The Divine Gloriesविभूतियोग

भूय एव महाबाहो शृणु मे परमं वचः।
यत्तेऽहं प्रीयमाणाय वक्ष्यामि हितकाम्यया॥

bhūya eva mahā-bāho śṛṇu me paramaṁ vacaḥ,
yat te ‘haṁ prīyamāṇāya vakṣyāmi hita-kāmyayā.

Hear once more, O mighty-armed one, my supreme word. Because you delight in it, I will speak it for your good.

न मे विदुः सुरगणाः प्रभवं न महर्षयः।
अहमादिर्हि देवानां महर्षीणां च सर्वशः॥

na me viduḥ sura-gaṇāḥ prabhavaṁ na maharṣayaḥ,
aham ādir hi devānāṁ maharṣīṇāṁ ca sarvaśaḥ.

Neither the hosts of gods nor the great sages know my origin, for I am in every way the source of the gods and the great sages.

यो मामजमनादिं च वेत्ति लोकमहेश्वरम्।
असम्मूढः स मर्त्येषु सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते॥

yo mām ajam anādiṁ ca vetti loka-maheśvaram,
asammūḍhaḥ sa martyeṣu sarva-pāpaiḥ pramucyate.

One who knows me as unborn and without beginning, the great Lord of the worlds, is free of delusion among mortals and is released from all sins.

Live it todayRemember who holds the world, and confusion begins to loosen its grip.

बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसंमोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः।
सुखं दुःखं भवोऽभावो भयं चाभयमेव च॥

buddhir jñānam asaṁmohaḥ kṣamā satyaṁ damaḥ śamaḥ,
sukhaṁ duḥkhaṁ bhavo ‘bhāvo bhayaṁ cābhayam eva ca.

Understanding, knowledge, freedom from delusion, forgiveness, truthfulness, control of the senses and calm of mind, pleasure and pain, birth and death, fear and fearlessness.

अहिंसा समता तुष्टिस्तपो दानं यशोऽयशः।
भवन्ति भावा भूतानां मत्त एव पृथग्विधाः॥

ahiṁsā samatā tuṣṭis tapo dānaṁ yaśo ‘yaśaḥ,
bhavanti bhāvā bhūtānāṁ matta eva pṛthag-vidhāḥ.

Nonviolence, evenness of mind, contentment, austerity, charity, fame and disgrace: all these varied states of beings arise from me alone.

Live it todayPraise and blame, ease and hardship: all come from the same divine source.

महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा।
मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः॥

maharṣayaḥ sapta pūrve catvāro manavas tathā,
mad-bhāvā mānasā jātā yeṣāṁ loka imāḥ prajāḥ.

The seven great sages, the four of ancient times, and the Manus as well, sharing my nature, were born from my mind. From them have come all the creatures of this world.

एतां विभूतिं योगं च मम यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः।
सोऽविकम्पेन योगेन युज्यते नात्र संशयः॥

etāṁ vibhūtiṁ yogaṁ ca mama yo vetti tattvataḥ,
so ‘vikampena yogena yujyate nātra saṁśayaḥ.

One who truly knows this glory and power of mine is joined in unwavering yoga. Of this there is no doubt.

अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते।
इति मत्वा भजन्ते मां बुधा भावसमन्विताः॥

ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate,
iti matvā bhajante māṁ budhā bhāva-samanvitāḥ.

I am the source of all; from me everything comes forth. Knowing this, the wise worship me with hearts full of love.

Live it todayRemember where every gift comes from, and gratitude comes easily.

मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्तः परस्परम्।
कथयन्तश्च मां नित्यं तुष्यन्ति च रमन्ति च॥

mac-cittā mad-gata-prāṇā bodhayantaḥ parasparam,
kathayantaś ca māṁ nityaṁ tuṣyanti ca ramanti ca.

With their minds on me and their lives given to me, they awaken one another and speak of me always, and in this they find contentment and joy.

Live it todayTalk of sacred things with friends; joy grows when it is shared.

तेषां सततयुक्तानां भजतां प्रीतिपूर्वकम्।
ददामि बुद्धियोगं तं येन मामुपयान्ति ते॥

teṣāṁ satata-yuktānāṁ bhajatāṁ prīti-pūrvakam,
dadāmi buddhi-yogaṁ taṁ yena mām upayānti te.

To those who are always united with me and worship me with love, I give the yoga of understanding by which they come to me.

Live it todayKeep loving steadily; the clarity you need will be given.

तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तमः।
नाशयाम्यात्मभावस्थो ज्ञानदीपेन भास्वता॥

teṣām evānukampārtham aham ajñāna-jaṁ tamaḥ,
nāśayāmy ātma-bhāva-stho jñāna-dīpena bhāsvatā.

Out of compassion for them, I who dwell within their hearts destroy the darkness born of ignorance with the shining lamp of knowledge.

Live it todayThe lamp that ends your darkness already burns within you.

परं ब्रह्म परं धाम पवित्रं परमं भवान्।
पुरुषं शाश्वतं दिव्यमादिदेवमजं विभुम्॥

paraṁ brahma paraṁ dhāma pavitraṁ paramaṁ bhavān,
puruṣaṁ śāśvataṁ divyam ādi-devam ajaṁ vibhum.

You are the supreme Brahman, the supreme abode, the supreme purifier. You are the eternal divine Person, the first of the gods, unborn and all-pervading.

आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा।
असितो देवलो व्यासः स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे॥

āhus tvām ṛṣayaḥ sarve devarṣir nāradas tathā,
asito devalo vyāsaḥ svayaṁ caiva bravīṣi me.

So all the sages declare you, as do the divine sage Narada, and Asita, Devala and Vyasa; and now you yourself tell me so.

सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव।
न हि ते भगवन् व्यक्तिं विदुर्देवा न दानवाः॥

sarvam etad ṛtaṁ manye yan māṁ vadasi keśava,
na hi te bhagavan vyaktiṁ vidur devā na dānavāḥ.

I accept as true all that you tell me, O Keshava. Truly, O Lord, neither the gods nor the demons know your manifestation.

स्वयमेवात्मनाऽत्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम।
भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते॥

svayam evātmanā ‘tmānaṁ vettha tvaṁ puruṣottama,
bhūta-bhāvana bhūteśa deva-deva jagat-pate.

You alone know yourself through yourself, O Supreme Person: you who bring beings into being, Lord of all beings, God of gods, master of the universe.

वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः।
याभिर्विभूतिभिर्लोकानिमांस्त्वं व्याप्य तिष्ठसि॥

vaktum arhasy aśeṣeṇa divyā hy ātma-vibhūtayaḥ,
yābhir vibhūtibhir lokān imāṁs tvaṁ vyāpya tiṣṭhasi.

Please describe to me fully your divine glories, through which you pervade these worlds and abide in them.

कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्।
केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया॥

kathaṁ vidyām ahaṁ yogiṁs tvāṁ sadā paricintayan,
keṣu keṣu ca bhāveṣu cintyo ‘si bhagavan mayā.

How shall I come to know you, O master of yoga, as I meditate on you always? In what forms, O Lord, should I think of you?

विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन।
भूयः कथय तृप्तिर्हि शृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम्॥

vistareṇātmano yogaṁ vibhūtiṁ ca janārdana,
bhūyaḥ kathaya tṛptir hi śṛṇvato nāsti me ‘mṛtam.

Tell me again in detail of your power and your glory, O Janardana, for I never tire of hearing your nectar-like words.

हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः।
प्राधान्यतः कुरुश्रेष्ठ नास्त्यन्तो विस्तरस्य मे॥

hanta te kathayiṣyāmi divyā hy ātma-vibhūtayaḥ,
prādhānyataḥ kuru-śreṣṭha nāsty anto vistarasya me.

Very well, O best of the Kurus, I will tell you of my divine glories, but only the chief among them, for there is no end to their extent.

अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः।
अहमादिश्च मध्यं च भूतानामन्त एव च॥

aham ātmā guḍākeśa sarva-bhūtāśaya-sthitaḥ,
aham ādiś ca madhyaṁ ca bhūtānām anta eva ca.

I am the Self seated in the heart of all beings. I am the beginning, the middle and the end of all beings.

Live it todayWhat you are seeking is seated where you are looking from.

आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान्।
मरीचिर्मरुतामस्मि नक्षत्राणामहं शशी॥

ādityānām ahaṁ viṣṇur jyotiṣāṁ ravir aṁśumān,
marīcir marutām asmi nakṣatrāṇām ahaṁ śaśī.

Among the Adityas I am Vishnu; among lights, the radiant sun. Among the Maruts I am Marichi; among the stars, I am the moon.

वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः।
इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना॥

vedānāṁ sāma-vedo ‘smi devānām asmi vāsavaḥ,
indriyāṇāṁ manaś cāsmi bhūtānām asmi cetanā.

