Divine Manifestations (Vibhuti Yoga)

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31. Of purifiers I am the wind, Rama of warriors am I, of fishes I am the shark,

of streams I am the Ganges.

 

32. Of creations I am the beginning and the middle and also the end; of all

knowledges I am the knowledge of the Self and Vada of disputants.

 

33. Of letters the letter 'A' am I and dvandva of all compounds; I am, verily,

the inexhaustible Time; I am the All-faced Dispenser.

 

34. And I am all-seizing Death and the prosperity of those who are to be

prosperous; of the feminine (I am) Fame, Fortune and Speech, Memory,

Intelligence, Constancy, Endurance.

 

35. Of Samans also I am the Brihat-Saman of metres Gayatri am I, of months I am

Margasirsha, of seasons the flowery season.

 

36. I am the gambling of the fraudulent, I am the splendour of the splendid, I

am victory, I am effort, I am the goodness of the good.

 

37. Of the Vrishnis I am Vasudeva, of the Pandavas I am Dhananjaya and of the

saints I am Vyasa, of the sages I am Usanas the sage.

 

38. Of punishers I am the scepter, of those who seek to conquer I am the polity

and of things secret I am also silence, the knowledge of knowers am I.

 

39. And what is the seed of all being, that also am I, O Arjuna. There is no

being, whether moving or unmoving, that can exist without me.

 

40. There is no end of My heavenly Glories, O harasser of thy foes; but the

details of My Glory have been declared only by way of instance.

 

41. Whatever being is glorious, prosperous, or strong, that know thou to be a

manifestation of a part of My Splendour.

 

42. But, of what avail to thee is this vast things being known, O Arjuna ? I

stand sustaining this whole world by one part (of Myself).