Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
श्रीभगवानुवाच	the Supreme Personality of Godhead said	śrībhagavānuvāca
भूयः	again	bhūyaḥ
एव	certainly	eva
महाबाहो	O mighty-armed	mahābāho
शृणु	just hear	śṛṇu
मे	My	me
परमं	supreme	paramaṃ
वचः	instruction	vacaḥ
यत्	that which	yat
ते	to you	te
अहं	I	ahaṃ
प्रीयमाणाय	thinking you dear to Me	prīyamāṇāya
वक्ष्यामि	say	vakṣyāmi
हितकाम्यया	for your benefit.	hitakāmyayā

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Listen again, O mighty-armed Arjuna. Because you are My dear friend, for your benefit I shall speak to you further, giving knowledge that is better than what I have already explained.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
न	never	na
मे	My	me
विदुः	know	viduḥ
सुरगणाः	the demigods	suragaṇāḥ
प्रभवं	origin, opulences	prabhavaṃ
न	never	na
महर्षयः	great sages	maharṣayaḥ
अहं	I am	ahaṃ
आदिः	the origin	ādiḥ
हि	certainly	hi
देवानां	of the demigods	devānāṃ
महर्षीणां	of the great sages	maharṣīṇāṃ
च	also	ca
सर्वशः	in all respects.	sarvaśaḥ

Neither the hosts of demigods nor the great sages know My origin or opulences, for, in every respect, I am the source of the demigods and sages.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
यः	anyone who	yaḥ
मां	Me	māṃ
अजं	unborn	ajaṃ
अनादिं	without beginning	anādiṃ
च	also	ca
वेत्ति	knows	vetti
लोक	of the planets	loka
महेश्वरं	the supreme master	maheśvaraṃ
असम्मूढः	undeluded	asammūḍhaḥ
सः	he	saḥ
मर्त्येषु	among those subject to death	martyeṣu
सर्वपापैः	from all sinful reactions	sarvapāpaiḥ
प्रमुच्यते	is delivered.	pramucyate

He who knows Me as the unborn, as the beginningless, as the Supreme Lord of all the worlds – he only, undeluded among men, is freed from all sins.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
बुद्धिः	intelligence	buddhiḥ
ज्ञानं	knowledge	jñānaṃ
असम्मोहः	freedom from doubt	asammohaḥ
क्षमा	forgiveness	kṣamā
सत्यं	truthfulness	satyaṃ
दमः	control of the senses	damaḥ
शमः	control of the mind	śamaḥ
सुखं	happiness	sukhaṃ
दुःखं	distress	duḥkhaṃ
भवः	birth	bhavaḥ
अभावः	death	abhāvaḥ
भयं	fear	bhayaṃ
च	also	ca
अभयं	fearlessness	abhayaṃ
एव	also	eva

Intelligence, knowledge, freedom from doubt and delusion, forgiveness, truthfulness, control of the senses, control of the mind, happiness and distress, birth, death, fear, fearlessness– all these various qualities of living beings are created by Me alone.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
च	and	ca
अहिंसा	nonviolence	ahiṃsā
समता	equilibrium	samatā
तुष्टिः	satisfaction	tuṣṭiḥ
तपः	penance	tapaḥ
दानं	charity	dānaṃ
यशः	fame	yaśaḥ
अयशः	infamy	ayaśaḥ
भवन्ति	come about	bhavanti
भावाः	natures	bhāvāḥ
भूतानां	of living entities	bhūtānāṃ
मत्तः	from Me	mattaḥ
एव	certainly	eva
पृथग्विधाः	variously arranged.	pṛthagvidhāḥ

Nonviolence, equanimity, satisfaction, austerity, charity, fame and infamy – all these various qualities of living beings are created by Me alone.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
महर्षयः	the great sages	maharṣayaḥ
सप्त	seven	sapta
पूर्वे	before	pūrve
चत्वारः	four	catvāraḥ
मनवः	Manus	manavaḥ
तथा	also	tathā
मद्भावाः	born of Me	madbhāvāḥ
मानसाः	from the mind	mānasāḥ
जाताः	born	jātāḥ
येषां	of them	yeṣāṃ
लोके	in the world	loke
इमाः	all this	imāḥ
प्रजाः	population.	prajāḥ

