📿 Shloka Collection

Nanto'sti Mama Divyanam

Gita 10.40 Bhagavad Gita

📖 Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 10 — Vibhuti Yoga

नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिव्यानां विभूतीनां परन्तप ।

एष तूद्देशतः प्रोक्तो विभूतेर्विस्तरो मया ॥

Nanto'sti mama divyanam vibhootinam parantapa,

Esha tooddeshatah prokto vibhuter vistaro maya.

Word-by-Word Meaning

न अन्तः अस्ति

there is no end

मम दिव्यानाम्

of My divine

विभूतीनाम्

manifestations

परन्तप

O Parantapa (scorcher of foes — Arjuna)

एषः तु

this however

उद्देशतः

by way of indication — in brief

प्रोक्तः

has been told

विभूतेः विस्तरः

the extent of the vibhutis

मया

by Me

Explanation in Simple English

An honest admission from the divine itself. O Parantapa, there is no end to My manifestations. What I have described is merely a sampling — an indication, not a catalogue. This acknowledgment is itself a vibhuti: the ability to recognize that a complete self-description is impossible.

This shloka frees the reader. Do not think, after reading this list, that the divine is only these things. The examples are pointers, not boundaries. Whatever is excellent, whatever is beautiful, whatever carries power — all of it is a vibhuti. The list was always meant to be open-ended.

Context and Significance

This is the counterpart to 10.19, where Krishna said: I shall tell you the principal ones. Here in 10.40, He confirms: yes, that was only a selection. The full extent is endless.

There is a certain humility in this statement. The divine Himself says: I cannot fully describe Myself. This is an acknowledgment of the vastness of lived experience.

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