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Krishna’s natureChapter 10 · The Opulence of the Absolute
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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 10.34

Krishna’s divine opulences and manifestations

मृत्यु: सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भ‍वश्च भविष्यताम् ।

कीर्ति: श्रीर्वाक्‍च नारीणां स्मृतिर्मेधा धृति: क्षमा ॥ ३४ ॥

mṛtyuḥ sarva-haraś cāham

udbhavaś ca bhaviṣyatām

kīrtiḥ śrīr vāk ca nārīṇāṁ

smṛtir medhā dhṛtiḥ kṣamā

Translation

I am all-devouring death, and I am the generating principle of all that is yet to be. Among women I am fame, fortune, fine speech, memory, intelligence, steadfastness and patience.

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Understand it

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

Kṛṣṇa’s Powers and Qualities

  1. 1Kṛṣṇa is all-devouring death and the source of all future beings. Among women, He is fame, fortune, fine speech, memory, intelligence, steadfastness and patience.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that death works at every moment. Both death and birth, the beginning of future activities, are Kṛṣṇa.
  3. 3Use intelligence to understand and apply what you study. Practice patience by staying humble, gentle and balanced in sorrow and joy.

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

What it teaches

Theme summary

Recognize Kṛṣṇa as the source of all.

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Key ideas in this verse

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Key ideas: bhagavān, vibhūti.

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What does BG 10.34 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to krishna’s nature?

Practice

Notice something excellent and see it as His opulence.

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The story behind it

Mahābhārata episodes and stories from the purports that shed light on this verse.

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Related verses

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BG 10.19Krishna’s divine opulences and manifestationsBG 10.20Krishna’s divine opulences and manifestationsBG 11.32Krishna reveals Himself as timeBG 11.51Composure returns in Krishna’s personal presence

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