The seven great sages and before them the four other great sages and the Manus [progenitors of mankind] come from Me, born from My mind, and all the living beings populating the various planets descend from them.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
एतां	all this	etāṃ
विभूतिं	opulence	vibhūtiṃ
योगं	mystic power	yogaṃ
च	also	ca
मम	of Mine	mama
यः	anyone who	yaḥ
वेत्ति	knows	vetti
तत्त्वतः	factually	tattvataḥ
सः	he	saḥ
अविकल्पेन	without division	avikalpena
योगेन	in devotional service	yogena
युज्यते	is engaged	yujyate
न	never	na
अत्र	here	atra
संशयः	doubt.	saṃśayaḥ

One who is factually convinced of this opulence and mystic power of Mine engages in unalloyed devotional service; of this there is no doubt.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
अहं	I	ahaṃ
सर्वस्य	of all	sarvasya
प्रभवः	the source of generation	prabhavaḥ
मत्तः	from Me	mattaḥ
सर्वं	everything	sarvaṃ
प्रवर्तते	emanates	pravartate
इति	thus	iti
मत्वा	knowing	matvā
भजन्ते	become devoted	bhajante
मां	unto Me	māṃ
बुधाः	the learned	budhāḥ
भावसमन्वितः	with great attention.	bhāvasamanvitaḥ

I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates from Me. The wise who perfectly know this engage in My devotional service and worship Me with all their hearts.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
मच्चित्ताः	their minds fully engaged in Me	maccittāḥ
मद्गतप्राणाः	their lives devoted to Me	madgataprāṇāḥ
बोधयन्तः	preaching	bodhayantaḥ
परस्परं	among themselves	parasparaṃ
कथयन्तः	talking	kathayantaḥ
च	also	ca
मां	about Me	māṃ
नित्यं	perpetually	nityaṃ
तुष्यन्ति	become pleased	tuṣyanti
च	also	ca
रमन्ति	enjoy transcendental bliss	ramanti
च	also.	ca

The thoughts of My pure devotees dwell in Me, their lives are fully devoted to My service, and they derive great satisfaction and bliss from always enlightening one another and conversing about Me.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
तेषां	unto them	teṣāṃ
सततयुक्तानां	always engaged	satatayuktānāṃ
भजतां	in rendering devotional service	bhajatāṃ
प्रीतिपूर्वकं	in loving ecstasy	prītipūrvakaṃ
ददामि	I give	dadāmi
बुद्धियोगं	real intelligence	buddhiyogaṃ
तं	that	taṃ
येन	by which	yena
मां	unto Me	māṃ
उपयान्ति	come	upayānti
ते	they.	te

To those who are constantly devoted to serving Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
तेषां	for them	teṣāṃ
एव	certainly	eva
अनुकम्पार्थं	to show special mercy	anukampārthaṃ
अहं	I	ahaṃ
अज्ञानजं	due to ignorance	ajñānajaṃ
तमः	darkness	tamaḥ
नाशयामि	dispel	nāśayāmi
आत्मभाव	within their hearts	ātmabhāva
स्थः	situated	sthaḥ
ज्ञान	of knowledge	jñāna
दीपेन	with the lamp	dīpena
भास्वता	glowing.	bhāsvatā

To show them special mercy, I, dwelling in their hearts, destroy with the shining lamp of knowledge the darkness born of ignorance.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
अर्जुन उवाच	Arjuna said	arjuna uvāca
परं	supreme	paraṃ
ब्रह्म	truth	brahma
परं	supreme	paraṃ
धाम	sustenance	dhāma
पवित्रं	pure	pavitraṃ
परमं	supreme	paramaṃ
भवान्	You	bhavān
पुरुषं	personality	puruṣaṃ
शाश्वतं	original	śāśvataṃ
दिव्यं	transcendental	divyaṃ
आदिदेवं	the original Lord	ādidevaṃ
अजं	unborn	ajaṃ
विभुं	greatest	vibhuṃ

Arjuna said: You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the ultimate abode, the purest, the Absolute Truth. You are the eternal, transcendental, original person, the unborn, the greatest.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
आहुः	say	āhuḥ
त्वां	of You	tvāṃ
ऋषयः	sages	ṛṣayaḥ
सर्वे	all	sarve
देवर्षिः	the sage among the demigods	devarṣiḥ
नारदः	Narada	nāradaḥ
तथा	also	tathā
असितः	Asita	asitaḥ
देवलः	Devala	devalaḥ
व्यासः	Vyasa	vyāsaḥ
स्वयं	personally	svayaṃ
च	also	ca
एव	certainly	eva
ब्रवीषि	You are explaining	bravīṣi
मे	unto me.	me

