Chapter 10 Text 32-39

1. Chapter 10Text 32-39 Opulences of Krsna described in detail.

2. Text 32-35 sargäëäm ädir antaç ca madhyaà caiväham arjuna adhyätma-vidyä vidyänäà vädaù pravadatäm aham akñaräëäm a-käro 'smi dvandvaù sämäsikasya ca aham eväkñayaù kälo dhätähaà viçvato-mukhaù måtyuù sarva-haraç cäham udbhavaç ca bhaviñyatäm kértiù çrér väk ca näréëäà småtir medhä dhåtiù kñamä 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. 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 Brahmä. 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.

3. Opulences of Krsna described in detail. • Purusa avatar and Guna avatar – therefore He is the beginning, the middle and the end of all creation. • adhyätma-vidyä, spiritual knowledge—in particular, the Vedänta-sütra—represents Kåñëa. • Among logicians there are different kinds of argument. Supporting one's argument with evidence that also supports the opposing side is called jalpa. Merely trying to defeat one's opponent is called vitaëòä. But the actual conclusion is called väda. This conclusive truth is a representation of Kåñëa.

4. Opulences of Krsna described in detail. • Without a-kära, nothing can be sounded; therefore it is the beginning of sound. • Time is the ultimate because time kills everything. Time is the representative of Kåñëa. • Among the living entities who are creators, Brahmä, is the chief, and is a representative of the Supreme Lord, Kåñëa. • death is devouring every living entity at every moment, That death is Kåñëa. • The first generation is the beginning of all future activities, first is deliverance from the womb, and that is Kåñëa. • The seven opulences listed—fame, fortune, fine speech, memory, intelligence, steadfastness and patience—are considered feminine. If a person possesses all of them or some of them he becomes glorious.

5. Text 35-36 båhat-säma tathä sämnäà gäyatré chandasäm aham mäsänäà märga-çérño 'ham åtünäà kusumäkaraù dyütaà chalayatäm asmi tejas tejasvinäm aham jayo 'smi vyavasäyo 'smi sattvaà sattvavatäm aham Of the hymns in the Säma Veda I am the Båhat-säma, and of poetry I am the Gäyatré. Of months I am Märgaçérña [November-December], and of seasons I am flower-bearing spring. 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.

6. Opulences of Krsna described in detail. • The Säma Veda is rich with beautiful songs played by the various demigods. One of these songs is the Båhat-säma, which has an exquisite melody and is sung at midnight. • Amongst the regulated poetry, the Gäyatré mantra, which is chanted by the duly qualified brähmaëas, is the most prominent. Because the Gäyatré mantra is especially meant for God realization, it represents the Supreme Lord. • The month of märga-çérña (November-December) is considered the best of all months because in India grains are collected from the fields at this time and the people become very happy. • Of course spring is a season universally liked because it is neither too hot nor too cold and the flowers and trees blossom and flourish. In spring there are also many ceremonies commemorating Kåñëa's pastimes; therefore this is considered to be the most joyful of all seasons, and it is the representative of the Supreme Lord, Kåñëa.

7. Opulences of Krsna described in detail. • Of all cheating processes, gambling stands supreme and therefore represents Kåñëa. If Kåñëa chooses to deceive a person, no one can surpass Him in His deceit. His greatness is not simply one-sided-it is all-sided. • Among the victorious, He is victory. He is the splendor of the splendid. • Among adventurers He is the most adventurous. • Among the strong He is the strongest. Kåñëa lifted Govardhana Hill. • No one can surpass Him in cheating, no one can surpass Him in splendor, no one can surpass Him in victory, no one can surpass Him in enterprise, and no one can surpass Him in strength.

8. Text 37-39 våñëénäà väsudevo 'smi päëòavänäà dhanaïjayaù munénäm apy ahaà vyäsaù kavénäm uçanä kaviù daëòo damayatäm asmi nétir asmi jigéñatäm maunaà caiväsmi guhyänäà jïänaà jïänavatäm aham yac cäpi sarva-bhütänäà béjaà tad aham arjuna na tad asti vinä yat syän mayä bhütaà caräcaram Of the descendants of Våñëi I am Väsudeva, and of the Päëòavas I am Arjuna. Of the sages I am Vyäsa, and among great thinkers I am Uçanä. 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. Furthermore, O Arjuna, I am the generating seed of all existences. There is no being—moving or nonmoving—that can exist without Me.

9. Opulences of Krsna described in detail. • It is to be understood that the Väsudeva referred to in this verse of Bhagavad-gétä is Baladeva, or Balaräma, because He is the original source of all incarnations and thus He is the sole source of Väsudeva. • Amongst the sons of Päëòu, Arjuna is famous as Dhanaïjaya. He is the best of men and therefore represents Kåñëa. • Among the munis, or learned men conversant in Vedic knowledge, Vyäsa is the greatest. Kavis are those who are capable of thinking thoroughly on any subject matter. Among the kavis, Uçanä, Çukräcärya, was the spiritual master of the demons; he was an extremely intelligent and far-seeing politician. Thus Çukräcärya is another representative of the opulence of Kåñëa.

10. Opulences of Krsna described in detail. • There are many suppressing agents, of which the most important are those that cut down miscreants. The word Punishment (danda) brings fear in the heart of miscreants and thus represents Kåñëa. • Among those who are trying to be victorious in some field of activity, the most victorious element is morality. • Among the confidential activities of hearing, thinking and meditating, silence is most important because by silence one can make progress very quickly. • The wise man is he who can discriminate between matter and spirit, between God's superior and inferior natures. Such knowledge is Kåñëa Himself.

11. Opulences of Krsna described in detail. • Everything has a cause, and that cause or seed of manifestation is Kåñëa. • Without Kåñëa's energy, neither the movable nor the immovable can exist. Therefore He is called omnipotent. • Without His potency, Whatever existence is not founded on the energy of Kåñëa is called mäyä, "that which is not." • Thus Kåñëa’s opulence is unlimited.