Etam vibhutim yogam ca mama yo vetti tattvatah, so 'vikalpena yogena yujyate natra samshayah
One who knows in truth this divine glory and power of Mine becomes united with Me through unwavering yoga — of this there is no doubt. Genuine knowledge of the Lord's vibhutis (divine manifestations) is not mere intellectual information but a living realisation that itself becomes a form of yoga.
- •True knowledge of divine glory leads directly to yoga union with God
- •Knowing God's opulences is itself a form of spiritual practice
- •Unwavering yoga follows naturally from deep knowledge of the divine
Vaktum arhasy asheshena divya hy atma-vibhutayah, yabhir vibhutibhir lokan imams tvam vyapya tishthasi
Please tell me in detail of Your divine glories by which You pervade all these worlds and dwell within them. Arjuna requests a detailed account of the Lord's vibhutis — divine manifestations — to help the mind comprehend and meditate on the infinite through its finite expressions in the world.
- •Asking for knowledge of divine manifestations is itself a devotional act
- •Understanding the Lord through His vibhutis helps the mind connect with the infinite
- •The Lord pervades and sustains the worlds through His divine glories
Yad yad vibhutimat sattvam shrimad urjitam eva va, tat tad evavagaccha tvam mama tejo-'msha-sambhavam
Know that whatever is glorious, prosperous, or powerful, that is a manifestation of a fragment of My splendor.
- •See God in all that is excellent
- •Divine glory in worldly magnificence
- •Everything great reflects divine splendor