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वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः। याभिर्विभूतिभिर्लोकानिमांस्त्वं व्याप्य तिष्ठसि।।10.16।।
vaktum arhasyaśheṣheṇa divyā hyātma-vibhūtayaḥ yābhir vibhūtibhir lokān imāṁs tvaṁ vyāpya tiṣhṭhasi
Please tell me about all of Your glorious manifestations, through which You pervade the world.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| vaktum | to describe |
| arhasi | please do |
| aśheṣheṇa | completely |
| divyāḥ | divine |
| hi | indeed |
| ātma | your own |
| vibhūtayaḥ | opulences |
| yābhiḥ | by which |
| vibhūtibhiḥ | opulences |
| lokān | all worlds |
| imān | these |
| tvam | you |
| vyāpya | pervade |
| tiṣhṭhasi | reside |
You should indeed tell, without reserve, of your divine glories by which you exist, pervading all these worlds. (No one else can do so.)
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Move from the four-verse core to representative opulences without mistaking examples for an exhaustive inventory.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaBe pleased to speak in full of Your own divine manifestations, through which You exist pervading these worlds.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaYou should tell Me without reserve Your divine manifestations where You abide, pervading all these worlds.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaYou should indeed tell, without reserve, of your divine glories by which you exist, pervading all these worlds. (No one else can do so.)
These are concise, attributed reading witnesses from identified editions. They are presented for comparison and are not merged into one anonymous interpretation.
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Please tell me about all of Your glorious manifestations, through which You pervade the world
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vaktum: to describe
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yābhiḥ: by which
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