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The Yoga of Divine Glories
विभूतियोगः · Vibhūti-yoga · 42 verses
Arjuna asks Krishna to describe his glories so that he can recognise the divine everywhere. Krishna answers with a list: the sun among lights, the Ganga among rivers, Om among sounds, the lion among beasts, courage, silence, knowledge. The point is a way of seeing: wherever something is brilliant, noble or alive, you are looking at a spark of the divine.
Traditionally linked with Jupiter, the planet of wisdom, faith, abundance and the wider view. It is read during a Jupiter Dasha, or when Jupiter is weak or debilitated by transit, to restore a sense of meaning and gratitude. The chapter trains the eye to notice what is excellent and alive around us. It is a reflective practice, not a prediction.
श्रीभगवानुवाच
भूय एव महाबाहो शृणु मे परमं वचः ।
यत्तेऽहं प्रीयमाणाय वक्ष्यामि हितकाम्यया ॥
śrībhagavānuvāca
bhūya eva mahābāho śṛṇu me paramaṃ vacaḥ |
yatte’haṃ prīyamāṇāya vakṣyāmi hitakāmyayā ||
न मे विदुः सुरगणाः प्रभवं न महर्षयः ।
अहमादिर्हि देवानां महर्षीणां च सर्वशः ॥
na me viduḥ suragaṇāḥ prabhavaṃ na maharṣayaḥ |
ahamādirhi devānāṃ maharṣīṇāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ ||
यो मामजमनादिं च वेत्ति लोकमहेश्वरम् ।
असम्मूढः स मर्त्येषु सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥
yo māmajamanādiṃ ca vetti lokamaheśvaram |
asammūḍhaḥ sa martyeṣu sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate ||
Krishna says: listen again to My highest word, which I will tell you, dear one, out of concern for your good. Neither the hosts of gods nor the great sages know My origin, for I am the source of the gods and the sages in every way. One who knows Me as unborn, without beginning and the great Lord of the worlds is, among mortals, free of confusion and released from all wrong.
बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसम्मोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः ।
सुखं दुःखं भवोऽभावो भयं चाभयमेव च ॥
buddhirjñānamasammohaḥ kṣamā satyaṃ damaḥ śamaḥ |
sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhavo’bhāvo bhayaṃ cābhayameva ca ||
अहिंसा समता तुष्टिस्तपो दानं यशोऽयशः ।
भवन्ति भावा भूतानां मत्त एव पृथग्विधाः ॥
ahiṃsā samatā tuṣṭistapo dānaṃ yaśo’yaśaḥ |
bhavanti bhāvā bhūtānāṃ matta eva pṛthagvidhāḥ ||
महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा ।
मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः ॥
maharṣayaḥ sapta pūrve catvāro manavastathā |
madbhāvā mānasā jātā yeṣāṃ loka imāḥ prajāḥ ||
एतां विभूतिं योगं च मम यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः ।
सोऽविकम्पेन योगेन युज्यते नात्र संशयः ॥
etāṃ vibhūtiṃ yogaṃ ca mama yo vetti tattvataḥ |
so’vikampena yogena yujyate nātra saṃśayaḥ ||
Intelligence, knowledge, freedom from confusion, patience, truth, self-control, calm, pleasure and pain, birth and death, fear and fearlessness, non-violence, evenness of mind, contentment, discipline, giving, fame and disgrace: all these varied qualities of beings arise from Me alone. The seven great sages and the four ancient Manus before them were born of My mind, and from them came all these creatures in the world. One who truly knows this glory and power of Mine becomes firm in unshaken yoga; of this there is no doubt.
अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते ।
इति मत्वा भजन्ते मां बुधा भावसमन्विताः ॥
ahaṃ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṃ pravartate |
iti matvā bhajante māṃ budhā bhāvasamanvitāḥ ||
मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्तः परस्परम् ।
कथयन्तश्च मां नित्यं तुष्यन्ति च रमन्ति च ॥
maccittā madgataprāṇā bodhayantaḥ parasparam |
kathayantaśca māṃ nityaṃ tuṣyanti ca ramanti ca ||
तेषां सततयुक्तानां भजतां प्रीतिपूर्वकम् ।
ददामि बुद्धियोगं तं येन मामुपयान्ति ते ॥
teṣāṃ satatayuktānāṃ bhajatāṃ prītipūrvakam |
dadāmi buddhiyogaṃ taṃ yena māmupayānti te ||
तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तमः ।
नाशयाम्यात्मभावस्थो ज्ञानदीपेन भास्वता ॥
teṣāmevānukampārthamahamajñānajaṃ tamaḥ |
nāśayāmyātmabhāvastho jñānadīpena bhāsvatā ||
I am the source of everything, and everything unfolds from Me; the wise who understand this worship Me with deep feeling. With their minds on Me and their lives given to Me, enlightening one another and always speaking of Me, they are content and glad. To those who are always devoted and worship Me with love, I give the yoga of understanding by which they come to Me. Out of compassion for them, staying within their hearts, I destroy the darkness born of ignorance with the bright lamp of knowledge.
अर्जुन उवाच
परं ब्रह्म परं धाम पवित्रं परमं भवान् ।
पुरुषं शाश्वतं दिव्यमादिदेवमजं विभुम् ॥
arjuna uvāca
paraṃ brahma paraṃ dhāma pavitraṃ paramaṃ bhavān |
puruṣaṃ śāśvataṃ divyamādidevamajaṃ vibhum ||
आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा ।
असितो देवलो व्यासः स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे ॥
āhustvāmṛṣayaḥ sarve devarṣirnāradastathā |
asito devalo vyāsaḥ svayaṃ caiva bravīṣi me ||
सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव ।
न हि ते भगवन्व्यक्तिं विदुर्देवा न दानवाः ॥
sarvametadṛtaṃ manye yanmāṃ vadasi keśava |
na hi te bhagavanvyaktiṃ vidurdevā na dānavāḥ ||
स्वयमेवात्मनात्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम ।
भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते ॥
svayamevātmanātmānaṃ vettha tvaṃ puruṣottama |
bhūtabhāvana bhūteśa devadeva jagatpate ||
Arjuna says: you are the supreme Brahman, the supreme abode and the supreme purifier, the eternal divine Person, the first god, unborn and all-pervading. So say all the sages, Narada, Asita, Devala and Vyasa, and you tell me so yourself. I accept as true all that you say to me, Keshava; neither gods nor demons know your manifestation. You alone know yourself by yourself, supreme Person, source and lord of beings, God of gods, master of the universe.
वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः ।
याभिर्विभूतिभिर्लोकानिमांस्त्वं व्याप्य तिष्ठसि ॥
vaktumarhasyaśeṣeṇa divyā hyātmavibhūtayaḥ |
yābhirvibhūtibhirlokānimāṃstvaṃ vyāpya tiṣṭhasi ||
कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन् ।
केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया ॥
kathaṃ vidyāmahaṃ yogiṃstvāṃ sadā paricintayan |
keṣu keṣu ca bhāveṣu cintyo’si bhagavanmayā ||
विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन ।
भूयः कथय तृप्तिर्हि शृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम् ॥
vistareṇātmano yogaṃ vibhūtiṃ ca janārdana |
bhūyaḥ kathaya tṛptirhi śṛṇvato nāsti me’mṛtam ||
Please tell me fully of your divine glories, by which you fill all these worlds. How may I know you, yogi, by constant meditation? In which various forms should I think of you, Lord? Tell me again in detail of your power and your glories, Janardana, for I am never satisfied with hearing your nectar-like words.
श्रीभगवानुवाच
हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः ।
प्राधान्यतः कुरुश्रेष्ठ नास्त्यन्तो विस्तरस्य मे ॥
śrībhagavānuvāca
hanta te kathayiṣyāmi divyā hyātmavibhūtayaḥ |
prādhānyataḥ kuruśreṣṭha nāstyanto vistarasya me ||
अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः ।
अहमादिश्च मध्यं च भूतानामन्त एव च ॥
ahamātmā guḍākeśa sarvabhūtāśayasthitaḥ |
ahamādiśca madhyaṃ ca bhūtānāmanta eva ca ||
आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान् ।
मरीचिर्मरुतामस्मि नक्षत्राणामहं शशी ॥
ādityānāmahaṃ viṣṇurjyotiṣāṃ raviraṃśumān |
marīcirmarutāmasmi nakṣatrāṇāmahaṃ śaśī ||
वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः ।
इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना ॥
vedānāṃ sāmavedo’smi devānāmasmi vāsavaḥ |
indriyāṇāṃ manaścāsmi bhūtānāmasmi cetanā ||
Krishna says: yes, I will tell you My divine glories, the chief ones, for there is no end to My details. I am the self seated in the heart of every being, and I am the beginning, the middle and the end of beings. Among the Adityas I am Vishnu; among lights, the radiant sun; among the winds, Marichi; among the stars, the moon. Among the Vedas I am the Sama Veda; among gods, Indra; among the senses, the mind; and among living beings, consciousness.
रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम् ।
वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम् ॥
rudrāṇāṃ śaṅkaraścāsmi vitteśo yakṣarakṣasām |
vasūnāṃ pāvakaścāsmi meruḥ śikhariṇāmaham ||
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम् ।
सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः ॥
purodhasāṃ ca mukhyaṃ māṃ viddhi pārtha bṛhaspatim |
senānīnāmahaṃ skandaḥ sarasāmasmi sāgaraḥ ||
महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम् ।
यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः ॥
maharṣīṇāṃ bhṛgurahaṃ girāmasmyekamakṣaram |
yajñānāṃ japayajño’smi sthāvarāṇāṃ himālayaḥ ||
Among the Rudras I am Shankara; among the Yakshas and Rakshasas, Kubera; among the Vasus, Agni; among the mountains, Meru. Know Me, Partha, as Brihaspati, the chief of priests; among generals I am Skanda; among bodies of water, the ocean. Among the great sages I am Bhrigu; among words, the single syllable Om; among offerings, the silent repetition of the divine name; and among things that do not move, the Himalaya.
अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः ।
गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः ॥
aśvatthaḥ sarvavṛkṣāṇāṃ devarṣīṇāṃ ca nāradaḥ |
gandharvāṇāṃ citrarathaḥ siddhānāṃ kapilo muniḥ ||
उच्चैःश्रवसमश्वानां विद्धि माममृतोद्भवम् ।
ऐरावतं गजेन्द्राणां नराणां च नराधिपम् ॥
uccaiḥśravasamaśvānāṃ viddhi māmamṛtodbhavam |
airāvataṃ gajendrāṇāṃ narāṇāṃ ca narādhipam ||
आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक् ।
प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः ॥
āyudhānāmahaṃ vajraṃ dhenūnāmasmi kāmadhuk |
prajanaścāsmi kandarpaḥ sarpāṇāmasmi vāsukiḥ ||
अनन्तश्चास्मि नागानां वरुणो यादसामहम् ।
पितॄणामर्यमा चास्मि यमः संयमतामहम् ॥
anantaścāsmi nāgānāṃ varuṇo yādasāmaham |
pitṝṇāmaryamā cāsmi yamaḥ saṃyamatāmaham ||
प्रह्लादश्चास्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतामहम् ।
मृगाणां च मृगेन्द्रोऽहं वैनतेयश्च पक्षिणाम् ॥
prahlādaścāsmi daityānāṃ kālaḥ kalayatāmaham |
mṛgāṇāṃ ca mṛgendro’haṃ vainateyaśca pakṣiṇām ||
पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम् ।
झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि स्रोतसामस्मि जाह्नवी ॥
pavanaḥ pavatāmasmi rāmaḥ śastrabhṛtāmaham |
jhaṣāṇāṃ makaraścāsmi srotasāmasmi jāhnavī ||
Among all trees I am the sacred fig; among divine sages, Narada; among the heavenly musicians, Chitraratha; among the perfected, the sage Kapila. Among horses know Me as Uchchaihshravas, born of the churned nectar; among lordly elephants, Airavata; among humans, the king. Among weapons I am the thunderbolt; among cows, Kamadhenu; I am Kandarpa, the love that begets children; among serpents, Vasuki. Among the nagas I am Ananta; among water beings, Varuna; among the ancestors, Aryama; among those who restrain, Yama. Among the demon-born I am Prahlada; among reckoners, Time; among beasts, the lion; among birds, Garuda. Among purifiers I am the wind; among warriors, Rama; among fishes, the shark; among rivers, the Ganga.
सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन ।
अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम् ॥
sargāṇāmādirantaśca madhyaṃ caivāhamarjuna |
adhyātmavidyā vidyānāṃ vādaḥ pravadatāmaham ||
अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च ।
अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताहं विश्वतोमुखः ॥
akṣarāṇāmakāro’smi dvandvaḥ sāmāsikasya ca |
ahamevākṣayaḥ kālo dhātāhaṃ viśvatomukhaḥ ||
मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम् ।
कीर्तिः श्रीर्वाक्च नारीणां स्मृतिर्मेधा धृतिः क्षमा ॥
mṛtyuḥ sarvaharaścāhamudbhavaśca bhaviṣyatām |
kīrtiḥ śrīrvākca nārīṇāṃ smṛtirmedhā dhṛtiḥ kṣamā ||
बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम् ।
मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः ॥
bṛhatsāma tathā sāmnāṃ gāyatrī chandasāmaham |
māsānāṃ mārgaśīrṣo’hamṛtūnāṃ kusumākaraḥ ||
द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम् ।
जयोऽस्मि व्यवसायोऽस्मि सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतामहम् ॥
dyūtaṃ chalayatāmasmi tejastejasvināmaham |
jayo’smi vyavasāyo’smi sattvaṃ sattvavatāmaham ||
वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनञ्जयः ।
मुनीनामप्यहं व्यासः कवीनामुशना कविः ॥
vṛṣṇīnāṃ vāsudevo’smi pāṇḍavānāṃ dhanañjayaḥ |
munīnāmapyahaṃ vyāsaḥ kavīnāmuśanā kaviḥ ||
दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम् ।
मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम् ॥
daṇḍo damayatāmasmi nītirasmi jigīṣatām |
maunaṃ caivāsmi guhyānāṃ jñānaṃ jñānavatāmaham ||
Of creations I am the beginning, the end and also the middle, Arjuna; among sciences, the science of the self; among debaters, honest discussion. Among letters I am the letter A; among compounds, the dual; I am imperishable Time, and the Creator whose face turns every way. I am all-seizing Death and the source of all that is to come; among feminine qualities, fame, fortune, speech, memory, intelligence, steadfastness and forgiveness. Among hymns I am the Brihat-sama; among metres, the Gayatri; among months, Margashirsha; among seasons, the flowering spring. I am the gambling of the cheats and the splendour of the splendid; I am victory, I am resolve, and the goodness of the good. Among the Vrishnis I am Vasudeva; among the Pandavas, Arjuna; among sages, Vyasa; among poets, the poet Ushana. Of those who punish I am the rod; of those who seek victory, statecraft; of secrets, silence; and of the wise, wisdom.
यच्चापि सर्वभूतानां बीजं तदहमर्जुन ।
न तदस्ति विना यत्स्यान्मया भूतं चराचरम् ॥
yaccāpi sarvabhūtānāṃ bījaṃ tadahamarjuna |
na tadasti vinā yatsyānmayā bhūtaṃ carācaram ||
नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिव्यानां विभूतीनां परन्तप ।
एष तूद्देशतः प्रोक्तो विभूतेर्विस्तरो मया ॥
nānto’sti mama divyānāṃ vibhūtīnāṃ parantapa |
eṣa tūddeśataḥ prokto vibhūtervistaro mayā ||
यद्यद्विभूतिमत्सत्त्वं श्रीमदूर्जितमेव वा ।
तत्तदेवावगच्छ त्वं मम तेजोंऽशसम्भवम् ॥
yadyadvibhūtimatsattvaṃ śrīmadūrjitameva vā |
tattadevāvagaccha tvaṃ mama tejoṃ’śasambhavam ||
अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन ।
विष्टभ्याहमिदं कृत्स्नमेकांशेन स्थितो जगत् ॥
athavā bahunaitena kiṃ jñātena tavārjuna |
viṣṭabhyāhamidaṃ kṛtsnamekāṃśena sthito jagat ||
And whatever is the seed of all beings, Arjuna, that I am; nothing moving or unmoving could exist without Me. There is no end to My divine glories; what I have told you is only a sample of them. Whatever being is glorious, prosperous or powerful, know it to have sprung from a fragment of My splendour. But what use is all this detail to you, Arjuna? I stand holding up this entire universe with a single fragment of Myself.
The verses are the traditional Sanskrit text. The explanations are original summaries, not a particular translator's words. The astrology guide is a devotional, reflective practice, not a prediction and not a substitute for professional advice.