Chapter 10: Vibhooti Yoga, verse 19
श्री भगवानुवाच śhrī bhagavān uvācha
हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः।
प्राधान्यतः कुरुश्रेष्ठ नास्त्यन्तो विस्तरस्य मे ॥
Say ithanta te kathayiṣhyāmi divyā hyātma-vibhūtayaḥ
prādhānyataḥ kuru-śhreṣhṭha nāstyanto vistarasya me
Translation
The Blessed Lord said, "Very well! Now I will declare to you My divine glories in their prominence, O Arjuna; there is no end to their detailed description."
Swami Sivananda
The Blessed Lord said, O best of the Kurus, now, according to their importance, I shall describe to you My own glories, which are indeed divine. There is no end to My manifestations.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
The Lord said, "Indeed, I shall tell you, O Arjuna, My auspicious manifestations—those that are most prominent among them. There is no end to their extent."
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
The Bhagavat said, "Yes, O best among the Kurus! I shall expound to you only the chief, auspicious manifesting powers of Mine, for there would be no end to My details."
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Lord Shri Krishna replied: So be it, My beloved friend! I will unfold to you some of the chief aspects of My glory. There is no end to its full extent.
Shri Purohit Swami
श्रीभगवान् बोले -- हाँ, ठीक है। मैं अपनी दिव्य विभूतियोंको तेरे लिये प्रधानतासे (संक्षेपसे) कहूँगा; क्योंकि हे कुरुश्रेष्ठ ! मेरी विभूतियोंके विस्तारका अन्त नहीं है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
श्रीभगवान् ने कहा -हन्त अब मैं तुम्हें अपनी दिव्य विभूतियों को प्रधानता से कहूँगा। हे कुरुश्रेष्ठ मेरे विस्तार का अन्त नहीं है।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.