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 ॥
The verse in reading order — each Sanskrit word with its meaning beneath. Hover 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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It shifts faith from private doubt to confirmed recognition through respected testimony.
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
On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Arjuna has begun to see Krishna not just as a charioteer, but as the supreme being. He now points to the authority of sages like Narada, Asita, Devala, and Vyasa to confirm what Krishna has already revealed to him.
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In your life
Why this verse still matters
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.”
It shifts faith from private doubt to confirmed recognition through respected testimony.
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
On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Arjuna has begun to see Krishna not just as a charioteer, but as the supreme being. He now points to the authority of sages like Narada, Asita, Devala, and Vyasa to confirm what Krishna has already revealed to him.
Why this verse still matters
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.”