: Whatever being is possessed of power, or of splendour, or of energy, know that as coming from a fragment of My power.

BG 10.42: But of what use to you is all this extensive knowledge O Arjuna? I stand sustaining this whole universe with a fragment of Mine (of My power).