Chapter 10
Vibhooti Yoga
Last updated: 14 June 2026
विभूति योग
Total Shlokas: 42~9 min readSanskrit + Multi-language Meanings
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Shloka 1
श्री भगवानुवाच। भूय एव महाबाहो शृणु मे परमं वचः। यत्तेऽहं प्रीयमाणाय वक्ष्यामि हितकाम्यया।।10.1।।
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Krishna asks Arjuna to hear once more His supreme word, spoken for Arjuna's benefit, because Krishna wishes to bring him joy. This chapter reveals God's infinite glories.
Shloka 2
न मे विदुः सुरगणाः प्रभवं न महर्षयः। अहमादिर्हि देवानां महर्षीणां च सर्वशः।।10.2।।
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Neither the hosts of celestial beings nor the great sages know Krishna's origin, for He is the source of all the gods and sages. God precedes all other beings.
Shloka 3
यो मामजमनादिं च वेत्ति लोकमहेश्वरम्। असम्मूढः स मर्त्येषु सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते।।10.3।।
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One who knows Krishna as the unborn, beginningless, and Supreme Lord of all worlds — that mortal is undeluded and is freed from all sins.
Shloka 4
बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसम्मोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः। सुखं दुःखं भवोऽभावो भयं चाभयमेव च।।10.4।।
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Intelligence, knowledge, freedom from delusion, forgiveness, truthfulness, self-control, calmness, pleasure, pain, birth, death, fear, and fearlessness...
Shloka 5
अहिंसा समता तुष्टिस्तपो दानं यशोऽयशः। भवन्ति भावा भूतानां मत्त एव पृथग्विधाः।।10.5।।
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...non-violence, equanimity, contentment, austerity, charity, fame, and infamy — all these varied qualities of beings arise from Krishna alone.
Shloka 6
महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा। मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः।।10.6।।
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The seven great sages, the four ancient progenitors, and the Manus were all born from Krishna's mind. From them came all the creatures of the world.
Shloka 7
एतां विभूतिं योगं च मम यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः। सोऽविकम्पेन योगेन युज्यते नात्र संशयः।।10.7।।
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One who truly knows Krishna's divine glory and power becomes established in unshakable yoga. Of this there is no doubt.
Shloka 8
अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते। इति मत्वा भजन्ते मां बुधा भावसमन्विताः।।10.8।।
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Krishna is the origin of all. Everything emanates from Him. The wise who fully understand this engage in His worship with great devotion and ecstasy.
Shloka 9
मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्तः परस्परम्। कथयन्तश्च मां नित्यं तुष्यन्ति च रमन्ति च।।10.9।।
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With their thoughts absorbed in Krishna and their lives dedicated to Him, enlightening one another and always speaking of the Lord, they are satisfied and delighted.
Shloka 10
तेषां सततयुक्तानां भजतां प्रीतिपूर्वकम्। ददामि बुद्धियोगं तं येन मामुपयान्ति ते।।10.10।।
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To those who are constantly devoted and worship Him with love, Krishna gives the understanding by which they come to Him — the yoga of spiritual intelligence.
Shloka 11
तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तमः। नाशयाम्यात्मभावस्थो ज्ञानदीपेन भास्वता।।10.11।।
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Out of compassion for them, dwelling within their hearts, Krishna destroys the darkness born of ignorance with the shining lamp of knowledge.
Shloka 12
अर्जुन उवाच। परं ब्रह्म परं धाम पवित्रं परमं भवान्। पुरुषं शाश्वतं दिव्यमादिदेवमजं विभुम्।।10.12।।
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Arjuna declares: You are the Supreme Brahman, the Supreme Abode, the Supreme Purifier, the eternal Divine Person, the primeval God, unborn and all-pervading.
Shloka 13
आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा। असितो देवलो व्यासः स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे।।10.13।।
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All the great sages — Narada, Asita, Devala, Vyasa — proclaim this about You, and now You Yourself are declaring it to me.
Shloka 14
सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव। न हि ते भगवन्व्यक्तिं विदुर्देवा न दानवाः।।10.14।।
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Arjuna affirms: I accept as truth everything You tell me, O Krishna. Neither the gods nor the demons fully comprehend Your personality.
Shloka 15
स्वयमेवात्मनात्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम। भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते।।10.15।।
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Indeed, You alone know Yourself by Your own internal potency, O Supreme Person, Creator of all beings, Lord of all beings, God of gods, Master of the universe.
Shloka 16
वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः। याभिर्विभूतिभिर्लोकानिमांस्त्वं व्याप्य तिष्ठसि।।10.16।।
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Arjuna requests: Please describe in detail Your divine manifestations (vibhūtis) by which You pervade all these worlds.
Shloka 17
कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्। केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया।।10.17।।
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How should I meditate on You, O Krishna? In what various forms are You to be contemplated by me? Arjuna wants practical guidance for meditation.
Shloka 18
विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन। भूयः कथय तृप्तिर्हि शृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम्।।10.18।।
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Tell me again in detail of Your yogic power and divine glories, for I am never satiated hearing Your life-giving words.
Shloka 19
श्री भगवानुवाच। हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः। प्राधान्यतः कुरुश्रेष्ठ नास्त्यन्तो विस्तरस्य मे।।10.19।।
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Krishna agrees to describe His divine manifestations, but only the foremost ones, for there is no end to His extent and glories.
Shloka 20
अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः। अहमादिश्च मध्यं च भूतानामन्त एव च।।10.20।।
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Krishna is the Self seated in the hearts of all beings, the beginning, the middle, and the end of all beings. He is both the innermost essence and the cosmic totality.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 (Vibhooti Yoga) about?
Chapter 10, Vibhooti Yoga, deals with the divine glories and infinite manifestations (vibhutis) of the Lord. It contains 42 verses and is part of the dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjuna at Kurukshetra.
How many verses are in Chapter 10 of the Bhagavad Gita?
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 (Vibhooti Yoga) has 42 shlokas (verses). On VedKosh each one is available with the original Sanskrit, transliteration, and meaning in Hindi and English.
What is the key teaching of Chapter 10?
The central teaching of Vibhooti Yoga is the divine glories and infinite manifestations (vibhutis) of the Lord. Read it as part of the unfolding wisdom Krishna gives Arjuna to resolve his moral crisis and act with clarity.