Vibhuti Yoga · Verse 18

Bhagavad Gita 10.18

True devotion never feels finished hearing the beloved.

Wisdom translation, edited by Ankur Shukla. Commentary AI-drafted, human-reviewed. Reviewed June 2026. Methodology →

विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन ।
भूयः कथय तृप्तिर्हि श्रृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम् ॥
Hindi · हिन्दी
हे जनार्दन आप अपने योग सामर्थ्य को और विभूतियोंको विस्तारसे फिर कहिये क्योंकि आपके अमृतमय वचन सुनतेसुनते मेरी तृप्ति नहीं हो रही है ॥
English
O Janardana, tell me again in detail of Your yogic power and Your manifestations, for I am not satisfied hearing Your nectar-like words.

What this verse means

Arjuna asks Krishna to keep speaking about his divine powers and forms, because hearing about them never feels complete.

Context & commentary

On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Arjuna has stopped asking about war and started asking about Krishna himself. After hearing some of Krishna’s divine manifestations, he wants more. This verse shows devotion turning into an endless hunger to know the beloved more fully.

Why this verse still matters

You find one line in a talk that opens something in you, and you replay it again and again on the walk home. Real longing does not get bored; it wants deeper contact.

The takeaway

Love for the divine does not run out of listening; it deepens with more hearing.

Word-by-word translation

विस्तरेण (in detail) / आत्मनः (of Your own) / योगम् (yogic power) / विभूतिम् (manifestations) / च (and) / जनार्दन (O Janardana) / भूयः (again) / कथय (tell) / तृप्तिः (satisfaction) / हि (indeed) / श्रृण्वतः (for the one hearing) / नास्ति (is not) / मे (my) / अमृतम् (nectar-like) / [वचनम्] (words)

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