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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 10.33

Krishna’s divine opulences and manifestations

अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्व: सामासिकस्य च ।

अहमेवाक्षय: कालो धाताहं विश्वतोमुख: ॥ ३३ ॥

akṣarāṇām a-kāro ’smi

dvandvaḥ sāmāsikasya ca

aham evākṣayaḥ kālo

dhātāhaṁ viśvato-mukhaḥ

Translation

Of letters I am the letter A, and among compound words I am the dual compound. I am also inexhaustible time, and of creators I am Brahmā.

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

1Kṛṣṇa is the letter A, the dual compound, inexhaustible time, and Brahmā among creators.
2Prabhupāda explains that A begins sound and Vedic literature, while time ultimately destroys everything.
3Brahmā is the chief creator among living beings and represents the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa.

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Chapter 10, The Opulence of the Absolute: krishna’s divine opulences and manifestations.

Theme summary

Recognize Kṛṣṇa as the source of all.

The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.

Key ideas: bhagavān, vibhūti.

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What does BG 10.33 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to krishna’s nature?

Notice something excellent and see it as His opulence.

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