All the sages speak of you this way: the divine sage Narada, Asita, Devala, and Vyasa. You yourself also say this to me.
— Arjuna
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Bhagavad Gita · 10.13
Hindi · हिन्दी
अर्जुन बोले परम ब्रह्म, परम धाम और महान् पवित्र आप ही हैं । आप शाश्वत, दिव्य पुरुष, आदिदेव, अजन्मा और विभु व्यापक हैं ऐसा सबकेसब ऋषि, देवर्षि नारद, असित, देवल तथा व्यास कहते हैं और स्वयं आप भी मेरे प्रति कहते हैं ॥
Themes:
Word by word
The verse in reading order — each Sanskrit word with its meaning beneath. Tap a word to focus on it.
आहुःthey sayत्वाम्youऋषयःthe sagesसर्वेallदेवर्षिःthe divine sageनारदःNaradaतथाand alsoअसितःAsitaदेवलःDevalaव्यासःVyasaस्वयम्yourselfचandएवindeedब्रवीषिyou speakमेto me
Read literallythey say · you · the sages · all · the divine sage · Narada · and also · Asita · Devala · Vyasa · yourself · and · indeed · you speak · to me
Understanding the verse
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Narada, Asita, Devala and Vyasa all said it, Arjuna notes, and now Krishna says it himself.
Arjuna says that all the great sages, including Narada, Asita, Devala, and Vyasa, speak of Krishna this way, and Krishna himself says the same to him.
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On the battlefield
Context & commentary
Arjuna has begun to see Krishna as the supreme being as well as his charioteer. He now points to the authority of sages like Narada, Asita, Devala, and Vyasa to confirm what Krishna has already told him.
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In your life
What it looks like today
You keep doubting a hard truth until the people you trust most all say the same thing. Then the resistance weakens, and you can finally listen.
The takeaway
“When every trusted voice agrees, doubt begins to soften.”
Narada, Asita, Devala and Vyasa all said it, Arjuna notes, and now Krishna says it himself.
What this verse means
Arjuna says that all the great sages, including Narada, Asita, Devala, and Vyasa, speak of Krishna this way, and Krishna himself says the same to him.
Context & commentary
Arjuna has begun to see Krishna as the supreme being as well as his charioteer. He now points to the authority of sages like Narada, Asita, Devala, and Vyasa to confirm what Krishna has already told him.
What it looks like today
You keep doubting a hard truth until the people you trust most all say the same thing. Then the resistance weakens, and you can finally listen.
“When every trusted voice agrees, doubt begins to soften.”