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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 10.15

Arjuna accepts and asks to hear more

स्वयमेवात्मनात्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम ।

भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते ॥ १५ ॥

svayam evātmanātmānaṁ

vettha tvaṁ puruṣottama

bhūta-bhāvana bhūteśa

deva-deva jagat-pate

Translation

Indeed, You alone know Yourself by Your own internal potency, O Supreme Person, origin of all, Lord of all beings, God of gods, Lord of the universe!

What this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.

1Kṛṣṇa alone knows Himself by His own internal power. He is the Supreme Person, the source and Lord of all.
2Prabhupāda explains that Kṛṣṇa can be known through a relationship with Him in devotional service.
3Follow Arjuna’s example: learn Bhagavad-gītā from Kṛṣṇa, not from those who deny Him.

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Chapter 10, The Opulence of the Absolute: arjuna accepts and asks to hear more.

Theme summary

Honest questions open the way to wisdom.

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Key ideas: saṁśaya, viṣāda.

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