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Pancharatra: Bhagavad Gita 10th chapter.
The Blessed Lord spoke:
"O mighty-armed one, listen once more to my supreme words, which I shall speak to you out of a desire for your welfare."
The demigods and the great sages do not know my origin, for I am the source of all the demigods and sages in every way.
One who understands me as the eternal, unborn, and the supreme lord of all worlds, is wise among humans and is freed from all sins.
Intelligence, knowledge, freedom from delusion, forgiveness, truth, self-restraint, calmness, happiness, sorrow, existence, non-existence, fear, and fearlessness are all qualities that define the human experience.
Non-violence, equanimity, contentment, austerity, charity, fame, and infamy are various states of beings that originate from me alone.
The seven great sages and the four ancient Manus, who are born of My nature and mind, are the origin of all living beings in this world.
There is no doubt that he who truly understands my glory and yoga is united with unwavering yoga.
I am the source of everything; everything proceeds from me. Understanding this, the wise, endowed with devotion, worship me.
Those who have their minds and lives dedicated to Me, who enlighten each other and always speak of Me, find satisfaction and joy.
For those who are constantly devoted and worship with love, I provide the wisdom to reach Me.
Out of compassion for them, I, dwelling in their hearts, dispel the darkness born of ignorance with the radiant light of knowledge.
Arjuna said:
You are the ultimate reality, the supreme abode, the purest of the pure, the supreme being. You are the eternal, divine person, the original god, unborn and all-pervading.
All the sages, including the divine sage Nārada, Asita, Devala, and Vyāsa, affirm your divinity, and you yourself have declared it to me.
I believe everything you say to me, O Keśava, is true. Neither the gods nor the demons comprehend your divine manifestation, O Lord.
O Supreme Person, you know yourself by your own self. You are the creator and lord of all beings, the god of gods, and the lord of the universe.
You should fully describe your divine glories, by which you pervade and sustain all these worlds.
How should I, always contemplating, know you, O Yogi? In which states of being should you be thought of by me, O Lord?
O Janardana, please describe once more in detail the yoga and your divine glories, for I am never satiated in hearing your nectar-like words.
The Blessed Lord spoke:
"Behold, O best of the Kurus, I shall tell you of my divine opulences, for there is no end to their extent."
"I am the soul, O Gudakesha, residing in the hearts of all creatures. I am the origin, the middle, and the end of all beings."
I am Viṣṇu among the Ādityas, the radiant sun among the lights, Marīci among the Maruts, and the moon among the constellations.
Among the Vedas, I am the Sama Veda. Among the gods, I am Indra. Among the senses, I am the mind. Among all living beings, I am consciousness.
Among the Rudras, I am Śaṅkara; among the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas, I am Kubera. Among the Vasus, I am Pāvaka; among the mountains, I am Meru.
O son of Pṛthā, know me as Bṛhaspati, the chief among priests. Among generals, I am Skanda, and among bodies of water, I am the ocean.
Among the great sages, I am Bhṛgu. Among words, I am the single syllable 'Om'. Among sacrifices, I am the sacrifice of silent repetition. Among immovable things, I am the Himalayas.
Among all trees, I am the sacred fig tree; among divine sages, I am Nārada; among Gandharvas, I am Citraratha; and among the perfected beings, I am Kapila.
I am Uccaiḥśravas, the celestial horse born of nectar, among horses; Airāvata, the celestial elephant, among elephants; and the king among men.
Among weapons, I am the thunderbolt; among cows, I am the wish-fulfilling Kamadhenu. Among procreators, I am Kandarpa, the god of love; among serpents, I am Vasuki.
I am Ananta among the serpents, Varuna among the aquatic beings; Aryaman among the ancestors, and Yama among the controllers.
I am Prahlada among the demons, time among those who measure time. Among animals, I am the lion, and among birds, I am Garuda.
I am the wind among the purifiers, Rama among the warriors. Among fishes, I am the crocodile, and among rivers, I am the Ganges.
Arjuna, among creations, I am the beginning, the end, and the middle. Among all forms of knowledge, I am the spiritual knowledge, and among debaters, I am the logic or reason in debates.
Among letters, I am the letter 'A', and among compounds, I am the dual. I am indeed the eternal time, the sustainer, and I face in all directions.
I am the all-destroying death and the origin of all things yet to be. Among qualities in women, I represent fame, prosperity, eloquence, memory, intelligence, fortitude, and forgiveness.
I am the great Sāma, and among the Sāmas, I am the Gāyatrī. Among the months, I am Mārgaśīrṣa, and among the seasons, I am the spring.
I am the gambling of the deceitful, the splendor of the splendid. I am victory, effort, and virtue of the virtuous.
"Among the Vṛṣṇis, I am represented by Vāsudeva, and among the Pāṇḍavas, I am Dhanañjaya. Among the sages, I am Vyāsa, and among the poets, I am Uśanā, the poet."
I am the discipline among those who discipline, the policy among those who seek victory. I am also the silence of secrets and the wisdom of the wise.
Arjuna, I am the origin of all beings, and nothing in this world, whether moving or non-moving, exists without me.
O Arjuna, there is no limit to My divine manifestations. What I have described to you is only a small part of My infinite glories.
Whatever is endowed with glory, brilliance, and power, know that to have sprung from a fragment of My splendor.
Why should you know this in detail, Arjuna? I stand sustaining this entire universe with a fragment of Myself.
