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BG 10.18

विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन। भूयः कथय तृप्तिर्हि श्रृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम्।।10.18।।

vistareṇātmano yogaṁ vibhūtiṁ cha janārdana bhūyaḥ kathaya tṛiptir hi śhṛiṇvato nāsti me ’mṛitam

Verse translation

Tell me again, I pray, of Thy power and Thy glory in full; for I feel that I am never satisfied when I listen to Thy immortal words.

English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.

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15word links
Sanskrit formMeaning here
vistareṇain detail
ātmanaḥyour
yogamdivine glories
vibhūtimopulences
chaalso
janaārdanaShree Krishna, he who looks after the public
bhūyaḥagain
kathayadescribe
tṛiptiḥsatisfaction
hibecause
śhṛiṇvataḥhearing
nanot
astiis
memy
amṛitamnectar
Explanation and elucidation

The Lord is called Janardana because all pray to Him for worldly success, prosperity and also salvation. Arjuna also prays to the Lord to explain His Yogic power and glory, for his salvation.

Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Move from the four-verse core to representative opulences without mistaking examples for an exhaustive inventory.

Commentary perspectives

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Śaṅkara edition witness

Swami Gambirananda

O Janardana, please narrate to me again in detail Your own yoga and divine manifestations. For, while hearing Your nectar-like words, I am not satiated.

Rāmānuja edition witness

Swami Adidevananda

Speak to me again in full, O Krishna, about Your attributes and glories. For I am not sated by hearing Your ambrosial words.

Sivananda commentary witness

Swami Sivananda

The Lord is called Janardana because all pray to Him for worldly success, prosperity and also salvation. Arjuna also prays to the Lord to explain His Yogic power and glory, for his salvation.

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  1. 1

    Tell me again, I pray, of Thy power and Thy glory in full

  2. 2

    for I feel that I am never satisfied when I listen to Thy immortal words

  3. 3

    vistareṇa: in detail

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