All the great sages such as Narada, Asita, Devala and Vyasa confirm this truth about You, and now You Yourself are declaring it to me.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
सर्वं	all	sarvaṃ
एतत्	this	etat
ऋतं	truth	ṛtaṃ
मन्ये	I accept	manye
यत्	which	yat
मां	unto me	māṃ
वदसि	You tell	vadasi
केशव	O KRiShNa	keśava
न	never	na
हि	certainly	hi
ते	Your	te
भगवान्	O Personality of Godhead	bhagavān
व्यक्तिं	revelation	vyaktiṃ
विदुः	can know	viduḥ
देवाः	the demigods	devāḥ
न	nor	na
दानवः	the demons.	dānavaḥ

O Krsna, I totally accept as truth all that You have told me. Neither the demigods nor the demons, O Lord, can understand Your personality.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
स्वयं	personally	svayaṃ
एव	certainly	eva
आत्मना	by Yourself	ātmanā
आत्मानं	Yourself	ātmānaṃ
वेत्थ	know	vettha
त्वं	You	tvaṃ
पुरुषोत्तम	O greatest of all persons	puruṣottama
भूतभावन	O origin of everything	bhūtabhāvana
भूतेश	O Lord of everything	bhūteśa
देवदेव	O Lord of all demigods	devadeva
जगत्पते	O Lord of the entire universe.	jagatpate

Indeed, You alone know Yourself by Your own internal potency, O Supreme Person, origin of all, Lord of all beings, God of gods, Lord of the universe!

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
वक्तुं	to say	vaktuṃ
अर्हसि	You deserve	arhasi
अशेषेण	in detail	aśeṣeṇa
दिव्याः	divine	divyāḥ
हि	certainly	hi
आत्म	Your own	ātma
विभूतयः	opulences	vibhūtayaḥ
याभिः	by which	yābhiḥ
विभूतिभिः	opulences	vibhūtibhiḥ
लोकान्	all the planets	lokān
इमान्	these	imān
त्वां	You	tvāṃ
व्याप्य	pervading	vyāpya
तिष्ठसि	remain.	tiṣṭhasi

Please tell me in detail of Your divine opulences by which You pervade all these worlds.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
कथं	how	kathaṃ
विद्यामहं	shall I know	vidyāmahaṃ
योगिन्	O supreme mystic	yogin
त्वां	You	tvāṃ
सदा	always	sadā
परिचिन्तयन्	thinking of	paricintayan
केषु	in which	keṣu
केषु	in which	keṣu
च	also	ca
भावेषु	natures cintyah	bhāveṣu
असि	You are to be remembered	asi
भगवन्	O Supreme	bhagavan
मया	by me.	mayā

O Krsna, O supreme mystic, how shall I constantly think of You, and how shall I know You? In what various forms are You to be remembered, O Supreme Personality of Godhead?

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
विस्तरेण	in detail	vistareṇa
आत्मनः	Your	ātmanaḥ
योगं	mystic power	yogaṃ
विभूतिं	opulences	vibhūtiṃ
च	also	ca
जनार्दन	O killer of the atheists	janārdana
भूयः	again	bhūyaḥ
कथय	describe	kathaya
तृप्तिः	satisfaction	tṛptiḥ
हि	certainly	hi
शृण्वतः	hearing	śṛṇvataḥ
नास्ति	there is not	nāsti
मे	my	me
अमृतं	nectar.	amṛtaṃ

O Janardana, again please describe in detail the mystic power of Your opulences. I am never satiated in hearing about You, for the more I hear the more I want to taste the nectar of Your words.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
श्रीभगवानुवाच	the Supreme Personality of Godhead said	śrībhagavānuvāca
हन्त	yes	hanta
ते	unto you	te
कथयिष्यामि	I shall speak	kathayiṣyāmi
दिव्याः	divine	divyāḥ
हि	certainly	hi
आत्मविभूतयः	personal opulences	ātmavibhūtayaḥ
प्राधान्यतः	which are principal	prādhānyataḥ
कुरुश्रेष्ठ	O best of the Kurus	kuruśreṣṭha
नास्ति	there is not	nāsti
अन्तः	limit	antaḥ
विस्तरस्य	to the extent	vistarasya
मे	My.	me

