टीका

Commentary

Krishna graciously agrees to Arjuna’s request, but with an important qualification: He will describe only His praadhaanyatah — His principal, chief manifestations. Why? Because naastyanto vistarasya me — “there is no end to My extent.” The infinite cannot be exhaustively described in finite language.

The word hanta — “yes, very well” — carries warmth and affection. It is the word of a friend or teacher who is pleased by the question and happy to respond. Krishna is not reluctant to speak about His opulences. On the contrary, the discussion of divine opulences between the Lord and His devotee is itself a form of the highest exchange.

The word praadhaanyatah is crucial for understanding everything that follows in this chapter. Krishna is not giving a complete list — He is giving a representative selection. Each example He names is the most prominent or excellent in its category. The purpose is not encyclopedic coverage but a method of perception: learn to see the greatest, the most powerful, the most beautiful in every domain, and know that it is a spark of the Divine.

This principle has profound practical implications. It means that the devotee can see God everywhere — not in a vague, abstract sense, but concretely: in the sun among lights, in the ocean among bodies of water, in the Himalayas among mountains. Every domain of experience becomes a doorway to divine remembrance. This is the practical fruit of Vibhuti Yoga.