Bhagavad Gita 10.1 meaningGlimpses of the infinite
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Listen again, my friend. I tell you this because I care about you.”
What it means
Krishna says: “Listen again, Arjuna, to my highest teaching. I share it with you because you enjoy hearing it and because I want what's best for you.”
The original Sanskrit
श्रीभगवानुवाच । भूय एव महाबाहो शृणु मे परमं वचः । यत्तेऽहं प्रीयमाणाय वक्ष्यामि हितकाम्यया ॥
śrībhagavānuvāca bhūya eva mahābāho śṛṇu me paramaṃ vacaḥ yatte.ahaṃ prīyamāṇāya vakṣyāmi hitakāmyayā
Translations
Literal translation
The Blessed Lord said: O mighty-armed one, listen over again ot My supreme utterance, which I, wishing your welfare, shall speak to you who take delight (in it).
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
श्रीभगवान् ने कहा -- हे महाबाहो ! पुन: तुम मेरे परम वचनों का श्रवण करो, जो मैं तुझ अतिशय प्रेम रखने वाले के लिये हित की इच्छा से कहूँगा।
Swami Tejomayananda
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