Verse 10.15
Speaker: Arjuna
Sanskrit
स्वयमेवात्मनात्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम | भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते ||१५||
Transliteration (IAST)
svayam evātmanātmānaṁ vettha tvaṁ puruṣottama | bhūta-bhāvana bhūteśa deva-deva jagat-pate ||15||
Word-by-Word Meanings
svayam-Yourself
ātmanā-by Yourself
vettha-You know
puruṣottama-O Supreme Person
bhūta-bhāvana-O origin of all beings
deva-deva-O God of gods
jagat-pate-O Lord of the universe
Translation
Indeed, You alone know Yourself by Your own internal potency, O Supreme Person, O origin of all beings, O Lord of all beings, O God of gods, O Lord of the universe.
Commentary
Arjuna acknowledges that only God can fully know God - a profound epistemological insight. The cascade of divine epithets (Puruṣottama, Bhūta-bhāvana, Deva-deva, Jagat-pate) reflects Arjuna's devotional ecstasy and sets up his request for Krishna to reveal His vibhūtis.
Themes
bhaktijnana