Chapter 10: Vibhūti-yoga: Verse 16
वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतय:।
याभिर्विभूतिभिर्लोकानिमांस्त्वं व्याप्य तिष्ठसि ॥
vaktum-arhasy-aśeṣeṇa divyā hy-ātma-vibhūtaya:
yābhir-vibhūtibhir-lokān-imāṃs-tvaṃ vyāpya tiṣṭhasi – 10.16
You owe to state in full the divine glories of the Self, by virtue of which You exist pervading all these worlds.
Chapter 10: Vibhūti-yoga - Verse 16
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
It is one thing to listen to the glories of the eternal, omnipresent Self. It is quite different to hear how the inner Self amazingly manifests the multi-splendoured Universe, with countless massive bodies, posing no conflict in their collective movements. Can the inner subtle sentience cause such an outer gross display?
What is that supreme divine potential, that can transform a mere void to countless existences, with seeming contradictions of enchanting harmony!
For all these incredible, infinite external entities, no external source exists! The only source, if at all, is the Self, the ‘I’, present in one’s own body.
The wonder needs to be described and heard, says curious Arjuna, having imbibed the unique fondness, proximity and confidence. He wants to supplement his knowledge of the inner Self with its visible, external splendour and grandeur, something hard to believe and accept, however much one strives to!
