THE HOLY GITA
CHAPTER NUMBER 10
VIBHUTI YOGA OR THE YOGA OF DIVINE MANIFESTATIONS:
VERSE NUMBER 14
Text in Transliteration:
sarvam etad rtam manye yan maam vadasi kesava
na hi te bhagavan vaktim vidur devaa na daanavaah:
Sanskrit words and phrases and their meaning:
saram = all; etat = this; rtam = true; manye = (I) think; yat = which; maam = to me; vadasi = (thou) sayest; kesava = O Kesava; na = not; hi = verily; te = they; bhagavan = O blessed Lord; vyaktim = manifestation; viduh: = know; devaah: = gods; na = not; daanavaah: = Danavaas.
Text in English:
I hold as true, all that You say to me, O Kesava. Neither the Devas nor the Danavas O Lord, know veily your manifestation.
COMMENTARY BY SRIMAT SWAMI CHIDBHAVANANDA:
Bhagavan is he who fully manifests six divine qualities which are: bala, omnipotence; Sri wealth and beauty; jnaana, wisdom; vairaagya, dispassion. Further He knows the past, present and future of beings. His manifestation in the human form remains unknown to the Devas themselves : how then shall the Danavas or Asuras come to know of His intents and extents!
SRI RAMAKRISHNA AS QUOTED BY SRIMAT SWAMI CHIDBHAVANANDA:
The sun is immensely greater than the earth; but because of the distance it appears as a small disk. In this wise Iswara’s attributes are infinite, but we know very little of Him because of our ignorance.
COMMENTARY BY SRIMAT SWAMI SIVANANDA:
Bhagavan is He, in whom ever exist the six attributes in their fullness, viz., Jnana (wisdom), Vairagya (dispassion), Aishvarya (lordship), Dharma (virtue), Sri (wealth)and Bala (omnipotence). Also, He Who knows the origin, dissolution and the future of all beings and Who is omniscient, is called Bhagavan.
Vyakti: Origin.
Danavah: Demons or Titans.
Arjuna addresses the Lord as Keshava (Lord of all) because the Lord knows what is going on in his mind, as He is omniscient. As the Lord is the source of the gods, the demons and others, they cannot comprehend His manifestation or origin.
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