अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन ।
विष्टभ्याहमिदं कृत्स्नमेकांशेन स्थितो जगत् ।। १०.४२ ।।

atha-vā bahunaitena kiṁ jñātena tavārjuna |
viṣṭabhyāham-idaṁ kṛtsnam-ekāṁśena sthito jagat || 10.42 ||

Why say much, asks Krishna, in the end:

It will be in vain to try to understand or enumerate the excellences of the Supreme – the source and terminus of all existence and display. Suffice it to say that the Supreme, by just a small speck of its Divinity, holds this extensive and astounding universe.

It is important to understand that Krishna has referred to a multiplicity of factors, all constituting the glory of the Supreme, which is but the Self in every being and all. The outer expressions and glories, visible to the external senses, have their source within. The whole growth and display, wherever it is, is an offshoot of the inner sovereign majesty. This inner source, unlike the visible existence, can and should be accessed by the inner faculties, namely mind and intelligence. All the discussion and deliberation can only be a help to guide this inner perception.

In listing the items, Krishna has included the good, benign and lofty manifestations as well as the opposites. He does not exempt any aspect of creation. The universe as a cohesive expression does need everything and all to make it viable.

Comparison and contrast constitute the foundation of knowledge. Every one has a tendency to compare. Through these, the mind gallops to the height of the incomparable wholesome splendour. And that is where it becomes broad, deep and lofty to perceive the Supreme in its own ineffable manner.

Krishna’s enumeration is harmonious with his earlier pronouncements, whereby the Supreme is shown as a wholesome expression. The real fruition of seeking consists in conceiving the all-embracing sovereign level and realizing it (verse 7.4-7, 10, 11, 13; 8.4; 9.7, 8, 10, 18, 29). All ideas, insights and imageries should be such as to become complementary to each other and facilitate the seeker in actualizing the Supreme.