श्रीभगवानुवाच -
हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः ।
प्राधान्यतः कुरुश्रेष्ठ नास्त्यन्तो विस्तरस्य मे ।। १०.१९ ।।

śrī-bhagavān uvāca -
hanta te kathayiṣyāmi divyā hy-ātma-vibhūtayaḥ |
prādhānyataḥ kuru-śreṣṭha nāsty-anto vistarasya me || 10.19 ||

Divine splendours (vibhutis) of the Supreme

At this point, Krishna does not differentiate between the supreme Reality and the Self in one. The supreme Reality may be incomprehensible, but the Self is not so. Whenever you look at the living body of anyone, instantly the Spirit that enlivens and activates the body strikes the sensitive mind. Thus the inner Self is never a matter of doubt. This Self, understood in its fullness of permeation and potential, is itself the supreme Reality, Brahman. Every one refers to this Self alone, when he says “I”. Why then refer to anything other than the Self itself?

Krishna thus speaks about the supreme Reality with conviction and lucidity, assuming full identity with It. To enable Arjuna’s mind to think of the Supreme in all fullness and comprehensiveness, he begins to refer to Its special glories, excellences and greatness. These elucidations by their very nature are meant to help the seeker to reflect upon the Supreme in all its aspects.

I shall tell you about some prominent attributes of the Supreme. There is no end to the greatness, power and splendour of the Supreme.

Krishna first draws attention to the fact that the whole of the visible Existence is itself an ineffable glory. It is our familiarity with it that veils its splendour! He explains how in all embodied forms, sentience or consciousness is the causal factor. On seeing any living body, what should strike the observer is the presence and display of the inner consciousness. But, alas, every one is either deluded or overpowered by the physical appearance, even though that too is a creation of Consciousness.

To awaken the mind which misses such an obvious glory of the Supreme as the visible world, Krishna patiently begins to list the many features of the Supreme, thereby leading Arjuna as well as the ardent seekers to think zealously of the supreme Divinity, shining beneath the whole creation and to reflect upon its magnitude and potential.