Of causes for procreation I am Kandarpa, the god of love, and of serpents I am Vāsuki. TEXT 28: Of weapons I am the thunderbolt among cows I am the surabhi. Of lordly elephants I am Airāvata, and among men I am the monarch. TEXT 27: Of horses know Me to be Uccaiḥśravā, produced during the churning of the ocean for nectar. Of the Gandharvas I am Citraratha, and among perfected beings I am the sage Kapila. TEXT 26: Of all trees I am the banyan tree, and of the sages among the demigods I am Nārada.
Of sacrifices I am the chanting of the holy names, and of immovable things I am the Himālayas. TEXT 25: Of the great sages I am Bhṛgu of vibrations I am the transcendental oṁ.
Of generals I am Kārttikeya, and of bodies of water I am the ocean. TEXT 24: Of priests, O Arjuna, know Me to be the chief, Bṛhaspati. TEXT 23: Of all the Rudras I am Lord Śiva, of the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas I am the Lord of wealth, of the Vasus I am fire, and of mountains I am Meru. TEXT 22: Of the Vedas I am the Sāma Veda of the demigods I am Indra, the king of heaven of the senses I am the mind and in living beings I am the living force. TEXT 21: Of the Ādityas I am Viṣṇu, of lights I am the radiant sun, of the Maruts I am Marīci, and among the stars I am the moon. I am the beginning, the middle and the end of all beings. TEXT 20: I am the Supersoul, O Arjuna, seated in the hearts of all living entities. TEXT 19: The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Yes, I will tell you of My splendorous manifestations, but only of those which are prominent, O Arjuna, for My opulence is limitless. I am never satiated in hearing about You, for the more I hear the more I want to taste the nectar of Your words. TEXT 18: O Janārdana, again please describe in detail the mystic power of Your opulences. TEXT 17: O Kṛṣṇa, O supreme mystic, how shall I constantly think of You, and how shall I know You? In what various forms are You to be remembered, O Supreme Personality of Godhead? TEXT 16: Please tell me in detail of Your divine opulences by which You pervade all these worlds. TEXT 15: Indeed, You alone know Yourself by Your own internal potency, O Supreme Person, origin of all, Lord of all beings, God of gods, Lord of the universe! Neither the demigods nor the demons, O Lord, can understand Your personality. TEXT 14: O Kṛṣṇa, I totally accept as truth all that You have told me. All the great sages such as Nārada, Asita, Devala and Vyāsa confirm this truth about You, and now You Yourself are declaring it to me. You are the eternal, transcendental, original person, the unborn, the greatest. TEXTS 12-13: Arjuna said: You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the ultimate abode, the purest, the Absolute Truth. TEXT 11: To show them special mercy, I, dwelling in their hearts, destroy with the shining lamp of knowledge the darkness born of ignorance. TEXT 10: To those who are constantly devoted to serving Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me.
TEXT 9: The thoughts of My pure devotees dwell in Me, their lives are fully devoted to My service, and they derive great satisfaction and bliss from always enlightening one another and conversing about Me. The wise who perfectly know this engage in My devotional service and worship Me with all their hearts. TEXT 8: I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. TEXT 7: One who is factually convinced of this opulence and mystic power of Mine engages in unalloyed devotional service of this there is no doubt. TEXT 6: The seven great sages and before them the four other great sages and the Manus come from Me, born from My mind, and all the living beings populating the various planets descend from them. TEXTS 4-5: Intelligence, knowledge, freedom from doubt and delusion, forgiveness, truthfulness, control of the senses, control of the mind, happiness and distress, birth, death, fear, fearlessness, nonviolence, equanimity, satisfaction, austerity, charity, fame and infamy – all these various qualities of living beings are created by Me alone. TEXT 3: He who knows Me as the unborn, as the beginningless, as the Supreme Lord of all the worlds – he only, undeluded among men, is freed from all sins. TEXT 2: Neither the hosts of demigods nor the great sages know My origin or opulences, for, in every respect, I am the source of the demigods and sages. Because you are My dear friend, for your benefit I shall speak to you further, giving knowledge that is better than what I have already explained. TEXT 1: The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Listen again, O mighty-armed Arjuna.
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