Among the Vedas I am the Sama Veda; among the gods, Indra. Among the senses I am the mind, and in living beings I am consciousness.

Live it todayThe awareness reading this line is itself a trace of the Divine.

रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्।
वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्॥

rudrāṇāṁ śaṅkaraś cāsmi vitteśo yakṣa-rakṣasām,
vasūnāṁ pāvakaś cāsmi meruḥ śikhariṇām aham.

Among the Rudras I am Shankara; among the Yakshas and Rakshasas, Kubera, lord of wealth. Among the Vasus I am Agni, the purifying fire; among the peaks, Meru.

पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्।
सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः॥

purodhasāṁ ca mukhyaṁ māṁ viddhi pārtha bṛhaspatim,
senānīnām ahaṁ skandaḥ sarasām asmi sāgaraḥ.

Among priests, O Partha, know me to be their chief, Brihaspati. Among commanders I am Skanda; among bodies of water, I am the ocean.

महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्।
यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः॥

maharṣīṇāṁ bhṛgur ahaṁ girām asmy ekam akṣaram,
yajñānāṁ japa-yajño ‘smi sthāvarāṇāṁ himālayaḥ.

Among the great sages I am Bhrigu; among words, the single syllable Om. Among offerings I am japa, the repetition of a sacred word; among things that stand firm, the Himalaya.

Live it todayA name repeated with love is itself an offering.

अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः।
गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः॥

aśvatthaḥ sarva-vṛkṣāṇāṁ devarṣīṇāṁ ca nāradaḥ,
gandharvāṇāṁ citrarathaḥ siddhānāṁ kapilo muniḥ.

Among all trees I am the sacred fig, the ashvattha; among divine sages, Narada. Among the Gandharvas I am Chitraratha; among the perfected ones, the sage Kapila.

उच्चैःश्रवसमश्वानां विद्धि माममृतोद्भवम्।
ऐरावतं गजेन्द्राणां नराणां च नराधिपम्॥

uccaiḥśravasam aśvānāṁ viddhi mām amṛtodbhavam,
airāvataṁ gajendrāṇāṁ narāṇāṁ ca narādhipam.

Among horses know me as Uchchaihshravas, who rose with the nectar from the ocean; among lordly elephants, Airavata; and among men, the king.

आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्।
प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः॥

āyudhānām ahaṁ vajraṁ dhenūnām asmi kāma-dhuk,
prajanaś cāsmi kandarpaḥ sarpāṇām asmi vāsukiḥ.

Among weapons I am the thunderbolt; among cows, Kamadhenu, the wish-fulfilling cow. Of the causes of birth I am Kandarpa, the god of love; among serpents, I am Vasuki.

अनन्तश्चास्मि नागानां वरुणो यादसामहम्।
पितॄणामर्यमा चास्मि यमः संयमतामहम्॥

anantaś cāsmi nāgānāṁ varuṇo yādasām aham,
pitṝṇām aryamā cāsmi yamaḥ saṁyamatām aham.

Among the Nagas I am Ananta; among the beings of the waters, Varuna. Among the ancestors I am Aryaman; among those who restrain and govern, I am Yama.

प्रह्लादश्चास्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतामहम्।
मृगाणां च मृगेन्द्रोऽहं वैनतेयश्च पक्षिणाम्॥

prahlādaś cāsmi daityānāṁ kālaḥ kalayatām aham,
mṛgāṇāṁ ca mṛgendro ‘haṁ vainateyaś ca pakṣiṇām.

Among the Daityas I am Prahlada; among those who reckon, I am Time. Among beasts I am the lion, and among birds, Garuda, son of Vinata.

पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम्।
झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि स्रोतसामस्मि जाह्नवी॥

pavanaḥ pavatām asmi rāmaḥ śastra-bhṛtām aham,
jhaṣāṇāṁ makaraś cāsmi srotasām asmi jāhnavī.

Among purifiers I am the wind; among those who bear weapons, Rama. Among creatures of the waters I am the makara, and among rivers, the Ganga.

सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन।
अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम्॥

sargāṇām ādir antaś ca madhyaṁ caivāham arjuna,
adhyātma-vidyā vidyānāṁ vādaḥ pravadatām aham.

Of all creations I am the beginning, the middle and the end, O Arjuna. Among kinds of knowledge I am the knowledge of the Self; among those who debate, I am the reasoning that seeks the truth.

Live it todayArgue to find what is true, not to win.

अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च।
अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताऽहं विश्वतोमुखः॥

akṣarāṇām a-kāro ‘smi dvandvaḥ sāmāsikasya ca,
aham evākṣayaḥ kālo dhātā ‘haṁ viśvato-mukhaḥ.

Among letters I am the letter A; among compounds, the dvandva that pairs words as equals. I alone am unending Time, and I am the Ordainer whose faces turn in every direction.

मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम्।
कीर्तिः श्रीर्वाक्च नारीणां स्मृतिर्मेधा धृतिः क्षमा॥

mṛtyuḥ sarva-haraś cāham udbhavaś ca bhaviṣyatām,
kīrtiḥ śrīr vāk ca nārīṇāṁ smṛtir medhā dhṛtiḥ kṣamā.

I am all-consuming death, and the origin of all that is yet to be. Among women I am fame, prosperity, speech, memory, intelligence, steadfastness and forgiveness.

बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्।
मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः॥

bṛhat-sāma tathā sāmnāṁ gāyatrī chandasām aham,
māsānāṁ mārga-śīrṣo ‘ham ṛtūnāṁ kusumākaraḥ.

Among the hymns of the Sama Veda I am the Brihat Saman; among metres, the Gayatri. Among months I am Margashirsha; among seasons, the flowering spring.

द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्।
जयोऽस्मि व्यवसायोऽस्मि सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतामहम्॥

dyūtaṁ chalayatām asmi tejas tejasvinām aham,
jayo ‘smi vyavasāyo ‘smi sattvaṁ sattvavatām aham.

Of the deceitful I am the gambling; of the splendid, the splendour. I am victory, I am resolve, and I am the goodness of the good.

वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनंजयः।
मुनीनामप्यहं व्यासः कवीनामुशना कविः॥

vṛṣṇīnāṁ vāsudevo ‘smi pāṇḍavānāṁ dhanaṁjayaḥ,
munīnām apy ahaṁ vyāsaḥ kavīnām uśanā kaviḥ.

Among the Vrishnis I am Vasudeva; among the Pandavas, Dhananjaya. Among the sages I am Vyasa, and among the seers, the poet Ushana.

दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम्।
मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम्॥

daṇḍo damayatām asmi nītir asmi jigīṣatām,
maunaṁ caivāsmi guhyānāṁ jñānaṁ jñānavatām aham.

Among those who restrain I am the rod of discipline; among those who seek victory, wise policy. Among secrets I am silence, and in the wise I am their wisdom.

Live it todaySilence guards what is precious; practise a little of it today.

यच्चापि सर्वभूतानां बीजं तदहमर्जुन।
न तदस्ति विना यत्स्यान्मया भूतं चराचरम्॥

yac cāpi sarva-bhūtānāṁ bījaṁ tad aham arjuna,
na tad asti vinā yat syān mayā bhūtaṁ carācaram.

Whatever is the seed of all beings, that I am, O Arjuna. Nothing, moving or unmoving, could exist without me.

Live it todayNothing that lives is outside the Divine, and that includes you.

नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिव्यानां विभूतीनां परंतप।
एष तूद्देशतः प्रोक्तो विभूतेर्विस्तरो मया॥

nānto ‘sti mama divyānāṁ vibhūtīnāṁ paraṁtapa,
eṣa tūddeśataḥ prokto vibhūter vistaro mayā.

There is no end to my divine glories, O scorcher of foes. What I have told you is only a brief glimpse of their vastness.

यद्यद्विभूतिमत्सत्त्वं श्रीमदूर्जितमेव वा।
तत्तदेवावगच्छ त्वं मम तेजोंऽशसंभवम्॥

yad yad vibhūtimat sattvaṁ śrīmad ūrjitam eva vā,
tat tad evāvagaccha tvaṁ mama tejoṁ ‘śa-saṁbhavam.

Whatever is glorious, beautiful or mighty, know that it has sprung from a mere spark of my splendour.

Live it todayWhen beauty stops you in your tracks, you are glimpsing the Divine.

अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन।
विष्टभ्याहमिदं कृत्स्नमेकांशेन स्थितो जगत्॥

athavā bahunaitena kiṁ jñātena tavārjuna,
viṣṭabhyāham idaṁ kṛtsnam ekāṁśena sthito jagat.

But what need have you, Arjuna, to know all this in detail? I stand, holding up this entire universe with a single fragment of myself.

Live it todayHowever heavy the world feels, all of it rests in a fraction of God.