Verse 10.1
Speaker: Krishna
Sanskrit
श्रीभगवानुवाच | भूय एव महाबाहो शृणु मे परमं वचः | यत्तेऽहं प्रीयमाणाय वक्ष्यामि हितकाम्यया ||१||
Transliteration (IAST)
śrī bhagavān uvāca | bhūya eva mahā-bāho śṛṇu me paramaṁ vacaḥ | yat te 'haṁ prīyamāṇāya vakṣyāmi hita-kāmyayā ||1||
Word-by-Word Meanings
bhūyaḥ-again
mahā-bāho-O mighty-armed one
śṛṇu-hear
paramam-supreme
vacaḥ-word
prīyamāṇāya-to one who is dear
hita-kāmyayā-desiring benefit
Translation
The Supreme Lord said: O mighty-armed Arjuna, listen again to My supreme word, which I shall speak to you who are dear to Me, for your benefit.
Commentary
Krishna opens Chapter 10 with an expression of divine affection. The word 'prīyamāṇāya' indicates that this teaching flows from love, not mere duty. The repetition of 'bhūyaḥ' (again) signals that what follows deepens the earlier revelations about His divine nature.
Themes
bhaktijnana