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अथ दशमोऽध्यायः

विभूतियोगः

The Yoga of Vibhuti (Divine Manifestation)

Vibhūti-yoga

To the heart that has begun to take delight in him the Beloved speaks his supreme word, and the whole world becomes the shining of a hidden Face. — The Delight of Krishna

The soul enters in
matparāyaṇaḥ — the whole being turned to the Divine as its one supreme goal
and is led towards
vibhūti — the Godhead seen in every power of his becoming
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In this chapter

42 verses

Summary of chapter 10

I. The Supreme Word of the Gita (1-11)

The divine Avatar declares. in a brief reiteration of the upshot of all that he has been saying, that this and no other is his supreme word.

II. God in Power of Becoming (12-42)

This section enumerates examples of Vibhutis or forms in which the Divine manifests its power in the world. it leads up to the vision of the World-Purusha in the next chapter.

Chapter 10 illustration, titled विभूतियोगः
Illustration · Sushanto Nath, Sri Aurobindo Society

Chapter outline

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  1. 10·1–8God in the Becoming.
  2. 10·9–11The great souls with Knowledge and Love.
  3. 10·12–18Arjuna's seeking to comprehend the Divine.
  4. 10·19–42Shri Krishna's statement of His vibhotis.
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The verses

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  1. 10·12परं ब्रह्म परं धाम पवित्रं परमं भवान् । पुरुषं शाश्वतं दिव्यमादिदेवमजं विभुम् ॥ १२ ॥paraṁ brahma paraṁ dhāma pavitraṁ paramaṁ bhavān, puruṣaṁ śāśvataṁ divyamādidevamajaṁ vibhum.Thou art the supreme Brahman, the supreme Abode, the supreme Purity, the one Permanent, the divine Purusha…
  2. 10·13आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा । असितो देवलो व्यासः स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे ॥ १३ ॥āhustvāmṛṣayaḥ sarve devarṣirnāradastathā, asito devalo vyāsaḥ svayaṁ caiva bravīṣi me.All the Rishis, the divine seer Narada, Asita, Devala, Vyasa say this of Thee…
  3. 10·14सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव । न हि ते भगवन्व्यक्तिं विदुर्देवा न दानवाः ॥ १४ ॥sarvametadṛtaṁ manye yanmāṁ vadasi keśava, na hi te bhagavanvyaktiṁ vidurdevā na dānavāḥ.All this that Thou sayest, my mind holds for the truth, O Keshava.
  4. 10·15स्वयमेवात्मनात्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम । भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते ॥ १५ ॥svayamevātmanātmānaṁ vettha tvaṁ puruṣottama, bhūtabhāvana bhūteśa devadeva jagatpate.Thou alone knowest Thyself by Thyself, O Purushottama; Source of beings, Lord of beings, God of gods, Master…
  5. 10·16वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः । याभिर्विभूतिभिर्लोकानिमांस्त्वं व्याप्य तिष्ठसि ॥ १६ ॥vaktumarhasyaśeṣeṇa divyā hyātmavibhūtayaḥ, yābhirvibhūtibhirlokānimāṁstvaṁ vyāpya tiṣṭhasi.Thou shouldst tell me of Thy divine self-manifestations, all without exception, Thy Vibhutis by which Thou…
  6. 10·17कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन् । केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया ॥ १७ ॥kathaṁ vidyāmahaṁ yogiṁstvāṁ sadā paricintayan, keṣu keṣu ca bhāveṣu cintyo’si bhagavanmayā.How shall I know Thee, O Yogin, by thinking of Thee everywhere at all moments and in what pre-eminent…
  7. 10·18विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन । भूयः कथय तृप्तिर्हि शृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम् ॥ १८ ॥vistareṇātmano yogaṁ vibhūtiṁ ca janārdana, bhūyaḥ kathaya tṛptirhi śṛṇvato nāsti me’mṛtam.In detail tell me of Thy Yoga and Vibhuti, O Janardana; and tell me ever more of it…
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End of the chapter

ॐ तत्सदिति श्रीमद्भगवद्गीतासूपनिषत्सुब्रह्मविद्यायां योगशास्त्रे श्रीकृष्णार्जुनसंवादेविभूतियोगो नाम दशमोऽध्यायः ॥ १०॥

om tatsaditi śrīmadbhagavadgītāsūpaniṣatsubrahmavidyāyāṁ yogaśāstre śrīkṛṣṇārjunasaṁvādevibhūtiyogo nāma daśamo’dhyāyaḥ

Thus, in the Upanishad sung by the Lord, the science of Brahman, the scripture of Yoga, the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna, ends the tenth chapter entitled “The Yoga of the Divine in the Becoming”

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