Sri bhagavan uvaca: hanta te kathayishyami divya hy atma-vibhutayah, pradhanyatah kuru-shreshtha nasty anto vistarasya me
The Supreme Lord said: Yes, I will tell you of My splendorous manifestations, but only the principal ones, O best of the Kurus, for there is no end to My extent. The Lord acknowledges the infinity of His vibhutis while graciously offering the most important ones to guide the devotee's contemplation.
- •The Lord's divine manifestations are infinite and inexhaustible
- •God generously shares the most essential vibhutis to guide meditation
- •Recognising the limitlessness of the divine deepens humility and devotion
Nanto 'sti mama divyanam vibhutinam parantapa, esha tuddeshatah prokto vibhuter vistaro maya
There is no end to My divine opulences, O Parantapa. What I have spoken to you is only a brief indication of My infinite opulences. The Lord acknowledges that even this extensive list of vibhutis is only a small sample — the infinite cannot be fully captured in words, only pointed to and approximated.
- •The Lord's divine opulences are truly infinite and inexhaustible
- •All descriptions of God are necessarily partial — the infinite exceeds all words
- •This teaching inspires continued wonder and humility before the divine
Aneka-bahudara-vaktra-netram pashyami tvam sarvato 'nanta-rupam, nantam na madhyam na punas tavadim pashyami vishveshvara vishva-rupa
I see You with infinite arms, stomachs, mouths, and eyes, everywhere infinite in form. O Lord of the universe, O universal form, I see no end, no middle, and no beginning in You.
- •The divine has no boundary
- •God is infinite — without beginning, middle, or end
- •Human comprehension is overwhelmed by the infinite