Bhagavad Gita 10.13 meaningGlimpses of the infinite
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“All the wise people say so, and now you are telling me too.”
What it means
“All the great sages say this about you, and now you are telling me yourself.”
The original Sanskrit
आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा । असितो देवलो व्यासः स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे ॥
āhustvāmṛṣayaḥ sarve devarṣirnāradastathā asito devalo vyāsaḥ svayaṃ caiva bravīṣi me
Translations
Literal translation
Arjuna said: You are the supreme Brahman, the supreme Light, the supreme Sanctifier. All the sages as also the divine sage Narada, Asita, Devala and Vyasa call You the eternal divine Person, the Primal God, the Birthless, the Omnipresent; and You Yourself verily tell me (so).
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
ऐसा आपको समस्त ऋषिजन कहते हैं; वैसे ही देवर्षि नारद, असित, देवल ऋषि तथा व्यास और स्वयं आप भी मेरे प्रति कहते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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