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Yes, I will tell you of My splendorous manifestations, but only of those which are prominent, O Arjuna, for My opulence is limitless.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
अन्तः	end	antaḥ
अहं	I	ahaṃ
आत्मा	the soul	ātmā
गुडाकेश	O Arjuna	guḍākeśa
सर्वभूत	of all living entities	sarvabhūta
आशयस्थिताः	situated within the heart	āśayasthitāḥ
अहं	I am	ahaṃ
आदिः	the origin	ādiḥ
च	also	ca
मध्यं	middle	madhyaṃ
च	also	ca
भूतानां	of all living entities	bhūtānāṃ
एव	certainly	eva
च	and.	ca

I am the Supersoul, O Arjuna, seated in the hearts of all living entities. I am the beginning, the middle and the end of all beings.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
आदित्यानां	of the Adityas	ādityānāṃ
अहं	I am	ahaṃ
विष्णुः	Vishnu	viṣṇuḥ
ज्योतीषां	of all luminaries	jyotīṣāṃ
रविः	the sun	raviḥ
अंशुमान्	radiant	aṃśumān
मरीचिः	Marici	marīciḥ
मरुतां	of the Maruts	marutāṃ
अस्मि	I am	asmi
नक्षत्राणां	of the stars	nakṣatrāṇāṃ
अहं	I am	ahaṃ
शशी	the moon.	śaśī

Of the adityas I am Visnu, of lights I am the radiant sun, of the Maruts I am Marici, and among the stars I am the moon.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
वेदानां	of all the Vedas	vedānāṃ
सामवेदः	the Sama Veda	sāmavedaḥ
अस्मि	I am	asmi
देवानां	of all the demigods	devānāṃ
अस्मि	I am	asmi
वासवः	the heavenly king	vāsavaḥ
इन्द्रियाणां	of all the senses	indriyāṇāṃ
मनः	the mind	manaḥ
च	also	ca
अस्मि	I am	asmi
भूतानां	of all living entities	bhūtānāṃ
अस्मि	I am	asmi
चेतना	the living force.	cetanā

Of the Vedas I am the Sama Veda; of the demigods I am Indra, the king of heaven; of the senses I am the mind; and in living beings I am the living force [consciousness].

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
रुद्राणां	of all the Rudras	rudrāṇāṃ
शङ्करः	Shankara	śaṅkaraḥ
च	also	ca
अस्मि	I am	asmi
वित्तेशः	the lord of the treasury of the demigods	vitteśaḥ
यक्षरक्षसां	of the Yaksas and Raksasas	yakṣarakṣasāṃ
वसौनां	of the Vasus	vasaunāṃ
पावकः	fire	pāvakaḥ
च	also	ca
अस्मि	I am	asmi
मेरुः	Meru	meruḥ
शिखरिणां	of all mountains	śikhariṇāṃ
अहं	I am.	ahaṃ

Of all the Rudras I am Lord siva, of the Yaksas and Raksasas I am the Lord of wealth [Kuvera], of the Vasus I am fire [Agni], and of mountains I am Meru.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
पुरोधसां	of all priests	purodhasāṃ
च	also	ca
मुख्यं	the chief	mukhyaṃ
मां	Me	māṃ
विद्धि	understand	viddhi
पार्थ	O son of Pritha	pārtha
बृहस्पतिं	Brhaspati	bṛhaspatiṃ
सेनानीनां	of all commanders	senānīnāṃ
अहं	I am	ahaṃ
स्कन्दः	Kartikeya	skandaḥ
सरसां	of all reservoirs of water	sarasāṃ
अस्मि	I am	asmi
सागरः	the ocean.	sāgaraḥ

