📿 Shloka Collection

Vistarena Atmano Yogam

Gita 10.18 Bhagavad Gita

📖 Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 10 — Vibhuti Yoga

विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन ।

भूयः कथय तृप्तिर्हि श्रृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम् ॥

Vistarena atmano yogam vibhootim cha janardana,

Bhooyah kathaya triptir hi shrinvato nasti me'mritam.

Word-by-Word Meaning

विस्तरेण

in detail

आत्मनः योगम्

Your yogic power

विभूतिम् च

and Your divine glory

जनार्दन

O Janardana (Krishna)

भूयः

again

कथय

please tell

तृप्तिः हि

for satisfaction

श्रृण्वतः

of the one who is listening

न अस्ति

there is none

मे अमृतम्

from Your nectar-like words

Explanation in Simple English

The highest compliment a listener can give a speaker. Arjuna says: Your words are like amrita — nectar. I keep listening, and the thirst never ends. There is no satiation. When this kind of bond forms between speaker and listener, knowledge truly flows.

Amritam — nectar. The Gita uses this word for knowledge repeatedly. Just as amrita does not quench thirst in the ordinary way but removes the fear of death, the words of the Gita remain fresh no matter how many times they are heard. Each listening reveals a new layer. The fear of the world diminishes with every hearing.

Context and Significance

This is the last of Arjuna's three shlokas (10.16-18). In 10.16 he made the request. In 10.17 he asked how. In 10.18 he expressed his love for what he has heard. From 10.19, Krishna will respond.

The word amrita appears several times in the Gita — in 9.20, in 18.37, and here in 10.18 from Arjuna's own mouth. Its use here shows the depth of his spiritual receptivity.

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