Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10
Vibhuti Yoga — విభూతి యోగం
42 verses · The Divine Glories
Arjuna asks: how can I know you, Lord? Krishna responds with the famous Vibhuti list — among the Adityas he is Vishnu, among lights the radiant sun, among Vedas the Sama Veda, among priests Brihaspati, among warriors Skanda, among rivers the Ganga, among mountains the Himalayas, among trees the Ashwattha, among horses Ucchaihshravas, among elephants Airavata, among gods Indra, among weapons the thunderbolt, among Pandavas Arjuna. Wherever there is supremacy, that is a spark of Krishna.
Key Verse
अहमादिश्च मध्यं च भूतानामन्त एव च — I am the beginning, the middle, and the end of all beings.
Aham ādiś ca madhyaṃ ca bhūtānām anta eva ca
నేనే ఆది, నేనే మధ్యం, నేనే అంతం — సర్వ ప్రాణుల యొక్క
Spiritual Lesson
See the Divine in the highest of every category — and through that, see the Divine in everything.
Where Chapter 10 sits in the Bhagavad Gita
Vibhuti Yoga is the 10th of the Bhagavad Gita's eighteen chapters and runs to 42 verses. The longest of the eighteen is Chapter 18 at 78 verses and the shortest are Chapter 12 and Chapter 15 at 20 verses, so this one sits in the middle of that range. Its name is written విభూతి యోగం in Telugu, and in English it is given as the Divine Glories.
It follows Chapter 9, Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga, the Royal Knowledge, the Royal Secret, and runs on into Chapter 11, Vishwarupa Darshana Yoga, the Vision of the Universal Form. The eighteen chapters are one continuous conversation rather than eighteen separate readings, so a chapter read on its own carries the argument of the one before it. All eighteen chapters are listed here.
Questions about Chapter 10
How many verses are in Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10?
Chapter 10, Vibhuti Yoga, has 42 verses. Chapter lengths across the Gita are uneven, and this page publishes the count for this chapter alone rather than a running total, because editions differ over how one chapter is numbered.
What does Vibhuti Yoga mean?
In English it is given as the Divine Glories. The name is written విభూతి యోగం in Telugu. Chapter names in the Gita describe what the chapter is about rather than acting as titles a reader has to decode.
Which chapter comes before and after Chapter 10?
Before: Chapter 9, Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga — The Royal Knowledge, the Royal Secret. After: Chapter 11, Vishwarupa Darshana Yoga — The Vision of the Universal Form. The Gita is a single conversation, so the chapters are numbered in the order they are spoken and are meant to be read that way.