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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 10.39

Krishna’s divine opulences and manifestations

यच्च‍ापि सर्वभूतानां बीजं तदहमर्जुन ।

न तदस्ति विना यत्स्यान्मया भूतं चराचरम् ॥ ३९ ॥

yac cāpi sarva-bhūtānāṁ

bījaṁ tad aham arjuna

na tad asti vinā yat syān

mayā bhūtaṁ carācaram

Translation

Furthermore, O Arjuna, I am the generating seed of all existences. There is no being – moving or nonmoving – that can exist without Me.

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

1Kṛṣṇa is the source of all beings. Nothing moving or nonmoving can exist without Him.
2Prabhupāda explains that everything depends on Kṛṣṇa’s energy; therefore, He is all-powerful.
3Existence not founded on Kṛṣṇa’s energy is called māyā, meaning “that which is not.”

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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.

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Key ideas: bhagavān, vibhūti.

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What does BG 10.39 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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