अर्जुन उवाच ।
परं ब्रह्म परं धाम पवित्रं परमं भवान् ।
पुरुषं शाश्वतं दिव्यमादिदेवमजं विभुम् ।। १०.१२ ।।
आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा ।
असितो देवलो व्यासः स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे ।। १०.१३ ।।
सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव ।
न हि ते भगवन्व्यक्तिं विदुर्देवा न दानवाः ।। १०.१४ ।।
स्वयमेवात्मनात्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम ।
भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते ।। १०.१५ ।।
वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः ।
याभिर्विभूतिभिर्लोकानिमांस्त्वं व्याप्य तिष्ठसि ।। १०.१६ ।।
कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन् ।
केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया ।। १०.१७ ।।
विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन ।
भूयः कथय तृप्तिर्हि शृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम् ।। १०.१८ ।।

arjuna uvāca -
paraṁ brahma paraṁ dhāma pavitraṁ paramaṁ bhavān |
puruṣaṁ śāśvataṁ divyam ādi-devam-ajaṁ vibhum || 10.12 ||
āhus-tvām-ṛṣayaḥ sarve devarṣir-nāradas-tathā |
asito devalo vyāsaḥ svayaṁ caiva bravīṣi me || 10.13 ||
sarvam-etad-ṛtaṁ manye yan-māṁ vadasi keśava |
na hi te bhagavan-vyaktiṁ vidur-devā na dānavāḥ || 10.14 ||
svayam-evātmanātmānaṁ vettha tvaṁ puruṣottama |
bhūta-bhāvana bhūteśa deva-deva jagat-pate || 10.15 ||
vaktum-arhasy-aśeṣeṇa divyā hy-ātma-vibhūtayaḥ |
yābhir-vibhūtibhir-lokān-imāṁs-tvaṁ vyāpya tiṣṭhasi || 10.16 ||
kathaṁ vidyām-ahaṁ yogiṁs-tvāṁ sadā paricintayan |
keṣu keṣu ca bhāveṣu cintyo’si bhagavan mayā || 10.17 ||
vistareṇātmano yogaṁ vibhūtiṁ ca janārdana |
bhūyaḥ kathaya tṛptir-hi śṛṇvato nāsti me’mṛtam || 10.18 ||

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Arjuna, by now, has had a fairly good exposure of the ineffable Divinity permeating the entire existence. Thus the vast creation now reveals to him more of Divinity and the supreme Source behind it than otherwise. He is now aspiring to see Divinity and Divinity alone in and through everything.

Having listened to the description of akshara Brahma, Arjuna seeks to know in detail the concept of vi¿var£pa, and its place in the life of a devotee or seeker. Keeping all this in mind, he makes his submission before Krishna. With the enlarged vision, filled with humility, devotional allegiance to the Instructor, holding the Instructor to be everything and all in his life, Arjuna seeks further clarity:

You are the supreme Reality, the supreme Abode, pure and Ultimate, eternal purusha, resplendent, premier of gods, unborn and the Lord.

Whatever you have spoken to me, I consider to be true. What are the best ways and forms in which the Supreme can be thought of and contemplated upon?

My heart yearns to hear more about the divine glories. Tell me in some detail about the divine magnificence and excellences. I am never satiated in hearing these.

Krishna, while granting Arjuna’s prayer, becomes quite philosophical and comprehensive. Krishna’s presentation of the supremacy and splendour of the supreme Reality, the Self in every one, facilitates seekers and devotees to evolve their thoughts and conceptions, and attain exclusiveness in their pursuit. For the others, it gives enough room to begin and intensify their devotional pursuit.