Yoga through Appreciating the Infinite Opulences of God
Verse 10.14
सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव। न हि ते भगवन् व्यक्ितं विदुर्देवा न दानवाः।।10.14।।
sarvam etad ṛitaṁ manye yan māṁ vadasi keśhava na hi te bhagavan vyaktiṁ vidur devā na dānavāḥ
Word Meanings
sarvam—everything; etat—this; ṛitam—truth; manye—I accept; yat—which; mām—me; vadasi—you tell; keśhava—Shree Krishna, the killer of the demon named Keshi; na—neither; hi—verily; te—your; bhagavan—the Supreme Lord; vyaktim—personality; viduḥ—can understand; devāḥ—the celestial gods; na—nor; dānavāḥ—the demons
Translation · English
I believe all that You have said to me to be true, O Krishna; indeed, O blessed Lord! Neither the gods nor the demons know Your manifestation (origin).
Deep Meaning · English
In this verse, Arjuna reaches a state of total intellectual and emotional surrender. By addressing Krishna as 'Keshava'—the slayer of the ego-demon Keshi—and 'Bhagavan'—the possessor of all divine qualities—Arjuna acknowledges that his intellect is fully aligned with the Lord's revelation. He moves beyond the duality of doubting and analyzing, moving into the realm of absolute faith. Arjuna realizes that Krishna is not merely a friend or a teacher, but the source of all existence, and his acceptance is an act of pure devotion that dissolves the barrier between the seeker and the Divine. The profound philosophical significance here is the recognition of the 'unmanifest' nature of the Divine. By stating that neither the devas (celestial beings of light) nor the danavas (demons of darkness) know His 'vyaktim' (manifest personality/true nature), Arjuna is declaring that God is beyond the grasp of the ego, whether it is refined or crude. Both the intellectual pride of the gods and the materialistic arrogance of the demons fail to perceive the Absolute because they both rely on limited frames of reference. True understanding arises only when the seeker stops trying to 'capture' the Truth and instead allows the Truth to reveal Itself through grace.
True knowledge of the Infinite is not achieved through intellectual mastery or sensory perception, but through the humble surrender of the limited self to the unfathomable Divine.
Connected Verses
Confirms that this form—so difficult to see that even the gods yearn for it—is accessible only through undivided devotion.
Discusses how the deluded disregard the Lord when He descends in human form, contrasting with Arjuna’s deep recognition of Krishna’s divinity.
Reinforces the theme that the Divine is veiled by His own creative potency (yoga-maya), remaining hidden from those who seek Him through worldly means.
Explains that even though the Lord appears in form, He remains the unborn, eternal controller of nature, supporting Arjuna’s realization of His incomprehensible nature.
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