Bhagavad Gita · Vibhuti YogaChapter 10, Shloka 41 (10.41)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
यद् यद् विभूतिमत् सत्त्वं श्रीमदूर्जितमेव वा
तत् तदेवावगच्छ त्वं मम तेजोंशसम्भवम्
॥ 10.41 ॥
yad yad vibhūtimat sattvaṃ śrīmadūrjitameva vā
tat tadevāvagaccha tvaṃ mama tejoṃśasambhavam
Translation
"Whatever thing or being is endowed with glory, beauty or power — know that it has arisen from a mere fraction of my splendour."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. yadyat loke vibhūtimat vibhūtiyuktaṃ sattvaṃ vastu śrīmat ūrjitam eva vā, śrīr lakṣmīḥ tayā sahitam utsāhopetaṃ vā — endowed with shri (Lakshmi), or full of vigour; tejasaḥ aṃśaḥ ekadeśaḥ saṃbhavaḥ yasya tat tejoṃśasaṃbhavam.
Acharya Ramanuja. vibhūtimad īśitavyasaṃpannaṃ — that which has much under its control; śrīmat kāntimad dhanadhānyasamṛddhaṃ vā — rich in radiance, or in wealth and grain; ūrjitaṃ kalyāṇārambheṣu udyuktaṃ — eager in good undertakings; tejaḥ parābhibhavanasāmarthyam … mama acintyaśakteḥ niyamanaśaktyā ekadeśasaṃbhavam — from a fraction of my inconceivable power of governance.
Madhusudana Saraswati. He takes this verse as an upalakṣaṇa (an indicator that stands for more): anuktā api bhagavato vibhūtīḥ saṃgrahītum — to include even the Lord's glories that have not been listed. "Tejas" = mama tejasaḥ śakter aṃśena — a fraction of my power.
Shridhar Swami. ūrjitaṃ kenacit prabhāvabalādinā guṇenātiśayitam — that which stands out through some quality such as influence or strength; mama tejasaḥ prabhāvasyāṃśena saṃbhūtam — born of a fraction of my influence.
Vedanta Deshika. Explaining "urjita" as kalyāṇārambheṣu udyuktam (Ramanuja), he says — adīnatvena sannāhaśīlatva — a nature that is always ready, without dejection. And he guards against the mistake of taking "tejas" to be the substance of light — tejas = parābhibhavanasāmarthya, the power of influence.
Abhinavagupta. According to him, 10.41 has bhedābhedavāda (both difference and non-difference), and 10.42 concludes finally with non-difference.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.