Of priests, O Arjuna, know Me to be the chief, Brhaspati. Of generals I am Karttikeya, and of bodies of water I am the ocean.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
महर्षीणां	among the great sages	maharṣīṇāṃ
भृगुः	Bhrigu	bhṛguḥ
अहं	I am	ahaṃ
गिरां	of vibrations	girāṃ
अस्मि	I am	asmi
एकमक्षरं	pranava	ekamakṣaraṃ
यज्ञानां	of sacrifices	yajñānāṃ
जपयज्ञः	chanting	japayajñaḥ
अस्मि	I am	asmi
स्थावराणां	of immovable things	sthāvarāṇāṃ
हिमालयः	the Himalayan mountains.	himālayaḥ

Of the great sages I am Bhrgu; of vibrations I am the transcendental oṁ. Of sacrifices I am the chanting of the holy names [japa], and of immovable things I am the Himalayas.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
अश्वत्थः	the banyan tree	aśvatthaḥ
सर्ववृक्षाणां	of all trees	sarvavṛkṣāṇāṃ
देवर्षीणां	of all the sages amongst the demigods	devarṣīṇāṃ
च	and	ca
नारदः	Narada	nāradaḥ
गन्धर्वाणां	of the citizens of the Gandharva planet	gandharvāṇāṃ
चित्ररथः	Citraratha	citrarathaḥ
सिद्धानां	of all those who are perfected	siddhānāṃ
कपिलः मुनिः	Kapila Muni.	kapilaḥ muniḥ

Of all trees I am the banyan tree, and of the sages among the demigods I am Narada. Of the Gandharvas I am Citraratha, and among perfected beings I am the sage Kapila.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
उच्चैःश्रवसं	Uccaihsrava	uccaiḥśravasaṃ
अश्वानां	among horses	aśvānāṃ
विद्धि	know	viddhi
मां	Me	māṃ
अमृतोद्भवं	produced from the churning of the ocean	amṛtodbhavaṃ
ऐरावतं	Airavata	airāvataṃ
गजेन्द्राणां	of lordly elephants	gajendrāṇāṃ
नराणां	among human beings	narāṇāṃ
च	and	ca
नराधिपं	the king.	narādhipaṃ

Of horses know Me to be Uccaihsrava, produced during the churning of the ocean for nectar. Of lordly elephants I am Airavata, and among men I am the monarch.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
आयुधानां	of all weapons	āyudhānāṃ
अहं	I am	ahaṃ
वज्रं	the thunderbolt	vajraṃ
धेनूनां	of cows	dhenūnāṃ
अस्मि	I am	asmi
कामधुक्	the surabhi cow	kāmadhuk
प्रजनः	the cause for begetting children	prajanaḥ
च	and	ca
अस्मि	I am	asmi
कन्दर्पः	Cupid	kandarpaḥ
सर्पाणां	of serpents	sarpāṇāṃ
अस्मि	I am	asmi
वासुकिः	Vasuki.	vāsukiḥ

Of weapons I am the thunderbolt; among cows I am the surabhi. Of causes for procreation I am Kandarpa, the god of love, and of serpents I am Vasuki.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
अनन्तः	Ananta	anantaḥ
च	also	ca
अस्मि	I am	asmi
नागानां	of the manyhooded serpents	nāgānāṃ
वरुणः	the demigod controlling the water	varuṇaḥ
यादसां	of all aquatics	yādasāṃ
अहं	I am	ahaṃ
पितॄणां	of the ancestors	pitṝṇāṃ
अर्यमा	Aryama	aryamā
च	also	ca
अस्मि	I am	asmi
यमः	the controller of death	yamaḥ
संयमतां	of all regulators	saṃyamatāṃ
अहं	I am.	ahaṃ

Of the many-hooded Nagas I am Ananta, and among the aquatics I am the demigod Varuna. Of departed ancestors I am Aryama, and among the dispensers of law I am Yama, the lord of death.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
प्रह्लादः	Prahlada	prahlādaḥ
च	also	ca
अस्मि	I am	asmi
दैत्यानां	of the demons	daityānāṃ
कालः	time	kālaḥ
कलयतां	of subduers	kalayatāṃ
अहं	I am	ahaṃ
मृगाणां	of animals	mṛgāṇāṃ
च	and	ca
मृगेन्द्रः	the lion	mṛgendraḥ
अहं	I am	ahaṃ
वैनतेयः	Garuda	vainateyaḥ
च	also	ca
पक्षिणां	of birds.	pakṣiṇāṃ

