Gita 10.14

Chapter 10: Divine Manifestations

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Gita 10.14
सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव। न हि ते भगवन्व्यक्तिं विदुर्देवा न दानवाः।।

sarvam etad ṛtaṁ manye yan māṁ vadasi keśava na hi te bhagavan vyaktiṁ vidur devā na dānavāḥ

"I accept all You tell me as truth, O Keshava. Neither the gods nor the demons, O Lord, know Your manifestation."

What This Means:

Arjuna accepts everything Krishna says as true (ritam). He acknowledges that even gods and demons don't fully know Krishna's nature. Divine mystery exceeds divine and demonic understanding.

Going Deeper:

This is mature faith: accepting truth while acknowledging the mystery remains. Arjuna doesn't claim complete understanding—he admits even higher beings don't have it. Acceptance with humility.

How To Apply This:

You can trust what you've understood while acknowledging more remains beyond understanding. Faith isn't claiming to know everything; it's trusting amid mystery.

Key Sanskrit Terms:

Ṛta= Truth, cosmic orderVyakti= Manifestation, formDānava= Demons