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BG 10.42 — 10.42 But, of what avail to thee is the knowledge of all these details, O Arjuna? I exist, supporting this whole world by one part of Myself. | Live Gita
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अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन |
विष्टभ्याहमिदं कृत्स्नमेकांशेन स्थितो जगत् ||१०-४२||

athavā bahunaitena kiṃ jñātena tavārjuna . viṣṭabhyāhamidaṃ kṛtsnamekāṃśena sthito jagat ||10-42||


।।10.42।। अथवा हे अर्जुन ! बहुत जानने से तुम्हारा क्या प्रयोजन है? मैं इस सम्पूर्ण जगत् को अपने एक अंश मात्र से धारण करके स्थित हूँ।।

Word-by-word meanings

10.42 अथवा or? बहुना (by) many? एतेन (by) this? किम् what? ज्ञातेन known? तव to thee? अर्जुन O Arjuna? विष्टभ्य supporting? अहम् I? इदम् this? कृत्स्नम् all? एकांशेन by one part? स्थितः exist? जगत् the world.Commentary The Lord concludes Having established or pervaded this whole world with one fragment of Myself? I remain.This verse is based on the declaration in the Purusha Sukta (RigVeda10.90.3) that One arter of Him is all the cosmos the three arters are the divine transcendent Reality.I exis

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Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।10.42।।अथवा हे अर्जुन इस उपर्युक्त प्रकारसे वर्णन किये हुए अधूरे विभूतिविस्तारके जाननेसे तेरा क्या ( प्रयोजन सिद्ध ) होगा? ( तू तो बस? ) यह सम्पूर्णतासे कहा जानेवाला अभिप्राय ही सुन ले -- मैं एक अंशसे अर्थात् सर्व भूतोंका आत्मरूप जो मेरा एक अवयव है उससे? इस सारे जगत्को विशेष रूपसे दृढ़तापूर्वक धारण करके स्थित हो रहा हूँ। ऐसा ही वेदमन्त्र भी कहते हैं कि समस्त भूत इस परमेश्वरका एक पाद है। इत्यादि।

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Swami Gambirananda

10.42 Or, on the other hand, what is the need of your knowing this extensively, O Arjuna? I remain sustaning this whole creation in a special way with a part (of Myself).

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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