Among the Daitya demons I am the devoted Prahlada, among subduers I am time, among beasts I am the lion, and among birds I am Garuda.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
पवनः	the wind	pavanaḥ
पवतां	of all that purifies	pavatāṃ
अस्मि	I am	asmi
रामः	Rama	rāmaḥ
शस्त्रभृतां	of the carriers of weapons	śastrabhṛtāṃ
अहं	I am	ahaṃ
झषाणां	of all fish	jhaṣāṇāṃ
मकरः	the shark	makaraḥ
च	also	ca
अस्मि	I am	asmi
स्रोतसां	of flowing rivers	srotasāṃ
अस्मि	I am	asmi
जाह्नवी	the River Ganges.	jāhnavī

Of purifiers I am the wind, of the wielders of weapons I am Rama, of fishes I am the shark, and of flowing rivers I am the Ganges.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
सर्गाणां	of all creations	sargāṇāṃ
आदिः	the beginning	ādiḥ
अन्तः	end	antaḥ
च	and	ca
मध्यं	middle	madhyaṃ
च	also	ca
एव	certainly	eva
अहं	I am	ahaṃ
अर्जुन	O Arjuna	arjuna
अध्यात्मविद्या	spiritual knowledge	adhyātmavidyā
विद्यानां	of all education	vidyānāṃ
वादः	the natural conclusion	vādaḥ
प्रवदतां	of arguments	pravadatāṃ
अहं	I am.	ahaṃ

Of all creations I am the beginning and the end and also the middle, O Arjuna. Of all sciences I am the spiritual science of the self, and among logicians I am the conclusive truth.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
अक्षराणां	of letters	akṣarāṇāṃ
अकारः	the first letter	akāraḥ
अस्मि	I am	asmi
द्वन्द्वः	the dual	dvandvaḥ
सामासिकस्य	of compounds	sāmāsikasya
च	and	ca
अहं	I am	ahaṃ
एव	certainly	eva
अक्षयः	eternal	akṣayaḥ
कालः	time	kālaḥ
धाता	the creator	dhātā
अहं	I am	ahaṃ
विश्वतोमुखः	Brahma.	viśvatomukhaḥ

Of letters I am the letter A, and among compound words I am the dual compound. I am also inexhaustible time, and of creators I am Brahma.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
मृत्युः	death	mṛtyuḥ
सर्वहरः	all-devouring	sarvaharaḥ
च	also	ca
अहं	I am	ahaṃ
उद्भवः	generation	udbhavaḥ
च	also	ca
भविष्यतां	of future manifestations	bhaviṣyatāṃ
कीर्तिः	fame	kīrtiḥ
श्रीः	opulence or beauty	śrīḥ
वाक्	fine speech	vāk
च	also	ca
नारीणां	of women	nārīṇāṃ
स्मृतिः	memory	smṛtiḥ
मेधा	intelligence	medhā
धृतिः	firmness	dhṛtiḥ
क्षमा	patience.	kṣamā

I am all-devouring death, and I am the generating principle of all that is yet to be. Among women I am fame, fortune, fine speech, memory, intelligence, steadfastness and patience.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
बृहत्साम	the BrAhat-sama	bṛhatsāma
तथा	also	tathā
साम्नं	of the Sama Veda songs	sāmnaṃ
गायत्री	the Gayatri hymns	gāyatrī
छन्दसां	of all poetry	chandasāṃ
अहं	I am	ahaṃ
मासानां	of months	māsānāṃ
मार्गशीर्षः	the month of November-December	mārgaśīrṣaḥ
अहं	I am	ahaṃ
ऋतूनां	of all seasons	ṛtūnāṃ
कुसुमाकरः	spring.	kusumākaraḥ

Of the hymns in the Sama Veda I am the Brhat-sama, and of poetry I am the Gayatri. Of months I am Margasirsa [November-December], and of seasons I am flower-bearing spring.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
द्युतं	gambling	dyutaṃ
छलयतां	of all cheats	chalayatāṃ
अस्मि	I am	asmi
तेजः	the splendor	tejaḥ
तेजस्विनां	of everything splendid	tejasvināṃ
अहं	I am	ahaṃ
जयः	victory	jayaḥ
अस्मि	I am	asmi
व्यवसायः	enterprise or adventure	vyavasāyaḥ
अस्मि	I am	asmi
सत्त्वं	the strength	sattvaṃ
सत्त्ववतं	of the strong	sattvavataṃ
अहं	I am.	ahaṃ

