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Bhagavad Gita 10.16 meaningGlimpses of the infinite

In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it

“Please tell me about your wonders.”

What it means

“Please tell me fully about your divine glories, through which you fill all these worlds.”

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The original Sanskrit

वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः । याभिर्विभूतिभिर्लोकानिमांस्त्वं व्याप्य तिष्ठसि ॥

vaktumarhasyaśeṣeṇa divyā hyātmavibhūtayaḥ yābhirvibhūtibhirlokānimāṃstvaṃ vyāpya tiṣṭhasi

Translations

Literal translation

Be pleased to speak in full of Your own manifestations which are indeed divine, through which manifestations You exist pervading these worlds.

Swami Gambhirananda

हिंदी अनुवाद

आप ही उन अपनी दिव्य विभूतियों को अशेषत: कहने के लिए योग्य हैं, जिन विभूतियों के द्वारा इन समस्त लोकों को आप व्याप्त करके स्थित हैं।

Swami Tejomayananda

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