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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 10.42

Krishna’s divine opulences and manifestations

अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन ।

विष्टभ्याहमिदं कृत्स्नमेकांशेन स्थितो जगत् ॥ ४२ ॥

atha vā bahunaitena

kiṁ jñātena tavārjuna

viṣṭabhyāham idaṁ kṛtsnam

ekāṁśena sthito jagat

Translation

But what need is there, Arjuna, for all this detailed knowledge? With a single fragment of Myself I pervade and support this entire universe.

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

1Kṛṣṇa tells Arjuna that with a single fragment of Himself, He pervades and supports the entire universe.
2Prabhupāda explains that Kṛṣṇa sustains all beings as the Supersoul within them. No one, including the demigods, is equal to or greater than Him.
3Study Kṛṣṇa’s greatness to understand His supreme position and keep your mind fixed on worshiping and serving Him.

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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.

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

What does BG 10.42 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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