1) Chapter 10 of the Bhagavad Gita describes Lord Krishna explaining his divine powers and attributes to Arjuna.
2) Krishna states that he is the origin of all gods and seers, and that knowing him as unborn and beginningless leads to liberation from sins.
3) He lists several important qualities that originate from him, including intelligence, knowledge, pleasure, pain and non-violence.
2. BHAGAVAD GITA – THE DIVINE
SONG-An Introduction
Bhagavad Gita-Part of the
Sanskrit Epic
Mahabhaaratha.(200 BC to 200
AD)
700 verses in 18 chapters.
A conversation between Lord
Krishna and his close friend
Arjuna in the middle of the
battlefield just before the start
of the Kurukshetra battle.
Arjuna loses his heart and
refuses to fight his teachers
and relatives, and Krishna
revives him by his wise words
of wisdom.
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4. Gems
of
Bhagavad Gita
NA ME’ VIDUH SURAGANAAH PRABHAVAM NA
MAHARSHAYAH, AHAMAADEERHI DE’VAANAAM
MAHARSHEENAAM CHA SARVASAH, (10.2)
The hosts of gods know not My origin;
neither do great seers; for in all respects, I
am the origin of gods & the great seers.
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5. Gems
of
Bhagavad Gita
YO MAAMAJAMANAADEEM CHA VE’THI LOKA
MAHE’SWARAM, ASAMMOODHAH SA MARTHYE’SHU
SARVA PAAPAIH PRAMUCHYATHE’. (10.3)
Whoso knows Me as unborn &
beginningless and as the great Lord of all
the worlds, is released from all sins; for he
is undeluded among men.
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6. Gems
of
Bhagavad Gita
BUDHIRJNAANAMASAMMOHAH KSHAMA SATHYAM
DAMAH SAMAH, SUKHAM DUKHAM BHAVO
ABHAAVO BHAYAM CHABHAYAME’VA CHA. (10.4)
The Lord describes the important traits
originating from Him: Intelligence, knowledge,
non-delusion, endurance, truthfulness, sense-
control, mind-control, pleasure, pain, being, non-
being, fear & fearlessness. And,
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7. Gems
of
Bhagavad Gita
AHIMSA SAMATHA THUSHTISTHAPO DAANAM YASO
AYASAH, BHAVANTHI BHAAVAA BHOOTHAANAM
MATHTHA E’VA PRITHAGWIDHAH. (10.5)
Non-violence, equanimity, contentment,
penance, charity, renown, ill-fame –all
these accrue to all beings from Me alone.
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8. Gems
of
Bhagavad Gita
E’THAAM VIBHOOTHIM YOGAM CHA MAMA YO
VE’THI THATHWATHAH, SO AVIKAMPE’NA YOGE’NA
YUJYATHE’ NAATHRA SAMSAYAM. (10.7)
Whoso knows this vast power & yoga of
Mine truly, will be endowed with the
steady state of integration; there is no
doubt about this.
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9. Gems
of
Bhagavad Gita
AHAM SARVASYA PRABHAVO MATHAH SARVAM
PRAVARTHATHE’, ITHI MATHWA BHAJANTHE’ MAAM
BUDHAA BHAAVASAMANWITHAH. (10.8)
I am the source of all creation and
everything in this world proceed from Me.
So holding, with deep loyalty, to truth, the
wise adore Me.
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10. Gems
of
Bhagavad Gita
THE’SHAAM SATHATHAYUKTHAANAAM BHAJATHAAM
PREETHIPOORVAKAM, DADAAMI BUDHIYOGAM
THAM YE’NA MAAMUPAYAANTHI THE’. (10.10)
To them who are constantly united with
Me, & who lovingly adore Me, I grant that
intellectual union by which they draw
near to Me.
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11. Gems
of
Bhagavad Gita
AHAMATMA GUDAKESA SARVA BHOOTHAASAYA
STHITHAH, AHAM AADISCHA MADHYAM CHA
BHOOTHAANAMANTHA E’VA CHA. (10-20)
Arjuna, I am the Self residing in the inside
of all beings; also, I am the beginning, the
middle & the end of all beings.
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12. Gems
of
Bhagavad Gita
In the next 20 verses, from 10.20 to 10.40, Sri Krishna
talks about His divine attributes by stating that all the
great things, like, sun, moon, various gods like Indra,
Varuna & Yama, great sages like Bhrigu, Vasishta,
Narada, demonic people like Prahlaada, & Bali, fig
tree, serpants like Vaasuki & Anantha, elephant
Airaavatha, horse Uchaisravah, king among men, &
myriads of other great things, are various
manifestations of Him alone.TKG Namboodhiri
13. Gems
of
Bhagavad Gita
YACHCHAAPI SARVA BHOOTHAANAAM BEEJAM
THADAHAM ARJUNA, NA THADASTHI VINA
YATHSYAANMAYAA BHOOTHAM CHARAACHARAM.
(10.39)
Arjuna, I am the seed of all life. There is
nothing, moving or unmoving in this
universe, which exists without Me
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