Speaker: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिव्यानां विभूतीनां परन्तप ।
एष तूद्देशतः प्रोक्तो विभूतेर्विस्तरो मया ॥४०॥
nānto 'sti mama divyānāṁ
vibhūtīnāṁ parantapa
eṣa tūddeśataḥ prokto
vibhūter vistaro mayā
Word for word (synonyms)
- na
- nor
- antaḥ
- a limit
- asti
- is there
- mama
- of My
- divyānām
- divine
- vibhūtīnam
- opulences
- parantapa
- O conquerer of the enemies
- eṣaḥ
- all this
- tu
- that
- uddeśataḥ
- examples
- proktaḥ
- spoken
- vibhūteḥ
- opulences
- vistaraḥ
- expanded
- mayā
- by Me
Translation
O mighty conqueror of enemies, there is no end to My divine manifestations. What I have spoken to you is but a mere indication of My infinite opulences.
Purport
As stated in the Vedic literature, although the opulences and energies of the Supreme are understood in various ways, there is no limit to such opulences; therefore not all the opulences and energies can be explained. Simply a few examples are being described to Arjuna to pacify his inquisitiveness.
What this verse teaches
There is no end to Kṛṣṇa’s divine opulences. All that is majestic, beautiful and powerful is a spark of Kṛṣṇa’s splendor. He pervades and supports the entire universe with a single fragment of His power.
Bhagavad-gītā As It Is by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International.