I am also the gambling of cheats, and of the splendid I am the splendor. I am victory, I am adventure, and I am the strength of the strong.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
वृष्णीनां	of the descendants of VRiShNi	vṛṣṇīnāṃ
वासुदेवः	KRiShNa in Dvaraka	vāsudevaḥ
अस्मि	I am	asmi
पाण्डवानां	of the Pandavas	pāṇḍavānāṃ
धनञ्जयः	Arjuna	dhanañjayaḥ
मुनीनां	of the sages	munīnāṃ
अपि	also	api
अहं	I am	ahaṃ
व्यासः	Vyasa, the compiler of all Vedic literature	vyāsaḥ
कवीनां	of all great thinkers	kavīnāṃ
उशना	Usana	uśanā
कविः	the thinker.	kaviḥ

Of the descendants of Vrsni I am Vasudeva, and of the Pandavas I am Arjuna. Of the sages I am Vyasa, and among great thinkers I am Usana.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
दंडः	punishment	daṃḍaḥ
दमयतां	of all means of suppression	damayatāṃ
अस्मि	I am	asmi
नीतिः	morality	nītiḥ
अस्मि	I am	asmi
जिगिषतां	of those who seek victory	jigiṣatāṃ
मौनं	silence	maunaṃ
च	and	ca
एव	also	eva
अस्मि	I am	asmi
गुह्यानां	of secrets	guhyānāṃ
ज्ञानं	knowledge	jñānaṃ
ज्ञानवतां	of the wise	jñānavatāṃ
अहं	I am.	ahaṃ

Among all means of suppressing lawlessness I am punishment, and of those who seek victory I am morality. Of secret things I am silence, and of the wise I am the wisdom.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
यत्	whatever	yat
च	also	ca
अपि	may be	api
सर्वभूतानां	of all creations	sarvabhūtānāṃ
बीजं	seed	bījaṃ
तत्	that	tat
अहं	I am	ahaṃ
अर्जुन	O Arjuna	arjuna
न	not	na
तत्	that	tat
अस्ति	there is	asti
विना	without	vinā
यत्	which	yat
स्यात्	exists	syāt
मया	Me	mayā
भूतं	created being	bhūtaṃ
चराचरं	moving and nonmoving.	carācaraṃ

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

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
न	nor	na
अन्तः	a limit	antaḥ
अस्ति	there is	asti
मम	My	mama
दिव्यानां	of the divine	divyānāṃ
विभूतिनां	opulences	vibhūtināṃ
परन्तप	O conqueror of the enemies	parantapa
एषः	all this	eṣaḥ
तु	but	tu
उद्देशतः	as examples	uddeśataḥ
प्रोक्ताः	spoken	proktāḥ
विभूतेः	of opulences	vibhūteḥ
विस्तरः	the expanse	vistaraḥ
मया	by Me.	mayā

O mighty conqueror of enemies, there is no end to My divine manifestations. What I have spoken to you is but a mere indication of My infinite opulences.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
यद्यत्	whatever	yadyat
विभूति	opulences	vibhūti
मत्	having	mat
सत्त्वं	existence	sattvaṃ
श्रीमत्	beautiful	śrīmat
उर्जितं	glorious	urjitaṃ
एव	certainly	eva
वा	or	vā
तत् तत्	all those	tat tat
एव	certainly	eva
अवगच्छ	must know	avagaccha
त्वं	you	tvaṃ
मम	My	mama
तेजः	of the splendor	tejaḥ
अंश	a part	aṃśa
सम्भवं	born of.	sambhavaṃ

Know that all opulent, beautiful and glorious creations spring from but a spark of My splendor.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
अथवा	or	athavā
बहुना	many	bahunā
एतेन	by this kind	etena
किं	what	kiṃ
ज्ञातेन	by knowing	jñātena
तव	your	tava
अर्जुन	O Arjuna	arjuna
विष्टभ्य	pervading	viṣṭabhya
अहं	I	ahaṃ
इदं	this	idaṃ
कृत्स्नं	entire	kṛtsnaṃ
एक	by one	eka
अंशेन	part	aṃśena
स्थिताः	am situated	sthitāḥ
जगत्	universe.	jagat

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