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Bhagavad Gita · Vibhuti YogaChapter 10, Shloka 18 (10.18)

Original Sanskrit · अर्जुनः

विस्तरेणाऽऽत्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन
भूयः कथय तृप्तिर्हि शृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम्
॥ 10.18 ॥

vistareṇā''tmano yogaṃ vibhūtiṃ ca janārdana
bhūyaḥ kathaya tṛptirhi śṛṇvato nāsti me'mṛtam

Translation

"O Janardana, tell me again in detail of your yoga and your glory — for as I hear this nectar, my mind is never satisfied."

Interpretation

Shankaracharya. yogaṃ yogaiśvaryaśaktiviśeṣaṃ vibhūtiṃ ca vistaraṃ dhyeyapadārthānāṃ; two meanings of Janardana — asurāṇāṃ devapratipakṣabhūtānāṃ janānāṃ narakādigamayitṛtvāt janārdanaḥ abhyudayaniḥśreyasapuruṣārthaprayojanaṃ sarvaiḥ janaiḥ yācyate iti vā — the one who (punishes) the asuras, or the one of whom all people ask for prosperity and liberation; tvanmukhaniḥsṛtavākyāmṛtam — the nectar of words from your lips.

Acharya Ramanuja. ahaṃ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṃ pravartate (gītā 10.8) iti saṃkṣepeṇa uktaṃ — said briefly in 10.8, now in detail; mama atṛptiḥ tvayā eva viditā iti abhiprāyaḥ — you yourself know how unsatisfied I am.

AI-assisted draft translation — under review.

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